{"id":1802,"date":"2016-12-23T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T20:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2019-03-04T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T21:12:08","slug":"blogmas-day-1-e-learning-developer-wishlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/blogmas-day-1-e-learning-developer-wishlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogmas Day 1: E-Learning Developer Wishlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m on vacation for the next twelve days, and I told Twitter yesterday that I would consider today the beginning of Blogmas, where I blog each day I&#8217;m on holiday vacation. For the first day of Blogmas, I&#8217;m sharing my e-learning developer wishlist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Great Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have a ton of great Instructional Design and E-Learning books, but these are by far some of my favourites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Essentials-Instructional-Design-Connecting-Fundamental-ebook\/dp\/B010FS1T3S\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1482524335&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=abbie+green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice by Abbie Brown and Timothy D. Green<\/a> &#8211; This is a fantastic introduction to Instructional Design; so much so that I used it as the required course text for the Introduction to Instructional Design course I taught this year at the university.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Design-How-People-Learn-2nd\/dp\/0134211286\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design for How People Learn (Voices that Matter) by Julie Dirksen<\/a> &#8211; I will never stop recommending this book, because it&#8217;s incredibly practical and Julie really does know her stuff!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/How-We-Learn-Surprising-Happens\/dp\/0812984293\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1482524501&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why it Happens by Benedict Carey<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;ve talked about this book so many times, but for good reason. It&#8217;s a fantastic read, and any learning and development professional should read it. Carey is a science reporter, so it&#8217;s interesting to read more about the science behind learning&#8230;maybe that&#8217;s my psychology degree speaking&#8230;or I&#8217;m just a huge work dork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Creative Market Gift Card<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Market<\/a> is one of my all time favourite places to seek out e-learning resources &#8211; backgrounds, characters, icons, templates. They have it all, and you&#8217;re supporting the developers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kuzy Keyboard Covers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Kuzy-Keyboard-Silicone-MacBook-Aluminum\/dp\/B005QT6F0E\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1482523549&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=kuzy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These keyboard covers<\/a> have saved my Macbook Pro many a time; mostly on flights or in situations where your computer is susceptible to liquid spills. These covers are silicon, fashionable, and super durable. I usually get several months out of each cover, so for the price, it&#8217;s a pretty good deal!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Microphone Arm\/Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using my microphone a lot more, and with my current pop filter setup, I am constantly annoyed. Having an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B01MXIU5WZ?psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">adjustable microphone arm <\/a>would ease some of my problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Monitor Mounts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been lusting over the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/TY174LL\/A\/bretford-mobilepro-desk-mount-combo?fnode=8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bretford MobilePro Desk Mount<\/a> for my iMac and Macbook Pro; working at my last corporate gig, I had a similar setup for my monitors, and having something like this would definitely clear some of the congestion that my desk is experiencing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An Amazing Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Working from home, you really need to take care of yourself. A lot of people I know use standing desks, but I would prefer to invest in a really great office chair. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoll.com\/product\/generation-by-knoll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Generation by Knoll chairs<\/a> are AMAZING. I had one at a previous workplace, and it was incredible. For all the short folks out there, the lumbar dip really makes a difference. This was definitely the first office chair I ever had where I could put my feet on the floor while my back was still being supported. It&#8217;s a bit of a splurge, but definitely worth it if you&#8217;re going to be sitting in it everyday!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m on vacation for the next twelve days, and I told Twitter yesterday that I would consider today the beginning of Blogmas, where I blog each day I&#8217;m on holiday vacation. For the first day of Blogmas, I&#8217;m sharing my e-learning developer wishlist. 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