This Week at #DevLearn

I'm polishing my presentations and packing my bags -- heading off bright and early Tuesday morning for a few great days of learning at DevLearn 2014 -- this year in Vegas.

I'll be making the usual rounds, with special highlights as follows:

Ignite! Meme-ing the Future of Learning Wednesday 4:15
Join me and five smarty-pants for what is sure to be a split your sides kind of a session.

Bridging the Gender Gap: A Panel Discussion Wednesday 11:00
Should be a lively discussion on women in tech. With Moderator: JD Dillon; Panelists: Cammy Bean, Julie Dirksen, Jennifer Hofmann, and Mark Lassoff.

Top Tips for Responsive eLearning Instructional Design Thursday 1:15
What is responsive design and can we apply it to eLearning? Heck, yeah. I'll be sharing top tips generated from a couple of years of Kineo innovation and exploration, with a focus on examples created in Adapt, the open source responsive e-learning framework.

Hope to see you there!

The Accidental Instructional Designer: More positive reviews!

I continue to be blown away by the great reviews of my book, The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age. Five stars for five Amazon reviews!

Thanks to everyone who have bought a copy and who continue to spread the word. The book has definitely struck a chord in the e-Learning ID community.

Today, Jon Aleckson of WebCourseworks described me as a "frenemy" but then went on to share that he bought five copies of the book for his ID team! Read Jon's full review of the book on his blog.

Have you read the book yet? Why not?! :)

eLearning Guild Best of DevLearn Webinar: Recording Now Available

Last week I presented an encore performance for the eLearning Guild as part of their Best of DevLearn series: Design Models and Patterns for Creating Better eLearning.

Ali called it "FABULOUS". 

Jennifer Valley and Chett Bradley both used the word "awesome". 

Judy Albers said she could listen to me "digress all day". 

Missed the webinar and want to see what the fuss was all about?

The eLearning Guild Recording is now up and running from start to finish! Check it out: Design Models and Patterns for Creating Better eLearning.

(I think you need to be a member to view the recording. And if you're not one, why not? Get on it!)

Want more on Design Patterns?

Read the Kineo Guide - Learning Models: Blueprints for Designers.

Want more eLearning tips in general?

Get the book: The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design for the Digital Age and read all the Kineo Top Tips.

eLearning Guild Best of DevLearn Webinar This Wednesday!

Just a reminder to join me for a Best of DevLearn webinar with the eLearning Guild on Wednesday, August 20th, 1:00 eastern/10:00 pacific: Design Models and Patterns for Creating Better eLearning.

Designing for Multi-Devices -- Poll Results

Check out the results of this poll on I ran on my blog a few months ago, asking people for what devices they're currently creating content.
What do you think? Does this reflect your organization's reality? How do you think this will change -- if at all -- in the next six months, one year, five years?

If you haven't already, take the poll!

The Accidental ID: Recording Now Available from @TrainingMagNetwork

Did you miss my session with Training Magazine a few weeks ago on The Accidental Instructional Designer? Never fear, the Training Magazine recording is up and available for your listening pleasure.  Enjoy!

Careers in eLearning: Moving from Accident to Intention #CETS14

I had the honor today to keynote the Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase here in Naperville, IL.

Of course, these slides don't capture all of the great questions and interaction with the crowd. Sometimes you really do just have to be there...