Ellen Burns-Johnson's guest appearances

Ellen Burns-Johnson

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Jason Schreier

Eric Johnson

Ben Hanson

Hannah Murphy

Adam Davis

Katrina Ostrander

Mark Mandel

Rachel Peterson

Jonathan Jennings

Mark Hamilton

Ben Burnes

Peter Yang

Chris Totten

Freya Holmer

Adam Saltsman

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It's a Nice Postmortem! Ellen brings her instructional design colleague Mark Hamilton to discuss the development process behind the LxJamathon, a combination of both a hackathon and a game jam meant to allow instructional designers to practice their skills! Find out what went well and what didn't in this fascinating look into the event.  Postmortem: "LxJamathon"ProductionInstructional Design Reddit - RedditInstructional Design Discord - DiscordLxJamathon Website - Ellen Burns-Johnson and Mark Hamilton, LxJamathonLxJamathon itch.io - Ellen Burns-Johnson and Mark Hamilton, itch.ioMidwest Mysteries - The Oscaloose - SoundCloudLxJamathon Entries - itch.ioA Simple Guide to Four Popular Online Learning Formats - Nameera Sallum, CommLab IndiaMark HamiltonGuestMark Hamilton is a instructional media developer and studio manager for the University of Iowa. External link                        Mark Hamilton on LinkedInEllen Burns-JohnsonYour Nice HostGuestBy day, Ellen Burns-Johnson is a learning experience designer (LXD) and consultant. With more than a decade of experience in the education and training industries, she has crafted the instructional strategy and design for dozens of major initiatives across diverse topics, from classroom safety to IT sales. Emphasizing collaboration and playfulness in her approach to creating learning experiences, Ellen’s work has earned multiple awards for interactivity and gameful design.By night (and on the weekends) Ellen stays as plugged into the Twin Cities Gamedev scene as she’s able to, contributing to game jam teams and local projects. She was a level designer and “explosion czar” on Widget Satchel and a designer/producer for a few different Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam teams.Ellen lives in Saint Paul with her husband Eric and their two dogs, Dante and Pixel. Ellen is terrible at racing games, she always picks the sniper build, and she loves a good puzzle/platformer.            External link                        Ellen on LinkedInEllen on Twitter

It's a Nice Postmortem! Ellen brings her instructional design colleague Mark Hamilton to discuss the development process behind the LxJamathon, a combination of both a hackathon and a game jam meant to allow instructional designers to practice their skills! Find out what went well and what didn't in this fascinating look into the event. Postmortem: "LxJamathon" <a href="https://nicegames.club/topics/production" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Production</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/instructionaldesign/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instructional Design Reddit</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/204" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reddit</a><a href="https://discord.gg/xfzh84V" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instructional Design Discord</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/discord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discord</a><a href="http://lxjamathon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LxJamathon Website</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/author/ellen-burns-johnson-and-mark-hamilton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Burns-Johnson and Mark Hamilton</a>, <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/lxjamathon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LxJamathon</a><a href="https://itch.io/jam/lx-jamathon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LxJamathon itch.io</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/author/ellen-burns-johnson-and-mark-hamilton-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Burns-Johnson and Mark Hamilton</a>, <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/itchio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itch.io</a><a href="https://soundcloud.com/hycer/midwest-mysteries-the-oscaloose" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midwest Mysteries - The Oscaloose</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/soundcloud" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a><a href="https://itch.io/jam/lx-jamathon/entries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LxJamathon Entries</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/itchio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itch.io</a><a href="https://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-design/online-learning-formats-simple-guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Simple Guide to Four Popular Online Learning Formats</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/author/nameera-sallum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nameera Sallum</a>, <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/commlab-india" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CommLab India</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/node/428" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Hamilton</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guest</a> Mark Hamilton is a instructional media developer and studio manager for the University of Iowa. External link <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhamiltone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Hamilton on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/person/ellen-burns-johnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Burns-Johnson</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Nice Host</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guest</a>By day, Ellen Burns-Johnson is a learning experience designer (LXD) and consultant. With more than a decade of experience in the education and training industries, she has crafted the instructional strategy and design for dozens of major initiatives across diverse topics, from classroom safety to IT sales. Emphasizing collaboration and playfulness in her approach to creating learning experiences, Ellen’s work has earned multiple awards for interactivity and gameful design.By night (and on the weekends) Ellen stays as plugged into the Twin Cities Gamedev scene as she’s able to, contributing to game jam teams and local projects. She was a level designer and “explosion czar” on <a href="http://noblerobot.com/widget-satchel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Widget Satchel</a> and a designer/producer for a few different Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam teams.Ellen lives in Saint Paul with her husband <a href="https://nicegames.club/episode/155" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric</a> and their two dogs, Dante and Pixel. Ellen is terrible at racing games, she always picks the sniper build, and she loves a good puzzle/platformer. External link <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenburnsjohnson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ellenbjohnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen on Twitter</a>

