Resources
Ready-to-use materials for e-learning and educational technology professionals. This section offers tools, templates, and guides that you can directly apply to your own work, helping to streamline your processes and enhance your educational initiatives.
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AI Literacy Modules Grades 6-12
Students today don’t just use technology. Rather, they live in an AI-powered ecosystem that shapes what they see, how they learn, and the opportunities available to them. Yet most interact with these…
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“Collective Growth” Workbook
This is an older resource of mine, written in 2023 when TIE (now Compass Partners in Learning) published it, about moving past individual professional development toward approaches that strengthen a whole educational…
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Homegrown Learning Book (Preview)
Working as a learning designer across the Great Plains, I’ve found that conventional instructional design approaches often wither when they’re transplanted into rural and otherwise unusual contexts. That’s what started Homegrown Learning:…
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Secondary Cell Phone Management Canvas Modules
Back when I was a classroom teacher, I built a free, three-module Canvas course to help with the technology management problems that kept coming up with students. It’s self-paced and works both…
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Pivot: The Learning Design Strategy Game (Preview)
What is Pivot? In fall 2024, I made Pivot, a strategy card game about learning design. Players hold a hand of design principle cards and use them to build a solution to…
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Glossary Term Processor for Canvas LMS Accessibility
When designing an atomic design system for Canvas, I encountered a dilemma that resonates with educators everywhere. How do you support learners who need quick access to terminology without overwhelming your content…
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“Simplified Action Research” Workbook
In 2022, while working at Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE), I faced an interesting challenge: how could I make action research accessible to busy educators who needed practical research tools but…
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Accessibility in VR, AR, and Video Games: A Resource List
Immersive and game-based learning keeps showing up in classrooms, and the accessibility questions it raises are different from the ones we are used to asking about web pages and video. Motion sickness,…
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Course Design Documents: Detailed & Digestible
I’ve continually refined my approach to course design documentation. The two documents presented here represent different stages in this evolution, showcasing a shift from comprehensive, text-heavy documentation to a more streamlined, visually-focused…
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Atomic Design System/Template for Canvas (Preview)
Working with instructors across diverse settings, I’ve developed an Atomic Design System for Canvas LMS that emphasizes simplicity, accessibility, and time-saving components. This Creative Commons licensed resource provides building blocks for course…
