Year of 2018 Sum-up: From being unemployed through #2 behind Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America at the ATD International Conference and Exposition, to seven stitches on my face (not to mention a near escape...

Big Picture: DevLearn! DevLearn is a magical place where L&D geeks gather annually to learn, unlearn, share, and network. While there are multitude of sessions to choose from, the magic doesn’t come from platforms, knowledge, skills, or even the Vegas...

Games and adult learning styles Yes, playful adult learning styles! No, we’re not talking about the Hooters here! I’ve stumbled upon on this gem article on game-based learning and adult learning styles (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) the other day. Let’s put...

Cut the fluff Cathy Moore’s action mapping is one of the most useful processes/concepts I’ve seen and used in my career. In short, it helps you get rid of boring learning because it cuts the “fluff” out of the training....

Guess What! Test your guessabililty! Imagine you’re learning a new software application your company is rolling out. Read what you hear. Then guess what your brain is thinking… This is a brain-based application systems training quiz. [thrive_accordion_group title=”Guess what the...

REFLECTION ON LEARNING You may see your reflection in the Scope Creep Creek, a man-made outdoor swimming pool, any time. It has a zero entry point on one end. Don’t get fooled! If you’re not paying attention, you find yourself...

2017 What a year! We’ve raised 5 minute microlearnings to the heights of registered deity, explored fantastic AR/VR experiences that will revolutionize learning one day (just because we’re so bored with our normal R(eality)). Robots are on the rise to...

The story(line) behind xAPI Santa With the holidays on the corner, I rewrapped one of last year’s xperiment (xAPI) for the Articulate eLearning Heroes challenge. In this interactive piece, you send a “prezy” to other folks in the L&D community...

My book, Engage the WORL&D!, is based on a thirty-day blog-writing challenge I did last year. My daily stories were self-reflections on learning via a-ha moments. After completing the thirty-day challenge, my blog entries revealed an uncanny resemblance between the world of...

After a year of writing (which will be a lessons-learned post itself), my book, Engage the WORL&D! is now published. What best describes the book? A whimsical, brain-picking “meme-oir” from a creative digital learning strategist.   Here’s the map of...