In the spring of 2020, like many organizations, our organization had to make swift changes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in temporary shutdown and layoffs. The organization decided to create online learning offerings to our employees in… Continue Reading →

  Assignment#1 Visual According to Kotter (2008), approximately 70% of change projects fail however, he notes that with an effective change management plan success rates can significantly increase. There are several approaches, strategies, frameworks, and models used in planning and… Continue Reading →

The skills and attributes needed of leaders today has changed. It is widely agreed that due to globalization, digitalization, and multinational and multicultural workforces that traditional western business models and leadership practices may be out of touch with the reality of… Continue Reading →

Based on my experience of the design thinking process in Assignment 3a, LRNT 524, I created seven guiding design principles. Please follow the link below to view my Design Manifesto. Melissa Miller Design Manifesto

Design Thinking Challenge Transcript of Presentation To see further resources such as our prototype and design process documentation, visit Karen’s blog.  

My role as an instructional designer for corporate learning involves creating resources to meet learning objectives that positively impact our employees and the organization. I rely on computer-based, theoretical, and methodological tools along with some important personal skills (superpowers) to… Continue Reading →

As a novice instructional designer, I was taught that all instructional design projects could be managed using ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate). Dousay suggests that ADDIE is the foundational process of which all instructional design models are specific applications… Continue Reading →

2020 85% of students are forced into remote learning by school closures. The early 2020s see the highest utilization of digital learning environments ever. In response to the pandemic and other uncertain future risks, schools push for the internet as… Continue Reading →

  Dr. Starr Roxanne Hiltz is an award-winning author and pioneer in the field of virtual learning. Just one of her many significant contributions was co-authoring the acclaimed book The Network Nation in 1978 with her husband Dr. Murray Turoff…. Continue Reading →

Through the lens of my corporate training development role, I have found significant relevance and some conflict between my experiences and the developing educational technologies discussed in Weller’s book. In this blog post, I will discuss the relevance and application… Continue Reading →