Gamification: What Actually Improves Retention vs. What’s Just Badges
Badges and leaderboards feel like gamification, but they rarely move the needle on retention. Here’s what game mechanics actually work in eLearning, and why.
30Sep
My Favorite Productivity Tools
A look at the everyday tools I actually use as an instructional designer — starting with FastStone Capture, my go-to for screenshots and screen recording.
14Sep
25 Years Later: Remembering September 11th
Twenty-five years since September 11th. A personal remembrance — where I was that day, and the people I still carry with me, then and since.
11Sep
What Instructional Designers Actually Need from SMEs
Most SME review friction traces back to the same cause: nobody told the SME what actually helps. Here’s the real scenario, the real mistakes, and the five questions worth answering before a single slide gets built.
01Sep