Episode 31: Interview with Hadiya Nuriddin

11/17/16 • 47 min

Today, I sit down with Hadiya Nuriddin, an instructional design and training veteran, who now owns her own consultancy, Focus Learning Solutions. I was interested in having Hadiya on when I heard about her new venture FreshEye Reviews, where she’ll be focusing on simplifying the quality control process for organizations. In this episode, we talk about quality control vs. quality assurance and how we should implement these processes as a non-negotiable in our creation process.

Website: http://www.focuslearningsolutions.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/focus_ls
Fresh Eye Reviews: http://fresheyereviews.com/

Website: http://www.focuslearningsolutions.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/focus_ls
Fresh Eye Reviews: http://fresheyereviews.com/

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Episode 30: The Open Source Way

Piggybacking on last week's episode on learning to program, I discuss how we might carry over some of the principles of open source software development as a part of our solution-building toolbox as learning experience designers.

I've been contributing to an open source project myself for several months now and I've started a daily(ish) coding practice on game development and the further along I go into my coding and LX design journey, the more admiration I have for the principles of open source. Wouldn't it be great for other newbies if we could be more open with each other?

##Recommended Reading##

A Beginner's Very Bumpy Journey Through the World of Open Source: https://medium.freecodecamp.com/a-beginners-very-bumpy-journey-through-the-world-of-open-source-4d108d540b39#.wfqtae6nt
The Open Source Way: http://www.theopensourceway.org/book/ (incomplete but still lots of great reading)
Short Primer on the Open Source Way: https://opensource.com/open-source-way

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Episode 32: PowerPoint for Video

In this episode, I respond to a listener request for more talk about creating effective, interesting animated video. I could have gone high-tech, but instead, I challenge you to think about using PowerPoint for effective animated video.

##Using PowerPoint (or Keynote) for Animated Video
Here are a couple of examples of creating animated video in presentation software.

My PowerPoint Example: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/engaging-animated-video-in-powerpoint/
An Example in Keynote: https://vimeo.com/129807396

##Simple (non PPT) examples
These examples were probably made using different software but they still show evidence of technically simple video techniques that created engaging content.

Kitty Communication: http://www.knanthony.com/blog/inspiration-microlearning-video/
Extra Credits Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94KwB205DDk&t=4s | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDtlizfYPUM&t=36s

##TED-Ed Examples
These are much more flashy, but I challenge you on whether they are any more engaging than their simpler counterparts.

What is a calorie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQaH4LruUo
How interpreters juggle two languages at once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNTArhA0Jg
How do vitamins work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZLTJH5lYg
How sugar affects the brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEXBxijQREo