This page contains links to resources that I refer to while teaching courses and designing and developing learning experiences. 

Webcasts and Videos

• The Training, Learning, and Development (TLDCast) Broadcast
• Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee (IDIODC)
• ATD Webcasts
• Training Magazine (recordings)
• Devlin Peck
• Robin Sargent
• Anna Sabramowicz
• ​TechSmith
• ​Vanessa Anchored

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Podcasts

• eLearning Coach
• Dear Instructional Designer
• The eLearning Guys
• Instructional Redesign Podcast
• The Ultimate L&D Podcast Guide
• ifyouaskbetty

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Books

• Design for How People Learn
• slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
• Resonate
• ​The Non-Designer's Design Book
• Visual Design Solutions: Principles and Creative Inspiration for Learning Professionals
• Universal Principles of Design
• 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
• Usability Testing Essentials: Ready, Set.Test! 

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Blogs

• Learning Solutions
• ​The Top 10 Blogs in Learning & Development To Follow
• The eLearning Coach
• eLearning Brothers Blog
• Twitter Chat: Lrnchat (Each Thursday 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT)
• ashley chiasson, m.ed (Storyline tutorials)
• Mike Taylor​
• Cathy Moore: 14 scenario-based training examples
• Experiencing Elearning (Christy Tucker)​

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Work Resources

• ​eLearning Brothers
• ​eLearning Art
• Creative Market
• PowerPoint: Remove the background of a picture
• eLearning Heroes Challenges
• ​eLearning Heroes Discussions
• ​Instructional Design Central
• Gestalt Principles
• C.R.A.P. Principles of Graphic Design
• Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity - Presentation Zen
• Upwork
• Articulate Storyline and Section 508 Accessibility
• HEX to RGB Converter​
• Videezy
• IconFinder
• ​Creating PowerPoint Graphics (Tom Kuhlmann's Blog)
• 8 Important Rules For Perfect Button Design
• The Ultimate E-Learning Design and Development Checklist
• ​Storyline 360 and Storyline 3 Classic Player Colors
• Keyboard Shortcuts in Storyline
• Screenjar
• PICNOI: Free Stock Photo for a Colorful World
• The Jopwell Collection: Free Stock Images of our Community at Work
• 50+ Best Instructional Design Software Tools You Should Bookmark
• E-learning Zeef by Tracey Parish
• Microsoft Writing Style Guide
• 50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World
• UX Writing: Study Guide
• The Noun Project
• A Guide to UX Design and Design Thinking for Kids

• Experience API Explained: 5 Frequently Asked Questions
• ​Learning Technology Integration Standards: SCORM, xAPI and AICC
• Learning Styles Debunked: There is No Evidence Supporting Auditory and Visual Learning, Psychologists Say
• Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence​​
• skeuomorphism
• A lawsuit over the absence of an Oxford comma was settled for $5 million
• Dick and Carey Instructional Model
• The Laws of UX (Design Theory for 2018)
• Laws of UX
• How to Test Visual Design
• Running a Usability Test
• 5 Problems Users Have With eLearning User Interfaces
• Articulate Storyline Player Colors
• Remove Backgrounds​
• Fake Text (Lorem)
• =lorem() Storyline Text Placeholder
• How to Simplify your Design​
• Knight Lab Storytelling Tools
• Action Mapping​​
• Redundancy Principle
• Nappy: Beautiful, high-res photos of black and brown people. For free.
• TONL: Premire Diverse Stock Photos
• Learning theories timeline: key ideas from educational psychology
• Untools: Tools for Better Thinking
• How to use Mayer’s 12 Principles of Multimedia
• Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy Verbs​
• Envato Elements​
• Colorblind Accessibility Manifesto
• Storyset
• How To Write A Visual Style Guide for eLearning​

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Notable Course Examples

• Learnnovators and Quinnovation Launch Demo Course (direct to course)
• ​A Home Visit
• How to Fight a Bear

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Consulting and Freelancing

• Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
• ​The Consulting Bible​
• The Trusted Advisor
• ​The Freelancer's Bible
• Questions to consider before (and while) you freelance
• IDLance
• eLearning Development Calculator