I’m a tinkerer. Over the last year, I’ve taken the goal of working smarter, and have had the luxury of access to many Gen AI apps and tools at work to satiate my curiosity. I’ve…
Sarah Young
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Instructional design is a multifaceted field dedicated to crafting engaging and impactful learning experiences. In this quest for effective education, Richard E. Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning offer a beacon of guidance. These principles offer…
Understanding the concept of embedding is a valuable and transferable bit of knowledge about media and video management. It is especially important if you are new to working in an online environment as you are…
A Reflection on How Accessibility is Woven in to My Instructional Design Practices In my experience as an Instructional Designer in the last decade, many overarching issues have surfaced as to how the university systems…
Do you have trouble remembering the phases of ADDIE? Maybe you are new to Instructional Design? Acronyms are a bitch. Use this memory game to help it stick in your brain! Download my Storyline file…
I am often asked: What exactly is an Instructional Designer? My career has been misunderstood by my family (“She works on computers”) and interpreted by my coworkers (“She is the Blackboard Guru”) and praised by…
I started learning Storyline 2 this week. This is my first project! I used the Lynda.com tutorials, which were great for the basics. It really helps me that they have exercise files available. This is…
Video captioning is quickly becoming a standard in higher education as many students reap the benefits. Captions improve usability for learners and improve your search engine results. Captions benefit the viewing experience for: People with…
What is Digital Citizenship? Are you good Digital Citizen? Are you even a Citizen? What do you mean by digital? With so many questions out there, here is a baker’s dozen of my favorite items…
What is the hold-up with DOJ? What seems to be the hold up with the Department of Justice finalizing Web accessibility standards amendments to ADA? Why are there big announcements and then quiet delays? What…
