Why this blog
For over ten years, I produced e-learning courses in the health and social services sector: Storyline modules, instructional videos, an LMS platform, and creative pedagogical experiments alongside professionals from all backgrounds.
What I learned over those years is that theoretical content lands better when learners have something to follow. A thread, a situation that makes them want to keep going. My background in filmmaking and production helped me think about training that way: building a narrative pretext that makes you forget you’re learning, and approaching Storyline integration like an interactive video edit.
That said, a 3-hour Storyline course isn’t always the answer. Some projects call for a short format, a video, an interactive job aid, or something that doesn’t exist yet. I’m always looking for new approaches to meet the learning objectives at hand.
Along the way, I also gathered insights on the real impact of online training: the conditions that make a module get completed and applied rather than abandoned after three clicks. And technical solutions I never took the time to document.
This blog is where I put all of that down — for instructional designers and organizations that produce online training and are looking for ideas or solutions to the challenges they face.
If a topic speaks to you or you have a question that deserves an article, drop me a line!