The Author

From the author


Hi:

I consider myself to be a lifelong learner and have been professionally involved in the arena of training for over twenty years.  I won’t bore you with lots of personal details but I will share what I think will add some credibility to this blog.

After serving in the US Nuclear Navy, I began an academic career while working and going to Columbia Basin Community College.  I received an AA in Arts and Sciences.

Vowing not to go to school and work full time ever again (you will see how foolish a notion that was) I took a leave of absence from work and went to Western Washington University were I completed a BA in Technology Education.

Returning to work as an instructor at a reactor facility, I completed an MS in Instructional and Performance Technology at Boise State University.

Other Professional Highlights:

Article published by E-Learning Guild (December, 2011) Title: The Learning Effect of Course Map on Advanced Learners in a Computer Based Training Session.  Coauthored with Patrick Gardner.

Article published by E-Learning Guild (September, 2009) Title: Brain Research, Instructional Strategies, and e-Learning: Making the connection.

Article published by E-Learning Guild (September, 2007) Title: Good Beginnings: Leveraging the Strengths and Avoiding the Weaknesses of the e-Learning Medium.

Article published by Training Magazine (January, 2005) Title: Overcoming OSHA.

Article published by International Society for Performance Improvement (October, 1999). Title: Decisions, Decisions: A Schema for Expert Decision Making.

Presented a concurrent session at the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) National Technical and Skills Training Conference (1995), Title: Participant Centered Techniques for Regulatory Training.

Article published by International Society for Performance Improvement
(March, 1995). Title: Techniques for Developing Higher-Level Objective Test Questions.

Article Published by American Society for Training & Development (May, 1994). Title: Building Fun into Training.