Summer Break Room (2023)
Well, last night we held our last meeting of the year for Summer Break Room, a free place for teachers transitioning to instructional...
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Jared Speight
Apr 30, 20231 min read
LinkedIn Learning: Premiere Pro
Premiere Pro is a tool that I am currently using in my professional practice for creating learning videos. While I have learned the...
Jared Speight
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Creating Accessible Documents
I finished up WebAIM's course on creating accessible documents using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat, and I would highly...
Jared Speight
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Working with SMEs
Reflection on Chapter 13: How Do I Work With SMEs? It seems like the best chapters in this book have been saved for the end. I'm...
Jared Speight
Jan 25, 20232 min read
What Are You Doing?
No, what are you doing? AHHHHHH! Like puns, I make no apologies for twenty-year old pop culture references. Reflection on Chapter 12:...
Jared Speight
Jan 21, 20232 min read
Public Speaking
Reflection on Chapter 10: How Does Public Speaking Impact My Career? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect...
Jared Speight
Jan 19, 20232 min read
I Don't Belong Here
Reflection on Chapter 9: How Do I Obliterate Imposter Syndrome? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on...
Jared Speight
Jan 17, 20231 min read
A Positive Learning Experience
Reflection on Chapter 8: Is an Instructional Design Degree Right for Me? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to...
Jared Speight
Jan 15, 20231 min read
Bringing People Together
Reflection on Chapter 7: How Do I Make Connections in this Field? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on...
Jared Speight
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Learning from the Process
Reflection on Chapter 6: How Do You Build a Portfolio? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on the...
Jared Speight
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Five Years
Reflection on Chapter 4: Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on...
Jared Speight
Jan 6, 20232 min read
When I Grow Up
Reflection on Chapter 3: What Kind of Instructional Designer Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will...
Jared Speight
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Above and Beyond
Reflection on Chapter 2: What Are the Pros and Cons of Instructional Design? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to...
Jared Speight
Jan 2, 20232 min read
What Is It We Do, Exactly?
Reflection on Chapter 1: What Does an Instructional Designer Do? Each blog post in this series (#WIWIK) will take a moment to reflect on...
Jared Speight
Jan 1, 20231 min read
Book Reflection: What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer
I recently started reading Dr. Luke Hobson's book, What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer. Obviously, the best time...
Jared Speight
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Social Learning, Professional Growth
What are the benefits of a personal learning network and how can we expand existing networks for further professional growth?
Jared Speight
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Mastodons and Microlearning
What is microlearning and how can we use it to simplify the onboarding and learning curve to a Twitter alternative?
Jared Speight
Oct 4, 20221 min read
Exploring DominKnow
I just completed a two-day workshop exploring the DominKnow One course authoring tool with Chris Van Wingerden, and I have to say that...
Jared Speight
Aug 2, 20222 min read
A Pilot is a Pilot
The last two years, and likely the upcoming ones as well, teachers have been transitioning into a variety of new careers. They've left...
Jared Speight
May 4, 20222 min read
Snagit Training
"It can't really be that much better than Snipping Tool or Loom, right? Screen capturing is screen capturing and it's pretty...
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