Welcome to Scissortail’s Learning Nest blog, written by Kayleen Holt.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m offering some holiday gifts to my fellow IDs and LXDs in the form of a list of the best freebies from 2021.
Reading Time: 5 minutesGetting clients as an L&D freelancer boils down to 5 Rs: reputation, relationships, repeat business, referrals, and registration.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince we just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the U.S., I’m writing about reasons to be thankful if you’re an instructional designer.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post recaps highlights from TLDC’s IDEAL21 conference: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility for Learning, which occurred on November 19, 2021.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post clarifies some commonly confused words that instructional designers often get mixed up in their instructional writing.
Reading Time: 7 minutesDo teachers have what it takes to be successful in instructional design? Here are 10 instructional design traits (most) teachers already have.
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou need instructional design experience to get hired, but how do you get experience if you can’t get a job? In this post, I’ll share four ways to get work samples for your portfolio and build your experience.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis post is a curated list of resources for new instructional designers and those looking to transition to ID.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis post shares some accessibility use cases, looking at how four different learners with disabilities might experience the same eLearning course design.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis post shares reasons to narrate eLearning, considering research-based instructional design methods and best practices for accessibility.
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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