Performance & Value Focused Instructional Designer

I'm a 14+ years experienced technical instructional designer who works collaboratively with subject matter experts, business partners, and stakeholders to create high-quality and engaging training solutions for a diverse audience.

I believe that the thorough and complete ADDIE process is the core of successful performance improvements.

A Blog

I've been up to a lot of different activities lately so you'll find a lot about that here. I've also started writing a little review of each book I read because I enjoy doing that. Not because it's about technology or design but it's fun.

Enjoy!

Social Awareness Program For Instructional Design Degree

I recently began a new consulting job with the Master's program I got my degree from. It's the MSIDT program at California State University Fullerton (CSUF). It wasn't for any...
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Don’t Control Knowledge, Let the Base Free

I tried posting this last week but I've been having a hard time, so here's my second chance to break my many-week silence. Hopefully dropping some knowledge on the knowledge-base...
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What I’m Working On

Life ebbs and flows, that seems to be how it goes. I went from relatively quiet days to too much. The quiet was prior to 6 months ago, it's gone to...
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Attention Spans Are Getting Shorter

Attentions spans are shrinking, nobody can pay attention for more than a few seconds. That's what I hear all the time, and it was brought up many times in a...
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Make Someone’s Life Easier

What have you done lately to make someone's life easier? That's a question you should be asking yourself every day. I like to constantly think of things I can do to make someone's life...
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For Fear Of Failure

What keeps you from trying something new? I grapple with this question in my work life and home life. We tend to stick to the things we know which keeps...
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You Should Comment More

If you're not a blogger or don't write on a regular basis, you should. It doesn't have to be difficult to write, you don't have to have a website, you...
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Work Out Loud – Don’t Just Share What You Did

Today is the last day of my four-day journey to cover my thoughts on this week's topics for the online cMOOC Exploring Innovations in Networked Work and Learning. I've already covered...
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Communities of Practice Need Some Practice

This is my 3rd post in my journey to cover my thoughts and ideas on the four topics covered in week 3 of the Exploring Innovations in Networked Work and...
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