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Category Archives: Instructional Design
The speed of instruction
This past week, I received a strange piece of mail. It was a paper I wrote for one of my classes, one that I have been finished with for almost 2 months. This is the first time that I’ve ever … Continue reading
Designeering
This month’s issue of Fast Company has a really nice profile of designer David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.School, who has been battling cancer. He’s gone from being an expert designer to being an … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kelley, design thinking, Fast Company, Stanford d.school
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Stick it to the man
There’s a fantastic discussion on the most recent Educause Now Podcast between Jim Groom and Gardner Campbell about the merits of Edupunk. They both more or less agree that the spirit of DIY is a great mode of working, but … Continue reading
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Tagged diy, Educause, edupunk, Gardner Campbell, Jim Groom, Sex Pistols
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15 Feet
I was walking around downtown last Friday and managed to see a surreal sequence of people hanging out on the sidewalk (surreal at least, for Tampa) in front of the new Skypoint condo building. First I walked past skinny hipsters … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Design, Tampa, USF Coursework
Tagged Goodwill, homeless, Instructional Design, interactive media, Tampa
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The Greatest Video. Ever.
I’ve finally gotten around to adding my video project from this summer’s Interactive Media course to YouTube. My professor called it the “best video” he had ever seen in the class, so I guess it must be good right? We … Continue reading
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Tagged instructional video, interactive media, job interview, job search
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Coke v. Pepsi
I’ve always been a Pepsi guy, but for some reason, I was compelled this past weekend to really give Coke a chance (it’s actually not quite as harsh if you pour it out of the can). All my brand loyalty … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, Books, brands, Cole Camplese, Instructional Design, LMS, Malcolm Gladwell, reactions
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Best Buyin’
Click here to open in a new window. This was the end-result of a group project for the Development of Technology Based Instruction class. The goal was a short module focused on giving entry-level new hires an introduction to the … Continue reading
Tech, explained.
I discovered the “explainer” videos by Common Craft today, and they are just so beautiful in their simplicity. A large swath of Americans grew up with the cheap educational videos that Common Craft take their aesthetic from, so they make … Continue reading
On Connectivism
A research paper written for my “Development of Technology-Based Instruction” course. Every post on this blog will not be a mile long and written in APA format, but in the interest of creating my own “personal content management system,” I … Continue reading
