This is a professional development plan for Instructional Designers at Spring Arbor University to contribute to an Open Educational Resources (OER) textbook. OER are a developing and growing resource facilitated by new technologies, interactions, and communication that allow learners to have access to high-quality materials at a fraction (or none)…

This is an overview of my thoughts on how specific learning theories can be integrated into the classroom using specific technology, but also my interpretations of how those learning theories integrate with a Christian worldview and pedagogy. Going back and listening to this as I was developing my portfolio, I’ve…

This is a job aid created and distributed to faculty at Spring Arbor University as a part of a plan to encourage the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in newly developed courses. It was accompanied by a brief conversation with individual Deans and department heads, further discussing the benefits…

This is a writeup/analysis of several different collaborative tools that could be used by a team of instructional designers to break down silos and develop learning as a team. It’s important when looking at adopting any tool to evaluate the pros/cons it has for your individual team—so these analysis are…

The following is a lesson plan designed for Instructional Designers (though it could be easily adapted to any group or individual that has some background in design thinking or identifying organizational issues). It is meant to allow them to flex their design skills to develop and enhance the digital citizenship…

The training below is a result of research and learning around creating and providing accessible learning experiences for all learners at Spring Arbor University. It was designed as part of a series of trainings to help faculty learn the basics of creating accessible materials, and then to allow them to…

Below is an annotated bibliography of several Educational Technology journals, along with a bibliography and reflection applying research to a critical problem in higher education—textbook costs. The research outlines the rising cost of textbooks and the effectiveness of potential solutions, including Open Educational Resources, or OER.…

The following is a post that also appeared on ModeleLearning.com—a professional blog that I edit for our design team. It speaks and gives strategies for continually developing and evaluating educational design tools and strategies—specifically speaking to evaluating and understand the strengths and weaknesses of your design team. Crosspost – Moneyball…

Model digital-age work, research, collaboration and learning EDT Program Goal 3 A key component of digital-age learning is the gamification of learning experiences. This is an outline of a learning experience designed to introduce instructional designers to adding gamified experiences to their course, through playing games and collaboratively designing a…