Sometimes we just need to be motivated, and TED Talks are a go-to genre to satisfy this need. Call me a bit behind the times, but I recently discovered two 2016 TED Talks that fit the bill: Astro Teller's "The Unexpected Benefit of Celebrating Failure" and Adam Grant's "The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers." True... Continue Reading →
So You’re an Instructional Designer–But What Does That Mean?
Instructional design, in many ways, is about balancing multiple perspectives–the birds-eye big picture and the ground-level street view. Think of a map. If we want to reach a certain destination, we will quickly realize from a survey of the map that there are multiple routes available to get there. We will also realize that there isn’t... Continue Reading →
