by Sharon | May 7, 2015 | LMS, online training, portfolio, technical writing
Since I’m an experienced face-to-face trainer, I was tapped to develop content for the face-to-face training sessions when the University upgraded its in-house LMS. This web page, which includes a few simple Flash objects, is one example of the post-training...
by Sharon | May 6, 2015 | LMS, portfolio, technical writing
One of my former employers strongly believed in giving printed instruction manuals to faculty. I served as co-author on our Blackboard training manual. The manual incorporated Quality Matters principles. A few pages from the manual are below. Loading... Taking too...
by Sharon | May 5, 2015 | portfolio, technical writing
This short tutorial was inspired by a professor with a new cell phone who wanted an easy way to share articles with students using his Blackboard class. The first part, shown here, describes how to post to Twitter using Gmail using IFTTT. The second part, which is...
by Sharon | May 4, 2015 | portfolio, technical writing
Need a photo for your lesson? Learn how to find free photos using Flickr, and also learn what can trip you up! Flickr’s Creative Commons photos are a fantastic resource for teachers, but before using the photos it’s important for teachers to be aware of...
by Sharon | May 4, 2015 | portfolio, technical writing, training
Easily add active learning slides to your PowerPoint deck. PowerPoint is a key tool in most instructors’ toolboxes. This article shows how to easily instructors add a little interactivity to their slide decks. It’s based on techniques researched while...
