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Hello from Southern California
Hi everyone,
I'm Jennifer, and I've been lurking on and off in E-Learning Heroes for many years from my previous business accounts. After 30+ years in the Corporate Training world, I have started something of my own, and of course, I had to leverage the tools I'm already very familiar with.
My new company name is PrplJennifer, named for my signature purple hair and the nickname a friend gave me after realizing that I was about the 4th "Jennifer" she knew, and she needed to be able to communicate who was whom. The name stuck, and now it's a brand. PrplJennifer is dedicated to providing learning content to young adults and lifelong adult learners to help them navigate the life skills that school doesn't teach. This includes business-level content that companies offer, but often don't encourage employees to take the time to leverage. Everyone needs this content!
Starting my own "thing" has given me more freedom to explore ways that I can stretch the capabilities of the tools I'm using and really present learning in more creative ways. I'm hoping to share some of the new tricks that I'm learning and learn some of the tricks that you're sharing.
It's all about lifelong learning and helping each other succeed!
Cheers,
PrplJennifer
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Hey Jennifer! I'm also known for always having dyed hair (pink though)- funny how it really does become a part of you. 🩷💜
I'd love to know how you're navigating building training for those life skills that might be more nebulous. Feel free to share anything you're working on in the Examples forum, especially if you think the build is helpful for others or something you'd like feedback on.
Hi MaryEmma,
Love the bright hair! 🤩
I shared my first big project yesterday in the Examples forum - Reflection Questions and Interactive Web Pages in Rise.
You can find it here - Reflection Questions and Interactive Web Pages in Rise | E-Learning Heroes
This one is the first in the planned series, and is mostly explaining the history of Minimum Wage and why it exists in the first place. My next "quest" (we're leaning into role playing games and fantasy for fun) will be about reading paychecks.
The main thing I'm going to be trying to navigate is encouraging critical thinking as we move through content. For example, in this module, there are some political aspects to the history. These are reported as facts without using biased language (one example was when discussing the reason certain roles were left out of the minimum wage law in the FLSA - the original text online mentioned a deal made with "Southern Democrats." Because the roles have changed over the years and mentioning specific parties is a bit inflammatory these days, I chose to use the term "Southern Legislators" in the hopes of allowing the concepts to lay as the are and inspire thought without adding bias to the process.)
I don't tell people what conclusion to come to, but I've added reflection questions that ask them what they think - with no wrong answers.
The code blocks have been particularly helpful in being able to present information differently. This one uses a code block to present an interactive table of all 50 states with their minimum wage settings compared to the minimum cost of living for each state. This allows the learner to filter and sort and examine the data to draw their own conclusions without having to add specific information using the regular blocks for 50 different states.
I'd love any suggestions that you have to make the quests fun and informative!
