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Assignment 3b: Design Principles and Manifesto

The Design Thinking Process In this assignment, we were asked to develop evidence-based design principles from our reflection and peer feedback on our design thinking challenge. To summarize Kirk & Messier (2022), the outcome of the design thinking challenge was… Continue Reading →

LRNT 524 Assignment 3a: Design Thinking Challenge

In our interviews, we explored our professional settings. Sam Kirk is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher for the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSBC) in the Language and Career College (LCC). Stephanie Messier is a human… Continue Reading →

Go Design Go!

When asked to write this blog on our experience with instructional design (ID) tools and to create a graphic that represents our experience with them, I was lost in words, literally.  I have limited instructional design experience because I have… Continue Reading →

The David and Goliath of Instructional Design in Organizations: Microlearning versus ADDIE

Sometimes a perceived advantage can be a disadvantage. In the story of David and Goliath, Goliath is an undefeated fearless giant war hero for the Philistines, who is defeated by a small agile Israeli boy, David.  This story is often… Continue Reading →

To train, or not to train

“Can I afford training?” – a question often posed by small business owners aiming to improve their internal HR programs while also grappling with restrictive budgets. Small businesses have fewer resources, lower revenue, and restrictive funding opportunities when compared to… Continue Reading →

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