Holly MacDonald
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Creator of Instructional Products - specializing in building products for customer, member or professional audience. at Spark + Co.
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    Holly MacDonald Hero

    20+ years in the learning biz, independent consultant. I work on projects for employee training and customer training, and often bring a team of experts to the table.
  • British Columbia, Canada
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"Great news Bruce - It just goes to show how important visibility (and helpfulness) is. Keep it up!"
  • almost 12 years ago08/08/12 at 9:58 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion [Instructional Design Topic] - "Un-learning"
"TOTALLY agree on the upfront performance consulting to determine cause before designing training. If we are sure that there are skill de..."
  • almost 12 years ago08/08/12 at 7:47 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion having difficulty at work.....
"One of the tough things about being an ID is that it's a service and that's always difficult to manage. you are relying on relationships ..."
  • almost 12 years ago08/06/12 at 8:52 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion [Instructional Design Topic] - "Un-learning"
"Good point Dave, I guess I was thinking more along the lines of a new process/system being introduced where old/new makes sense. In the s..."
  • almost 12 years ago08/06/12 at 8:07 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion [Instructional Design Topic] - "Un-learning"
"Bruce Graham said: Imagine standard Sales or Compliance (aaargggh!) courses? I try not to imagine those."
  • almost 12 years ago08/03/12 at 9:26 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion [Instructional Design Topic] - "Un-learning"
"@Bruce - when there's a change happening, I usually include a "what's changing" which contrasts old/new, as Colin describes: "here's how ..."
  • almost 12 years ago08/03/12 at 7:25 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"Bruce Graham said: Freelance Heroes gets my vote bruce What he said"
  • almost 12 years ago08/01/12 at 4:45 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Evaluating elearning resource
"That's a great idea Melanie. One of his tips was to have a discussion as an organization/team to get agreement on what was most important..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/27/12 at 12:41 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"Buck, I wasn't suggesting that you can't ask for advice around freelancing, I'm sorry if you took my comments to mean that. Ask questions..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/26/12 at 2:41 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"Bruce Graham said: Please do not get me wrong - I completely accept the need for tools and the need for people with those skills. Steve, ..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/26/12 at 7:21 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"Agree with Steve (in fact, I think I always agree with Steve!) I think that tools like Articulate have opened up an interesting ecosystem..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/25/12 at 5:53 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers -- where do you find most of your work?
"In addition to Bruce's feedback (that needs to be clear), you can write case studies if you are not able to share visuals to describe you..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/25/12 at 1:11 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Drupal as an LMS?
"Hey Phil - thanks, I'm just testing that now! I see it has some powerful "reportage"...The LMS world is one that I have only really dabbl..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/25/12 at 10:29 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Screencasts- Are they considered a job aid?
"Christy - thanks for the clarification on use. To me, the most important aspect is how the output is to be used. If it's on the job, the..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/21/12 at 11:57 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Screencasts- Are they considered a job aid?
"Hi Christy, I have 2 initial reactions to your quandry: 1. why did he nix video? What was the reason behind that? 2. (possibly related) -..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/21/12 at 11:02 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Looking for background image for a Priority Management elearning
"Julie You might want to add "a day/week in the life" component - show a character who is grappling with managing time, then finds out tha..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/20/12 at 8:00 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion having difficulty at work.....
"Bruce, you are right both Leisa and Mariana raise the need for internal consulting for instructional designers - I think this is one of t..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/18/12 at 11:24 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Professional Development Plan
"Hi Shanna - the bad news is that there's so much to learn, but the good news is there's so much to learn! Although folks are pretty divi..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/13/12 at 9:40 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers - how do you manage your time?
"We've had a similar conversation in the forums before http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/10246/61199.aspx#61199 - I've opted for a ..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/13/12 at 9:18 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion having difficulty at work.....
"In terms of change, you could start with creating a stakeholder engagement strategy - you need to research, analyze, then plan for engagi..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/11/12 at 9:28 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers - how do you manage your time?
"That's a great perspective to have Cynthia - I applaud you for living your dream! That's a great point about why you chose freelance. It ..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/11/12 at 8:27 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Who here is freelance and/or self employed?
"Hi Gayla - check out a robust recent thread that some of us freelancers have been having in the forum that is relevant to your question: ..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/10/12 at 12:33 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Pre-sales question: Using Articulate for Channel Sales Training
"John - What you are talking about is going beyond event-based e-learning, which is great. So you are essentially creating a job aid for ..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/10/12 at 12:19 pm (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion Freelancers - how do you manage your time?
"Jill - I think we're all juggling as fast as we can!  My family sees me more than when I was an employee because my office is in my home...."
  • almost 12 years ago07/10/12 at 8:24 am (UTC)
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Holly MacDonald replied to the discussion having difficulty at work.....
"Jonathon - it is hard to be the odd man out, but I think it's safe to say that e-learning is not going to go away, so you can choose to h..."
  • almost 12 years ago07/09/12 at 11:36 am (UTC)