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Breaking the Adobe Dependency: Why I’m Rebuilding My Creative Stack

For independent instructional designers, Adobe isn’t just software. It’s infrastructure. Photoshop for images. Illustrator for graphics. InDesign for layouts. Premiere for video. After Effects for motion. Acrobat for PDFs. It’s the assumed stack. And that assumption is exactly what I’m questioning...

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Upgrading My Screencasting Toolkit: Moving from ScreenFlow to Camtasia.

In the ever-evolving world of instructional design and video creation, staying up to date with the latest tools is crucial. For many Mac users, Telestream’s ScreenFlow has been a go-to solution for years. However, as the instructional design industry landscape matures, TechSmith’s Camtasia seems to always be in job postings for job...

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Why Micro Learnings Are the Answer for Adult Learners
Let’s chat about why micro learning is best the way to go for adult learners trying to learn new information. Trust me, it’s a game-changer!
What’s the Problem?
Okay, so picture this: You’re at work, and suddenly you need to figure out how to do something in a program you use. Sound familiar? Here’s the deal:...

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From Accidental Teacher to Instructional Design Student: My Journey of Doing It Wrong

Hey there, fellow trainers and educators! Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, because I’ve got a story to tell you about how I accidentally became a teacher and learned the hard way that I was doing training all wrong. It’s a tale of jet-setting, software demos, and face-palm moments that’ll make you laugh, cringe, and hopefully learn a thing or two...

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