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Here is the infographic I've created for our Infographic project. There is still some work to be done before it's 100% completed, but I loved this project and learned so much throughout the process of creating it.

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One of my best friends just moved to Boston, so I'm planning a trip next year to visit her! Can't wait!

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Boston is a one-of-a-kind American city that offers visitors opportunities to relive history, immerse themselves in the arts, cheer for hometown sports teams, explore museums, discover "hidden" harbor islands and imbibe at a famous brewery or an even more famous bar. If you're visiting Boston for the first time or if you've never spent an extended period in Massachusetts' capital city, here are our picks for Boston's 20 must-see places and attractions.

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Can't Miss Activities In Boston, Massachusetts

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Boston is a one-of-a-kind American city that offers visitors opportunities to relive history, immerse themselves in the arts, cheer for hometown sports teams, explore museums, discover "hidden" harbor islands and imbibe at a famous brewery or an even more famous bar.

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Updated logo from my original one below.

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Celebrating 2 years of marriage and ready for countless more years with you 💚

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You are beautiful! Believe in yourself 🙌🏽

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Wouldn't it be fun to visit the best small town in every state!?

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Though it's smack dab in the middle of California's Santa Ynez wine country, Solvang feels more like like you've been transported to Europe. Located a short 45-minute trip from Santa Barbara, this charming Danish town of 5,909 is so worth a day trip, pit stop while road tripping through the state, and full-on vacation. In fact, you'll probably want to move there full time.

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The Most Beautiful Small Towns In Every State

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Though it's smack dab in the middle of California's Santa Ynez wine country, Solvang feels more like like you've been transported to Europe. Located a short 45-minute trip from Santa Barbara, this charming Danish town of 5,909 is so worth a day trip, pit stop while road tripping through the state, and full-on vacation.

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This is the logo I created for my Creative Design course.

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I still remembered the breeze of the strong winds and smell of the ocean while taking this photo. This picture was taken in the Bahamas is November 2015.

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Sometimes it feels like instructional design hasn't been updated since the 90s. Often, today's courses will look remarkably similar to the ones we made ten years ago. This sense of timelessness can easily bore our target learners and actually take away from the impact of the course content.

How do we incorporate true innovation into our instructional design? How do we awaken our creativity? Most importantly, how do we design solutions that actually engage our learners.

If you are concerned about the real benefits of staying current with technology advances and modern learner expectations, using responsive design is a great way to do so as learning on multiple devices moves closer to the norm.

Responsive eLearning design (content that works equally well on any mobile device as on any computer) will help a broader population access your courses whenever and wherever they want, increasing engagement as well as letting them truly achieve self-directed learning.

The single most important benefit of responsive design is the ability to deliver true performance support to employees on multiple devices at the different moments of need. When a learner needs information the most, responsive design gives them more options to have content delivered. This helps to limit the gaps in knowledge that exist when learning simply isn't accessible. This flexibility and accessibility should be a key factor in determining whether responsive design and mobile learning should be adopted by your company. By arming your employees with responsive courses and the right materials at the point of need, you are empowering them, thus increasing their productivity.

Video engages and motivates employees in a way that text-based or static graphics communication can't. Not only are videos easy to access via any device at any time, video also provides that human element and make learners feel as though they are being personally mentored.

According to the findings of Brandon Hall's poll of more than 300 L&D professionals, video is an effective instructional medium because learners report increased engagement with this learning format. So it is not a surprise that video ranks third among the most-preferred formats for delivering educational content to mobile devices, according to a 2012 ASTD report on mobile learning.

However, when developing effective mobile videos you need to have a crystal clear strategy and a drafted plan. You have to understand in advance exactly what you want to present to your learners. Keep in mind the flow of the video and make sure that it focuses on the key points that form the foundation of your script.

Read more: Mobile Learning Stats that Will Make You Rethink Your Training Strategy

When it comes to modern Instructional Design, we can't neglect emotion. We are now in the emotion business!

Great learning content that targets the right learners can produce a powerful emotional response, which leads to greater engagement and results for L&D departments. But in today's age of distraction, creating an emotional connection is easier said than done.

Stop thinking about what you want to tell learners and start thinking about how you would feel in the learner's shoes. Design around your learners' needs and the rest will fall into place. Creating learner personas will help you do this.

Secondly, you need to develop emotional intelligence when dealing with your peers. Not only do instructional designers have to listen to educators and managers, but they have to synthesize what is being said. Listen actively to your target audience to show your interest in meeting their needs: ask questions, be curious, and seek out opinions.

What are your instructional design tips? Let us know in the comments below!

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5 Ways Instructional Designers Can Innovate and Thrive

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Sometimes it feels like instructional design hasn't been updated since the 90s. Often, today's courses will look remarkably similar to the ones we made ten years ago. This sense of timelessness can easily bore our target learners and actually take away from the impact of the course content.

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Those colors 👌🏽

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Fallen Leaves...

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It’s almost fall time again. Turning of the leaves is so beautiful!

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Beautiful Places...