{"id":2679,"date":"2018-12-13T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=2679"},"modified":"2018-12-13T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:52:56","slug":"top-blog-posts-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/top-blog-posts-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Blog Posts of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First off, I cannot believe that it is mid-December already. I know everyone says this, but wowee! 2018 blew by!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m always asked for better categorization of my posts, and I really want to do that (honestly, I&#8217;ve wanted to overhaul my site for YEARS now), but I haven&#8217;t yet perfected cloning technology, found someone that I trust to overhaul the site for me, or discovered a way of increasing the amount of time in a day&#8230;I know. Excuses.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of overhauling the site, I&#8217;ve opted to curate a list of my most popular blog posts of 2018, and I&#8217;ll attempt to categorize them as much as possible. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screencasts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ALL of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/storyline-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Articulate Storyline Screencast Tutorials<\/a> were super popular this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/storyline-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can access them all here<\/a> &#8211; I think they&#8217;re nearing 100 in total, and I&#8217;ll definitely keep posting them because people seem to enjoy them!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>E-Learning\/Instructional Design\/Freelance Advice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-BI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-Learning Advice: Where to Find Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-7q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where to Find Freelance Instructional Design Gigs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-iw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update: Where to Find Freelance Instructional Design Gigs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Bx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-Learning Advice: How to Get Started<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 3 Instructional Design Interview Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-D2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructional Design &#8211; A Mythical Unicorn?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Portfolio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-uV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FREE Mini-Course: Build Your E-Learning Portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-nJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-Learning Challenge #138 &#8211; Share Your Tips for Creating Effective E-Learning Portfolios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Ef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screencast: Building My Portfolio with WordPress and Media Grid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build Your E-Learning Portfolio: Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build Your E-Learning Portfolio: Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build Your E-Learning Portfolio: Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-fT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Build Your E-Learning Portfolio: Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conferences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevLearn 2018: Introduction to Instructional Design Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevLearn 2018: Session Recap and Resources &#8211; BYOD: Articulate Storyline 360: Let&#8217;s Get Variable!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevLearn 2018 DemoFest Recap: Winning Project: Best Academic Solution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Cg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATD ICE 2018: Keynote Recap: Barack Obama<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATD ICE 2018 &#8211; Keynote Recap: Connie Podesta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevLearn 2018 | Day 1 Keynote: Julie Snyder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Random:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-DT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Download: Course Development Plan Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E-Learning Challenge #48: Storyboard Templates for E-Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-4H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time-Lapse Demo: Very Basic Storyboard Template<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>This one is SO OLD and it never ceases to amaze me how popular it is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Gift Guide for Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-H2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Recommendations for Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, I cannot believe that it is mid-December already. I know everyone says this, but wowee! 2018 blew by! I&#8217;m always asked for better categorization of my posts, and I really want to do that (honestly, I&#8217;ve wanted to overhaul my site for YEARS now), but I haven&#8217;t yet perfected cloning technology, found someone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,3,24],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4s3cq-Hd","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2679"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2687,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2679\/revisions\/2687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}