Welcome to Scissortail’s Learning Nest blog, written by Kayleen Holt.
Reading Time: 9 minutesWorking with SMEs is a big part of an instructional designer’s job. Learning to recognize your SME’s particular style can help you collaborate more effectively.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLearn how instructional designers are using AI and how to get better at inclusive learning design and accessibility in this roundup of resources.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWant your LXD project to go smoothly? Here are practical tips for working with a learning experience design consultant—what to expect and how to prepare.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWith DEI initiatives under fire, what can learning and development professionals do to promote inclusive values while helping people learn?
Reading Time: 4 minutesI played with some AI music generators to create Halloween songs, and I wrote a parody about the horrors of inaccessible eLearning. Enjoy!
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis post explores objections to the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, the research behind it, and its influence on modern learning theory.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis post discusses the Cognitive Accessibility Guidance from the W3C as it pertains to learning experience design.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is a list of top 10 tools I use for learning in 2024 (plus 5 bonus tools) done as part of Jane Hart’s annual survey.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post shares many resources for learning about and practicing accessibility in learning and development.
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn this post, I’m going toe to toe against ChatGPT to see which is more effective at using plain language—AI or human writing skills.
Hi, I’m Kayleen. I’m a learning experience design consultant and the founder of Scissortail Creative Services.
Here at Scissortail’s Learning Nest blog, I write about learning & development with a strong focus on inclusion and accessibility—topics that are important to me as a person with disabilities.
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