James Mackay MSc
Instructional Designer | E-Learning Specialist

Knowledge Banking

man with paper being poured in to his head

What’s wrong with despositing knowledge, or knowledge banking? It’s ineffective.
A holistic approach help make learning memorable and stick.
Read on to learn why they’re so different.

E-Learning and Maslow’s Needs

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of Motivational Needs remains as relevant today as it did more than half a century ago. In this article I explore how we can meet learners needs within E-Learning to help get them into the learning zone.

Let Me Introduce You to April and Sam

The images show the two persona templates for April and Sam.

Persona are a useful tool for understanding are learners. They provide us with useful and relevant reminders. This article explores in more detail what they are and how we might create them.

Making Learning Bloom-ing Marvelous Again

After understanding the challenges of using Bloom’s Taxonomy James reimagines a new diagram. The new diagram helps address the challenges and makes it easier to use.