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18 Jan

Happy New Year!

Posted by Matt Guyan | Blog, Reflections |

Another year begins. A fresh start. A new page. I’ve always liked this time of year because it feels like so much is possible. Looking back and last year is done and like the years before we can’t change what has happened. The past is in the past as they say. But this year is just getting started and I’m feeling optimistic about the coming year because to a large extent what I want the year to be is up to me. Last year was a quiet one for me on the blogging and sharing front (I’m feeling rusty writing...
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22 Jun

Taking up the Challenge

Posted by Matt Guyan | eLearning, Show Your Work |

At the beginning of this year I wrote a to-do list of activities to develop my digital skills. One of the areas that I wanted to work on was my visual design skills so my list item was to participate in the Daily UI Design Challenge where each day for 100 days (except weekends) you receive an email prompts that gives you the 'topic' for the day. Well it's now June and I've finally started. I'm using PowerPoint to create my designs for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's a program I have easy access to. Secondly, it's a design...
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12 Dec

Looking Back at 2017

Posted by Matt Guyan | Reflections |

As the end of another year approaches, I like many bloggers look back on the year that was. It's been a quieter year on the blogging front for me as my wife and I welcomed the birth of our first child in May, a beautiful baby girl - Eva Rose - who has kept us busy and we're learning lots! Here's all of my 2017 posts (select a title to read): 10 Blogs Every eLearning Professional Should Read Working with Images in eLearning (part 1) Working with Images in eLearning (part 2) Valuing all Sources of Learning Accessing Curated Content...
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28 Nov

A Little Help from Your Friends

Posted by Matt Guyan | eLearning |

I’m an advocate for continual skill development especially for people working in eLearning. Thankfully there’s lots of folks in this field who generously share their knowledge and expertise through blog posts or YouTube videos or articles or podcasts or books and make it available to everyone. While I do read widely and watch online tutorials, it’s through deliberate practice that we become better at whatever it is that we do. But lately I haven’t been making the time for practice and trying out these ideas and techniques myself. A few weeks ago, I decided to create some new Storyline demos...
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27 Aug

Sharpening Your Axe

Posted by Matt Guyan | Reflections |

There was a woodcutter. He used to work incredibly hard to ensure a good livelihood, but he always felt that his work was not giving him enough output. Every day he would decide to work harder and longer, but at the end of the day he would find his pile of wood smaller than the previous day. One day, when he was busy as usual, he noticed a bigger pile of logs with a woodcutter sitting next to it. He asked, “How can you have a bigger pile than me in less time, and how can you relax so early...
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Learn. Show. Repeat.

Happy New Year!

Taking up the Challenge

Looking Back at 2017

A Little Help from Your Friends

Sharpening Your Axe

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