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Take a look at some of my most recent and exciting projects. Due to frequently working under non-disclosure agreements, please contact me directly if you wish to see examples of e-learning projects that I have developed.

Write52 newsletter featuring me as guest editor – February 2020

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Guest blog for Freelance Heroes on ‘How Businesses Can Support the Self-Employed and Freelancers at this Challenging Time’. Written to encourage businesses to keep communicating with the freelancers they work with during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Guest blog for the eLearning Network on ‘Developing or maintaining business relationships without face-to-face contact’

Published June 2020

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Guest blog for the eLn on ‘Setting your project up for success when using a freelancer’.

Published Jan 2021.

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The rise of social and collaborative learning

by Helen | 14/05/2021 | Content Design, E-Learning | 0 Comments

What is social learning? Humans are social creatures. We listen to stories and pass them on. We build communities in which we live, learn, grow and engage with others. We learn from observing our families, friends, siblings and teachers. We listen to and trust...

eXXpedition voyage

by Helen | 27/04/2021 | Environment | 0 Comments

If you’ve seen my social media this last couple of weeks you may have seen that I have some exciting developments in my bid to be more eco-friendly and to inspire others to do the same. A couple of weeks ago I was lucky to secure a place on the latest eXXpedition...

A new look for Unlikely Genius

by Helen | 19/04/2021 | Business, Freelance | 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I released my new improved branding for UnlikelyGenius. I love my business name and feel it absolutely represents me, but though I liked my old logo, I felt it no longer represented me and the business as well as it could. The font choice was too...

10 tips for increasing engagement in your training: 6-10

by Helen | 30/03/2021 | Content Design, E-Learning | 0 Comments

One of the main principles of UnlikelyGenius is focused on creating enjoyable, inclusive learning for all. One tool to help you do this is to increase engagement in the learning experience. Read part 1 here: 10 tips for increasing engagement in your training: 1-5...

10 tips for increasing engagement in your training: 1-5

by Helen | 24/03/2021 | Content Design, E-Learning | 0 Comments

One of the main principles of UnlikelyGenius is focused on creating enjoyable, inclusive learning for all. One tool to help you do this is to increase engagement in the learning experience. Why increase engagement? Sounds like a daft question but too many...

Improving your writing for learning

by Helen | 24/02/2021 | Business, Content Design, E-Learning | 0 Comments

Writing is one area where we can have a great impact and make sure that the learning is inclusive for all. By refining how we write for learning experiences, it helps to reduce the cognitive load for the learner, makes the information easier to scan, helps make...

My experience of contributing to Communicator Magazine

by Helen | 26/01/2021 | Business, E-Learning | 0 Comments

A few months ago I shared a blog post about having won the ISTC Communicator article of the year award, and in the latest issue, there is a bonus feature from me alongside my usual piece about eLearning. Here I discuss what winning this award meant to me.

Case study 1: Frontline: Changing Lives

by Helen | 22/01/2021 | Case Studies, E-Learning | 0 Comments

Client: Frontline Location: London, UK What they do: They are a charity who recruit, train and support social workers through the delivery of a 2 year Masters level programme. My role: Writing/ Instructional design Storyline and Rise builds Graphic design Consultancy...

2020: My Year in Numbers

by Helen | 07/01/2021 | Business, Freelance | 0 Comments

As is customary at the end of the year, I have created a summary of my year in numbers (and cheating this time - a bit of extra text). I find this a great way of reflecting on what has happened, how far I have come, how business and extra life perks are coming along....

24 days of Tip-mas

by Helen | 30/12/2020 | Business, Freelance, write52 | 0 Comments

A roundup of fab takeaways from the catastrophe that was 2020 2020 has been a disaster, we know this. But there was some joy and fabulousness to be found if you looked closely. Throughout December I shared my tips and discoveries in an advent calendar-like slow...