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It’s Official! I’m a Verified Adobe Certified Professional in Captivate
Official Badge Link I am feeling emotional about this accomplishment; it has been a journey to get to this destination. I taught myself to use Adobe Captivate round about 2004 while I was still a Master’s student. I used it to create software simulations and tutorials for Blackboard LMS support at Syracuse University. The software was not as robust then and ownership belonged to Macromedia. Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2006. Captivate has now become a full-fledged elearning authoring tool. It has extended its capabilities to many possibilities. I was amazed…
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I’m a Certified Mental Health First Aider
I spent eight hours yesterday at a Mental Health First Aid USA course arranged by my institution to learn the following: how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. Mental Health First Aid Indeed, such information is useful. Michelle Obama, Chirlane McCray and Patrick Kennedy think so too. They…
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IDs on IDs (aka Instructional Designers on Instructional Designers)
I love movies, theater, broadway, musicals, art galleries, books. High culture, pop culture. Recently, I began seriously listening to Variety entertainment magazine’s Actors on Actors interviews. Actors talking to each other about their craft. The interviews were fascinating and generally last 30 to 45 minutes; in some cases, there was a lot of mutual admiration (ahem). EdSurge has been supporting meetups among instructional designers (or even higher ed innovators) via their EdSurge Loop program. I’ve signed up for four Loops (2 didn’t go through due to technical problems and a miscommunication of time).…
