How To Set Daily Goals to Manage Multiple Projects
Use a spreadsheet of daily goals to keep track of progress, especially when you’re working on multiple elearning projects.
project management
Time Tracking Template for Instructional Design
Use this time tracking template to record how long you spend on each instructional design task. This improves future time estimates and invoicing.
Time Estimates for eLearning Development
“How long will it take to create this elearning?” It’s important to estimate the effort and time required for different tasks.
My Typical Week as a Consultant
Everyone manages their time a little differently, but I’ve been asked several times what a typical day or week looks like. I’m an independent consultant, so my schedule is different from people who work full time for a single company. I work from home and have a pretty flexible schedule. It’s hard to say what a single day is, but here’s my basic weekly pattern.
ID and E-Learning Links (4/30/17)
Sendtask Features Free tool to assign tasks via email even if people don’t have an
ID and E-Learning Links (2/19/17)
Resources on writing principles for elearning and estimating the time to develop training
Tools That Make Consulting Easier (And a Few More I Need)
These are the tools I use to run my business and work with clients. I’m a one-person business, so I need tools that let me manage the business side of things efficiently.
Book Review: Training Design Basics by Saul Carliner
Saul Carliner’s second edition of Training Design Basics is written for people who are brand new to the field and are creating their first training program. This is a great book for those who are just getting started with training. People switching careers into training or instructional design from another field would also find a wealth of information. Training managers who don’t come from a training background but want to understand it better would benefit, as would project managers who are looking for what to include in their task lists and how to estimate time and cost.
4 Things I Love about Remember The Milk
My to-do list is my central location for keep track of all the moving pieces of multiple simultaneous projects. I use a tool called Remember the Milk for my to-do list. Here’s what I love about it.
ID and E-Learning Links (8/23/15)
Beyond Player Types: Kim’s Social Action Matrix Amy Jo Kim looks at the types of