5 smart questions to ask when you meet with a new department

My takeaways from 3 books I read in 2024, and 3 books on my shelf for 2025

The same way throwing someone into the deep end of the pool is not the most effective way to teach them to swim, the time your learners lose drowning in information overload is costly to your organization. 

Four places to find a Community of Practice in your instructional design career journey

Use the 5 Whys to make sure the learning you are building is not the equivalent of a 4Runner, when what your organization really needs is a Prius.

Three things to keep in mind when designing learning for adult volunteers

Implementing a collaborative process for program development can ensure your stakeholders feel heard

Before you set up the meeting, ask yourself - What do you hope to get out of this meeting? 

Kellogg’s Logic Model is a tool for organizations (specifically those in the non-profit sector, but it works in the for-profit space as well) to communicate their theory of change and evaluate their programs.

If you have created recommendations for continuous improvement of an Instructor-led or eLearning product, you may have a list of requests.

But how do you determine which ones are feasible?

Qualitative coding, but do it faster