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**Dear Instructional Designer**

The show about the instructional design journey.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 7: Interview with Brian Washburn, Part 2 May 26, 2016

Show notes

Part 2 of the Interview with Brian Washburn.

Brian's Writing

Blog Post on SME Relationship Building: https://trainlikeachampion.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/the-evolution-of-an-sme/
Brian's Recent TD Mag Article: https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2016/04/A-Vision-for-Growth

Get in Touch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flipchartguy
Brian's Blog: https://trainlikeachampion.wordpress.com/

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Episode 6: Interview with Brian Washburn, Part 1 May 19, 2016

Show notes

In this episode, I interview Brian Washburn, instructional designer extraordinaire on his thoughts on instructional design, relationship building, and SMEs. Here's some links to help you get to know Brian better!

Brian's Writing

Blog Post on SME Relationship Building: https://trainlikeachampion.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/the-evolution-of-an-sme/
Brian's Recent TD Mag Article: https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2016/04/A-Vision-for-Growth

Get in Touch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flipchartguy
Brian's Blog: https://trainlikeachampion.wordpress.com/

Episode 5: Getting the Gear for Your Portfolio May 13, 2016

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In the final episode of launch week, we talk about the gear for getting your portfolio up and online.

Investigate Your Options

Site Builder Report: http://www.sitebuilderreport.com
PC Mag - The Best Web Hosting Service of 2015: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2424725,00.asp
CNET Web Hosting reviews: http://www.cnet.com/web-hosting/
Simple Dollar Best Web Hosting Providers for 2015: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/best-web-hosting-providers-for-2015/

Some CMS/Builder Options

Drupal: https://www.drupal.org/
Wordpress: https://wordpress.org/
Joomla: https://www.joomla.org/
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com
SquareSpace: https://www.squarespace.com/
Wix: http://www.wix.com/

Episode 4: Making Time for Making May 12, 2016

Show notes

In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest portfolio pitfalls: getting stuff done. How can you make time for making? Here are some resources to get you going.

Great Reads/Watches##

Dear Design Student, Stop Waiting for the Inspiration Fairy: https://deardesignstudent.com/stop-looking-for-the-inspiration-fairy-4f5e3dbfc69d#.uxlygzabs
Julie Zhou The Idea Person: https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/the-idea-person-e08e36f9024d
Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk, Finding your Creative Genius: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius?language=en
My Post on Prototyping in PowerPoint: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/back-to-the-storyboard-throwing-it-all-out/

Productivity System Ideas

$100 MBA Episode on Content Creation: http://100mba.net/mba-rebroadcast-creating-a-content-production-schedule/
Highbrow email course on Productivity Systems: http://gohighbrow.com/portfolio/how-to-create-a-productivity-system/
Time Management Tips for Tackling Your Side Project - Trello Blog: http://blog.trello.com/time-management-tips-kevan-lee-of-buffer/

Episode 3: What's in Your Toolbox? May 11, 2016

Show notes

In this episode, I talk about the tools that can help you make an instructional design portfolio. Here are some options:

LMSs##

Kineo Adapt: https://www.adaptlearning.org/
Moodle: https://moodle.org/
Open Canvas: https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms/wiki

Motion Graphic Examples

Keynote Example by Linda Dong: http://www.lindadong.com/blog/keynotemotiongraphic
My PowerPoint Example: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/engaging-animated-video-in-powerpoint/

Screencasting Software

Camtasia (paid): https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
ScreenR (from Articulate) --- AHHH! It's been retired
Screencast-o-matic (free version available): https://screencast-o-matic.com/home

Free Resources? Yes

My Free Resources Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.com/instbydesign/free-resources/

Episode 2: What should you Make? May 10, 2016

Show notes

In episode 2 of launch week, we discuss some ideas about how you can get over the "What do I make?" hurdle of portfolio creation. In particular, I suggest a 3-part emulation process: find some stuff to steal from, imitate and analyze, and last, transform. If you're having a difficult time finding inspiration to imitate, here are some ideas.

Sources of Inspiration

Elearning Examples: https://www.pinterest.com/instbydesign/award-winning-elearning-examples/
Interaction Inspiration :https://www.pinterest.com/instbydesign/interactions/
Game Inspiration: https://www.pinterest.com/instbydesign/interactions/
Elearning Examples: http://elearningexamples.com/
Elearning Heroes Challenges: https://community.articulate.com/hubs/e-learning-challenges
Codrops: http://tympanus.net/codrops/

Great Reads

Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: http://austinkleon.com/steal/
Meg Rabichaud, A Call to Call off the Witch Hunts: https://medium.com/@megdraws/a-call-to-call-off-the-witch-hunts-c45a8b14a338#.apt1a5hmz
My blog post about Articulate Challenge #58: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/information-design-and-digital-magazines/
My second blog post about Challenge #58: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/showing-my-work-digital-magazine/

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Episode 1: Why Create a Portfolio? May 09, 2016

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In this episode, we discuss the why you should be creating a portfolio as an instructional designer. I talk about three big reasons: practice, focus, and showing vs. telling.
Here are some of the resources I mentioned: