The open source writing tool Twine bills itself as an “Interactive Fiction” authoring program – a way for people to make text-based choose-your-own-adventure games and post them online. In fact, there is a vibrant community of writers who create their own branching fiction stories for others to enjoy and play. …
When we think about creating immersive learning experiences, most people’s minds jump immediately to clunky VR headsets, video game 3D worlds, and other cutting edge-technologies. I think it’s a mistake to use these modern trappings of mixed reality as a starting place, because producing these experiences requires huge upfront investments …
Using a wiki as a collaboration space for a web-native content development process with subject matter experts.
In the article above, we see how bad actors are gaming the algorithms of Facebook and Twitter to spread disinformation. We have seen how the proliferation of fake news has led to global catastrophes like Brexit, Trump’s presidency, and the resurgence of hate groups worldwide. We know that the algorithms that power …
Over the years I’ve been exploring Markdown as a content development tool, I’ve tried most of the Markdown editors available for Mac and Windows. In this article I’ll share my preferred editors aimed at different types of writers. Writers vs. Coders Markdown is very popular among two main audiences — …
Sometimes a big part of the job of Instructional Design involves simply copy/pasting information from one format or platform to another. I’m working on a project now that has made me very thankful that I’m using a Clipboard Manager. What is a Clipboard Manager? It’s a desktop tool that lets …
In college I had a writing teacher who stressed the point that Writing represents you when you’re not there. –Alberto Rios It was his way of impressing upon us young writers to make sure everything we mean to say actually makes it onto the page. A common pitfall among young …
Hemingway is a markdown editor that coaches you to write more clearly, helping you to emulate Ernest Hemingway‘s trademark sparse, journalistic style. Though I don’t use it as my main markdown editor, I’ve been thinking about ways it can be useful in a variety of learning tasks. Once writing …
Until recently, I worked on Propero.org, a collection of accredited, self-paced, online learning courses where students work at their own pace and pick up college credits with maximum convenience. I joined the team after the curriculum had been developed, so it was my job to review the courses and determine …
In March 2016, I participated in the IDEO CoLAB Makeathon 2016, an all-day workshop where we went through the IDEO design process to envision future applications for blockchain and Internet of Things technology. This article outlines my experience at the Makeathon, and the Sleep Conductor App Prototype our mighty team …
