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Being Your Best Self: A TLDC Event Recap

March 21, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 8 minutesThis post summarizes key takeaways and quotes from the Women of L&D 2022 conference, hosted by The Training and Learning Development Community (TLDC) on March 17 and 18. If you registered for the event, you can still catch the replays by using the event link you were provided. If not, recordings will be posted to the TLDC website in the coming weeks. In the meantime, you can see what you missed by reading my recap. There’s a lot to unpack, so this is a long post. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

4 Things Successful Freelancers Do: A TLDC Event Recap. Young African-American woman smiling while working on a laptop outside a cafe. scissortailcs.com

4 Things Successful Freelancers Do

February 28, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction If you’re new to freelancing or you’ve been thinking about freelancing, you’ll want to check out this post for four things successful freelancers do.

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eLearning Show & Tell: Scenario Bookends

February 21, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week I’m sharing a sample lesson that uses scenarios as bookends for traditional eLearning about avoiding the passive voice.

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Using eLearning Scenarios as Bookends

February 14, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post explains how to use scenarios as bookends at the beginning and end of a traditional eLearning lesson to provide context.

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When SMART Objectives Lead to Stupid Training

February 7, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction I saw a tweet recently from a teacher who said he didn’t want to improve students’ test scores on various subjects; he wanted to

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Writing for Instructional Design: A TLDC Event Recap

January 31, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis recap of TLDC’s Community Day: Writing for Instructional Design, contains tips and advice for instructional writing.

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Recap of TLDC’s The Road to L&D

January 24, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a recap of the TLDC event, “The Road to L&D: From Teaching to Instructional Design,” from Friday, January 21, 2022.

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Promoting Racial Equity in L&D

January 17, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 5 minutesAs we reflect on the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., let’s talk about how we in L&D can promote racial equity.

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5 Resolutions for Instructional Design Freelancers

January 10, 2022 No Comments

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe first post for 2022 shares some resolutions for instructional design freelancers, focused on professional growth.

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Best of 2021 Freebies for Instructional Designers & LXDs

December 20, 2021 12 Comments

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.

Who Writes This Blog?

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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