To tie up this year, I would like to take a look back at the top episodes for 2021.

I used to give a presentation called Does your digital footprint stink? It focused on using social media as a professional. Students used most social media platforms except for LinkedIn. Yet, for pr

One of the most talked about instructional design methods is ADDIE. Originally designed to support military training, this 5-step method will help you improve your courses.

Yesterday, I successfully hit 50,000 words for not one but two different projects for NaNoWriMo. Here are some of the lessons I had learned along the way.

Study guides are a learning power tool. A well-designed study guide attends to several Universal Design for Learning principles as well as increase student performance.

Every tool has its time and place. Some tools such as lecturing are used too often and lose their effect. However, in combination with other tools, lectures can be the perfect learning tool.

To create unique content for every aspect of your course can be time consuming. You can speed up the process and provide more value by repurposing core content pieces.

Why are social media programs like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram so popular? They are personal. If used correctly, the social piece is at the heart of the communication. Most academic communication

I am getting excited. It is almost November and time for NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I would like to challenge you and your students t

The more you know about instructional design, the better you will be able to design your courses. There are many different strategies to include backward design, ADDIE, and SAM. We are going to look a