Understanding Positioning in The Third Trimester
This is a teaser I created to show potential clients what kinds of interactive learning content they will have in my Birth Class Online classes. Created in Storyline.
Evaluation Revisions: St Mark’s Hospital classes
Several years ago, I saw a need for better evaluation of the childbirth education classes. The previous evaluations were little more than smile sheets and did not adequately address the effectiveness of the classes. Since the classes are designed to prepare families for labor and birth and the evaluations are done at the conclusion of …
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Birth Class Online Promo Class
Client: Pampered Birth (my own company) Project: Online comprehensive childbirth class, 8 Units, 39 Lessons. Audio, video, printable and Storyline content. Tools: LearnDash LMS, TinCanny Reporting LRS, Storyline, Camtasia, Microsoft Office 365 (Publisher, Powerpoint, Word), Audacity Visit Birth Class Online to see my work on this project. You can log in using these credentials to …
The Doula Survey
In December 2020, I conducted a small survey of birth and postpartum doulas to get a snapshot of the current state of doula business. I analyzed the data and created a variety of social media posts to display the results, using Adobe Spark and Photoshop.
Photoshop Projects
In addition to photo editing, I’ve used Photoshop to create most of the graphics for my birth and doula work. The galleries below have several examples of the various ways I’ve used Photoshop for graphic design: Composites Collages Social Media Posts
Better Childbirth Education by Design: Evaluation – 4 Ways of Looking at Effectiveness
The seventh (and final!) article in my series for Lamaze International on using Instructional Design principles to create better childbirth education classes is up! I covers the application of Kirkpatrick’s Levels of Evaluation to Childbirth Education classes. Click the image to go read it!
Simple Labeled Graphic: Labor and Delivery Room Equipment
The equipment in a hospital birthing room can be unfamiliar and frightening to new parents on arrival. This simple labeled graphic provides a way for parents to interact with a photo and learn more about the kinds of equipment they might expect to see in a hospital labor and delivery room.
Better Childbirth Education By Design: A Modular Approach to Curriculum Design
The sixth article in my Better Childbirth Education by Design series was published today on the Lamaze International blog Connecting the Dots. It describes a modular way of thinking about curriculum design to make it adaptable for the variety of learners who might show up in birthing classes.
Using timers in Powerpoint
Now that I am teaching virtually, I use PowerPoint more than ever. I don’t love it, and I’m constantly looking for ways to make it work in different and unexpected ways. I recently came across a YouTube tutorial from the Tech Train on creating a timer for PowerPoint. I created a few of them, and …
Laborade Recipe Generator
Laborade is a popular drink to make as an electrolyte drink for labor and delivery. There are many different ways to make it, and this activity goes over the different options and creates a customized recipe for the user.