by Michelle Vinci | Dec 2, 2014 | Techniques, Tools
Social media is one of the most useful tools within today’s competitive job market. Building a professional online presence and leveraging job-search features on social networking sites are powerful ways to access new and diverse opportunities. In the midst of my own...
by Michelle Vinci | Nov 10, 2014 | Techniques
When designing training materials or organizing a training session, it is important to consider creation and delivery: What are my specific objectives for the lesson? What do I want my audience to know or discover? What kinds of hands-on activities should I plan? How...
by Michelle Vinci | Oct 25, 2014 | Techniques
Recently, I was tasked with critiquing a company’s online help system, commenting on deficiencies in its current documentation, and providing feedback on all aspects of user assistance. I also needed to rework existing content. This was a valuable exercise, as I was...
by Michelle Vinci | Sep 28, 2014 | Techniques
“Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun.” – Raph Koster, Theory of Fun, 2005 It can be challenging to engage learners. Building gamification into instructional design can help keep...
by Autumn Jonssen | Jul 5, 2014 | Techniques
(Presentation by Marcia Riefer Johnston) Writing well takes practice. We all know that technical writing is a skill and while the basics can come quickly, using them automatically takes practice. We can always improve our writing but, how? The session included tips...
by Simon Abbott | Feb 15, 2014 | Techniques
I Googled “Is SEO dead?” and the list of posts and blogs that had something to say is long. From what I can gather, it is not dead but merely undergoing a profound change—so profound that some SEO experts are changing their titles and job descriptions and renaming...