Postmortem: "LxJamathon" (with Mark Hamilton and Ellen Burns-Johnson)

Your nice hosts welcome instructional designer Ellen Burns-Johnson to the clubhouse, as we discuss the many ways to approach teaching using interactive games. Along the way, we talk about bugs (of the many leg variety), snow falling from buildings, and traumatizing but educational game experiences.  Learning Through GamesGame DesignUI / UXEllen references THOTH, a twin-stick shooter made by Carlsen Games.Much of Ellen’s work is based off of the CCAF framework.Learn about how to make fake news from the educator backed Bad News.Custom eLearning Vs. Off-The-Shelf eLearning: Which Is Right For You? - Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D, eLearning IndustryCathy Moore talks about training design ideas on her blogKentucky Fried Chicken’s Virtual Reality game The Hard Way - YouTubeAssassin’s Creed Origins’ new educational mode is a violence-free tour through … - Andrew Webster, The VergeEllen played SimAnt as a kid!Ellen Burns-JohnsonYour Nice HostGuestBy day, Ellen Burns-Johnson is a learning experience designer (LXD) and consultant. With more than a decade of experience in the education and training industries, she has crafted the instructional strategy and design for dozens of major initiatives across diverse topics, from classroom safety to IT sales. Emphasizing collaboration and playfulness in her approach to creating learning experiences, Ellen’s work has earned multiple awards for interactivity and gameful design.By night (and on the weekends) Ellen stays as plugged into the Twin Cities Gamedev scene as she’s able to, contributing to game jam teams and local projects. She was a level designer and “explosion czar” on Widget Satchel and a designer/producer for a few different Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam teams.Ellen lives in Saint Paul with her husband Eric and their two dogs, Dante and Pixel. Ellen is terrible at racing games, she always picks the sniper build, and she loves a good puzzle/platformer.            External link                        Ellen on LinkedInEllen on Twitter

Your nice hosts welcome instructional designer Ellen Burns-Johnson to the clubhouse, as we discuss the many ways to approach teaching using interactive games. Along the way, we talk about bugs (of the many leg variety), snow falling from buildings, and traumatizing but educational game experiences. Learning Through Games <a href="https://nicegames.club/topics/game-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Game Design</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/topics/ui/ux" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UI / UX</a><a href="http://www.carlsengames.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen references THOTH, a twin-stick shooter made by Carlsen Games.</a><a href="http://www.alleninteractions.com/elearning-instructional-design-ccaf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Much of Ellen’s work is based off of the CCAF framework.</a><a href="https://www.getbadnews.com/#intro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn about how to make fake news from the educator backed Bad News.</a><a href="https://elearningindustry.com/custom-elearning-vs-off-the-shelf-elearning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Custom eLearning Vs. Off-The-Shelf eLearning: Which Is Right For You?</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/author/ayesha-habeeb-omer-phd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D</a>, <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/elearning-industry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">eLearning Industry</a><a href="http://blog.cathy-moore.com/scenario-based-training-headquarters/how-to-write-scenarios-with-twine/what-is-twine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cathy Moore talks about training design ideas on her blog</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb7GYATYArE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Virtual Reality game The Hard Way</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/youtube" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/20/17033024/assassins-creed-origins-discovery-tour-educational-mode-release" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed Origins’ new educational mode is a violence-free tour through …</a> - <a href="https://nicegames.club/author/andrew-webster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Webster</a>, <a href="https://nicegames.club/publication/the-verge-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Verge</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZkbY7sP4L4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen played SimAnt as a kid!</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/person/ellen-burns-johnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Burns-Johnson</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Your Nice Host</a><a href="https://nicegames.club/taxonomy/term/33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guest</a>By day, Ellen Burns-Johnson is a learning experience designer (LXD) and consultant. With more than a decade of experience in the education and training industries, she has crafted the instructional strategy and design for dozens of major initiatives across diverse topics, from classroom safety to IT sales. Emphasizing collaboration and playfulness in her approach to creating learning experiences, Ellen’s work has earned multiple awards for interactivity and gameful design.By night (and on the weekends) Ellen stays as plugged into the Twin Cities Gamedev scene as she’s able to, contributing to game jam teams and local projects. She was a level designer and “explosion czar” on <a href="http://noblerobot.com/widget-satchel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Widget Satchel</a> and a designer/producer for a few different Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam teams.Ellen lives in Saint Paul with her husband <a href="https://nicegames.club/episode/155" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric</a> and their two dogs, Dante and Pixel. Ellen is terrible at racing games, she always picks the sniper build, and she loves a good puzzle/platformer. External link <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenburnsjohnson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ellenbjohnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen on Twitter</a>

Learning Through Games (with Ellen Burns-Johnson)