Too often, instructional designers end up trapped in their boxes of theory. Sometimes we need to open that box and peer outside to glean ideas and inspiration from sources outside our industry.

Jim Henson started working as a puppeteer in 1954, long before many of us considered corporate instructional design (ID) as a career. Yet, Jim Henson applied many of the core ideas from ID in his imaginative work. Viewing our own theories and ideas used in different ways is a great way to help inspire us to think of new and fearless ideas.

We will cover Henson's use of storyboarding, storytelling, iteration, templates, and more, and bring it back to practical uses in instructional design. We'll get creative, discussing how construction of a Muppet can translate to construction of a course.

Also, this session is fun. There might even be a Muppet.

In this session, you will learn:

• Understand how the pioneering work of Jim Henson applies to our current instructional design world.

• Compare some of the risks that Jim Henson took and how they apply to instructional design in our everyday jobs.

• Identify other places we can look to for inspiration from outside our own field.

• Find ways to make old ideas seem new again.

 

Speaker: Michelle Lentz

Michelle Lentz has been in Learning and Development for more than 16 years. Previously the Director of Training at Trivantis, she also owned Write Technology for 10 years. Michelle has taught social media seminars across the country and specializes in the intersection between social media and instructional design. Michelle recently transplanted to San Francisco from the Midwest. She is Executive Editor of both an award-winning wine blog and "Brian Solis's Bub.blicio.us" social economy blog. Michelle is currently a Senior Manager for Oracle's Human Resources Learning Services.

Location: 

Dale Carnegie of Georgia
Ashford Perimeter Building
4151 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. - North Entrance
Main Level – Suite 140
Atlanta, GA  30319
404-634-8100

Directions:

Traveling East on I 285 – Exit at Ashford-Dunwoody Rd., Exit 29 and get in the middle right lane to turn right (South) onto Ashford Dunwoody Road.  ASHFORD PERIMETER BUILDING is immediately on the left.  Turn left at the traffic light into the driveway and immediately left again to proceed to the Visitor Parking entrance on the right.  Do not park on the Top Deck.  Drive past the armed gate and parking is available on the next levels, which are P2 and P1.  NOTE: THE GATE WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY - YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS THE CALL BUTTON. Suite 140 is located on the 1st Floor – Main Level – past the Security Desk.

Traveling West on I 285 – Exit at Ashford Dunwoody Road – Exit 29.  Turn left (South) onto Ashford Dunwoody Road.  Travel over the expressway. Turn left ASHFORD PERIMETER BUILDING at the traffic light into the driveway and immediately left again to proceed to the Visitor Parking entrance on the right.  Do not park on the Top Deck.  Drive past the armed gate and parking is available on the next levels, which are P2 and P1.  NOTE: THE GATE WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY - YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS THE CALL BUTTON. Suite 140 is located on the 1st Floor – Main Level – past the Security Desk.

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