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Need some tips for keeping up with emerging tech and tools for your L&D department?

Check out my article from the Evolve Solutions Group June 2024 newsletter for 5 tips to keep you up to speed on emerging tech for...

I presented on Horizon Worlds group collaborations at iLRN 2024 🎉

I loved presenting at this conference and hope to have a chance to do so again! I received some very high praise from attendees and...

At Learning & HR Tech Solutions, Drip Learning was a huge hit!

Alex Ryan and I presented on Drip Learning on the last day of Learning & HR Tech Solutions 2024 in Orlando on April 24th - and over 50...

I presented on Designing VR Environments for Learning at ATD TechKnowledge in Los Angeles!

Missed the conference? I attended the conference in person but presented for the online track, so it was recorded! Here's a link to the...

Help me test & refine my Chat-GPT 'Branching Scenario Builder' prompt!

Credit to u/3DPianiat and u/perturbaitor on reddit for the basis and inspiration for the prompt, based on their modified prompt for a...

What eLearning Can Borrow from Game Design - Part 2

I wrote this article for the November 2023 Evolve Insights newsletter: https://evolve-sg.com/what-elearning-can-borrow-from-game-design-p...

Custom AI Chatbots: 4 Powerful Applications for Employee Performance Support

I wrote this article for the October Evolve Insights newsletter: https://evolve-sg.com/custom-ai-chatbots-4-powerful-applications-for-emp...

Long-Lasting Learning: Combining Drip, Spaced, and Microlearning

I wrote this article for the September 2023 Evolve Insights newsletter: https://evolve-sg.com/long-lasting-learning-combining-drip-spaced...

What eLearning Can Borrow From Game Design – Part 1

I wrote this article for the September 2023 Evolve insights newsletter: https://evolve-sg.com/what-elearning-can-borrow-from-game-design-...

I presented at the AI in Learning Summit 23 - watch here for 7 AI tools to streamline training dev

Miss the AI in Learning Summit 2023? Below you can watch the recording from my presentation on July 26th 2023. I review these 9 tools...

Leveraging AI Text Generation for Enhanced Training Development

By Tristia Hennessey & Chat-GPT 3.5 (all human edits in green) AI text generation is in its early stages, but even now these free tools...

5 tips for writing dialogue for scenario-based learning

Dialogue is an essential part of simulations and scenario-based learning, as it helps to create a realistic environment and provide...

Check out my interview with TLDC Member Showcase!

As a member of the TLDC Community, last week I was invited on the podcast with Luis Malbas to talk about how I got started in...

I spoke at Learning Solutions 2023 on UX & Storyboarding for VR Training!

And my session went GREAT! Audience turnout was twice what I expected, I got some excellent comments and feedback right away and it made...

Considering the ROI of Adaptive Learning

Here's an article I recently wrote for the Evolve Solutions Group blog and newsletter: Considering the ROI of Adaptive Learning by...

Cloudy TinyWorld in GravitySketch

I took this opportunity to re-familiarize myself with tools and the movement of objects and orientation in Gravity Sketch. I've done a...

Some fun with AI image generation

How does an AI see itself? How would it choose to represent itself given the choice, or command? I asked Rosebud.ai's Synth to create...

I'm Speaking on UX for VR at Learning Solutions 2023 in Orlando!

Check out this little promo video I made:

Developing Wilderness Challenge in Unity - We've got hands! (part 1 of probably many)

I've gotten started on developing my project in Unity, and (so far) have only had to start over 4 times! I was able to successfully...

An excerpt from my upcoming TD at Work guide, "Creating Effective Simulations for Learning"

UPDATE: This published the first week of May 2023! Buy it here: https://www.td.org/td-at-work-guide/simulations-learning-lived-out...