#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee - Tech Tools & Toys to Upgrade Your eLearning Design & Development With Nick Floro #IDIODC

Tech Tools & Toys to Upgrade Your eLearning Design & Development With Nick Floro #IDIODC

06/24/20 • 44 min

#IDIODC Instructional Designers In Offices Drinking Coffee

Most eLearning designers and developers working in the enterprise don't have much say in the LMS or authoring tool provided by the company. But success practitioners always have a few tech tools and toys that level up their production capabilities. Building your own tool kit is part of being a successful eLearning practitioner in today's work environment, and even more so in a post-COVID workplace.

Join us for a fast-paced show and tell conversation with our favourite media stage host, Nick Floro. Nick is known for his curation and sharing of the best applications and platforms that support all the other aspects of the work we do. We'll run through some apps that you may have heard of but didn't know they could do that, or maybe we'll even surprise you with an app or two you've never heard of. There's only one way to find out!

Nick has over 25 years of experience developing e-Learning solutions, applications and web platforms. As a learning architect designing amazing experiences for audiences. He has worked with hundreds of start-ups, organizations and Fortune 500 companies to help them understand the technology and develop innovative solutions to help their teams and customer base. Nick has won several awards from Apple and Fortune 500 organizations for productions and services. Nick is passionate about how design and technology can enhance learning and loves to share his knowledge and experience to teach, inspire and motivate. Nick is a founder and president of Sealworks Interactive Studios.

Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:

Nick: @NickFloro https://twitter.com/nickfloro
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W
IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC

Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.

Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:

Nick: @NickFloro https://twitter.com/nickfloro
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W
IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC

Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.

Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Previous Episode

Drink'n'Draw With Kevin Thorn, CNH #IDIODC

This week we're going to check in with our friend Kevin Thorn for another episode of Drink'n'Draw.

Kevin is an award winning eLearning developer, illustrator, storyboard creator, LEGO activist, game designer, graphic designer, and man of many talents. We are grateful to have him join regularly for what we like to call Drink'n'Draw sessions. Each session is unique, and always filled with helpful tips and tricks for every learning solution designer and developer. So grab your coffee, your pen & paper, and relax with your peers and colleagues on the next IDIODC.

Haven't had the chance to watch past episodes of Drink'n'Draw? Watch them on Crowdcast here:

1. Drink’n’Draw - Hands on Practice Sketching Instructional Designs With Kevin Thorn

2. Drink'n'Draw - Creating Icons for Learning Projects With Kevin Thorn

3. Drink'n'Draw - Visual Thinking for Instructional Designers with Kevin Thorn, CNH

Check out Kevin Thorn, CNH on his LinkedIn.

Kevin is an award-winning eLearning designer & developer, consultant, and owner of NuggetHead Studioz, LLC., a boutique custom design and development studio specializing in online learning experiences.

After retiring from the US Army, Kevin pursued a career in corporate IT and Training & Development. With his combined military and industry experience, Kevin started the Studioz in 2012 working with clients in various industries solving problems in a wide-range of creative projects.

Based in the North Mississippi Delta, Kevin, the Chief NuggetHead harnesses a bench a creative practitioners in instructional design, elearning development, illustration and graphic design, animation, and serious comics. Kevin is a well-known industry speaker and trainer on elearning development, design workflows, and is also a certified facilitator in LEGO®Serious Play® methodologies.

Academic stuff: BS in Information Technology Management from Christian Brothers University (2003) and MS in Instructional Design and Technology from the University of Memphis (2018).

Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:
Kevin: @LearnNuggets

Brent: @BSchlenker

Chris: @Chris_V_W

IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC

Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.
Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow

Next Episode

Becoming a Learning Experience Designer With Nyla Spooner #IDIODC

You may remember Nyla Spooner from our recent episode titled "The Intersection of Racial Justice and L&D". In this episode we'll talk with Nyla about her recent journey into the world of L&D and making the decision to transition into instructional design and learning experience design. We'll also talk about her podcast, her passion for mentoring other instructional designers, and the strategy behind the crafting of her personal brand. NylaLXD is her website, YouTube Channel, and social media presence. And her podcast is called "I'm New Here". There is so much we can all learn from Nyla and her experiences. I hope you'll join us and gain some insights into some things you can also do to step up your personal brand and stand out in a large, and still growing, industry of innovative professionals.
Nyla Spooner is an experienced instructional designer creating opportunities for people to develop and unleash their expertise. Having worked across multiple industries including commercial film, oil and gas, and retail - she has a keen sense of what it takes to facilitate real change in an organization. She has committed to helping 100 women of color enter the learning and development space over the next 5 years through peer mentoring.

Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:

Nyla: @NylaLXD https://twitter.com/nylaLXD
Brent: @BSchlenker https://twitter.com/bschlenker
Chris: @Chris_V_W https://twitter.com/Chris_V_W
IDIODC: @TeamIDIODC https://twitter.com/TeamIDIODC

Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions.

Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow