Exciting Announcement! aNm has been awarded a Federal Government contract with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). As part of the Native Knowledge 360° (NK360) project, aNm will create several comic book / graphic novel styled illustrations to be used for educational online modules and other educational materials. From the NMAI website: Native Knowledge 360° is the National […]
IPI #12 – Theo Tso Welcome again, my friends, to another installment of Indigenous Peeps in the Industry or ‘IPI‘ – my blog series that celebrates Indigenous artists, writers, and other creatives working in the comic book and/or video game industry. Today, we have the great pleasure of speaking with Theo Tso, creator of Captain Paiute. You can find Theo […]
Celebrating Knowledge & Experience iSpring Solutions published a few online reviews of various authoring tools that credit aNm Technologist, Michael Sheyahshe, for his expertise and insight. The first article, Top 5 e-Learning Authoring Tools: The Use Cases Comparison (2017 Update), reviews a few major authoring tools – iSpring Suite, Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, and Lectora Inspire. There’s a […]
Tools of the Trade In a different article, I outline the basics foundations of accessibility standards: “Understanding s508 & WCAG 2.0“. To further expand this, let’s look at various development tools to help author accessible content conformant to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.0 standards. Getting Started For a primer or refresher on what […]
Decoding Terminology Accessibility is a vastly important element of proper design and development of eLearning, training, and other content. However, unless you are deeply entrenched and familiar with the various and different standards and guidelines for accessibility conformance, discussion of this topic can be somewhat confusing. This article aims to provide a brief overview, baseline […]
My Precious Those of us in the eLearning industry find ourselves continually looking to technology advancements as potential tools to enhance, augment, or otherwise improve learner experience. Among these exciting innovations, VR – virtual reality – has many of us very excited. In Skyword’s, “What You Need to Know about the Latest Trends in Virtual […]
It’s been a busy first few months of 2017 for aNm…but, a good busy. I had the honor of presenting a session at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference 2017 in Orlando, FL about, “Create VR on a Shoestring Budget”. LSCon was fantastic and it was good to see old friends and make some new ones. […]
To promote my sessions at Learning Solutions 2017 conference, I created a 360° video for YouTube, which you can see here: Under the Hood To create this video, I decided to use development tools already in my toolbox – Microsoft PowerPoint, Windows Movie Maker, and Blender – sprinkled with easily-attainable content, such as available HDRI […]
Familiar Faces and New Experiences DevLearn is always fantastic – I come back from the eLearning Guild conferences invigorated and inspired by the innovation and expertise I encounter there. This year, DevLearn 2016 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV was no different. This year, however, was a new experience for me: while I normally […]
DevLearn 2016 – My Take Good friends, great conversations and discussions, scrumptious food, countless eLearning and tech vendors, and amazing presentations and sessions. The eLearning Guild’s annual DevLearn 2016 conference at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV was fantastic. I always come back from these events energized, invigorated, and eager to begin implementing things I picked-up […]
