Designing Professional Development

A well-designed online course will not only benefit students, but will help make the experience of teaching more enjoyable for the instructor. A lot of professional Instructional Designers use the ADDIE model. ADDIE is an acronym that stands for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate. This book compiles insights and methodologies from experienced digital educators and up-to-date scholarly works. It offers guidelines on the structuring of online courses, creating syllabi, and effectively guiding online learning environments, making it a valuable resource for both newcomers and ...

Step into the fascinating world of hypnosis with "The World as a Stage," your essential guide to mastering the art of hypnotic influence in any environment. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this book unlocks the secrets to both covert and overt hypnosis, offering a wealth of techniques to maximize responsiveness and create transformative experiences. Discover how to harness the power of suggestion in diverse settings—from the bustling energy of nightclubs and bars to the serene tranquility of wellness centers. Each chapter provides in-depth strategies and real...

Master the full power of Adobe Dreamweaver with this comprehensive guide for web designers, developers, and creative professionals. Whether you're building your first website or managing a complex online platform, this book walks you through every critical step — from setting up your workspace and writing HTML/CSS to responsive layouts, multimedia integration, and advanced coding with JavaScript and PHP. Featuring detailed walkthroughs, visual design techniques, and Dreamweaver’s powerful site management tools, this guide helps you craft visually stunning, functional, and standards-...

Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Trainers A Safe, Practical, and Future-Ready Guide to Using AI for Training Design, Learner Engagement, Course Delivery, Assessment, Feedback, Productivity, and Responsible Professional Development Introduction Artificial intelligence is transforming how trainers design courses, prepare sessions, engage learners, develop assessments, provide feedback, and manage professional development. Artificial Intelligence in Practice: For Trainers offers clear, practical guidance for using AI as a professional training assistant—without replacing human ...

With the growing trend of everything being online and the need for businesses and even individuals to have a "web presence", it makes sense that we would see an increase in website creation tools geared towards those who might not have the technical skills required to do real HTML website coding. Not too long ago, if you wanted a website created for yourself or your company, you would need to hire a website developer to do all the work, and this is certainly not a cheap process. There are several online website creation tools you can use to build your own website but many of them simply do ...

Unlock the power of training. A great trainer doesn’t just teach—they inspire. Train the Trainer shows you how to capture attention, spark curiosity, and guide learners toward lasting success. Whether you’re leading a corporate workshop, teaching adults in a classroom, or introducing new concepts to any group, this book equips you with practical strategies to engage, motivate, and transform your audience. Inside, you’ll discover how to: Design workshops that keep participants energized and focused Adapt your teaching style to different audiences and learning levels Move beyond ...

What if the greatest educational resource you'll ever create is already sitting on your hard drive, bookshelf, lesson binder, sermon folder, or family photo album? Most people believe they need more content. More books. More lessons. More worksheets. More presentations. But what if the real secret isn't creating more content at all? What if the secret is learning how to transform the content you already have into powerful educational experiences that help people learn, remember, apply, and share what they've learned? In Repurposing Content for Education, author Steven Doornbos provides a ...

Most professionals do not set out to build a practice by default. They set out to do good work. But over time, one decision leads to another. One accommodation becomes a pattern. One workaround becomes a system. One opportunity becomes an obligation. Before long, a practice has taken shape around clients, services, fees, schedules, systems, marketing, and referral patterns that may never have been intentionally designed. The Business Plan Playbook, Second Edition is a practical, step-by-step guide for lawyers, mediators, arbitrators, dispute resolution professionals, coaches, consultants, ...

Build a Professional Portfolio That Attracts Clients, Licensing Opportunities, and Creative Confidence Creating beautiful patterns is only part of becoming a successful surface designer. The ability to present your work professionally can be the difference between being overlooked and being remembered. In The Surface Designer’s Portfolio Builder, surface designer and author Sarah Smith provides a practical step-by-step guide to building a portfolio that showcases your strongest work, communicates your creative direction, and helps position you for future opportunities. Whether you’re ...

You got into freelancing for the freedom. But if you are honest, you are trading time for money just like everyone else. An hour of work, an hour of pay. The AI tools that everyone keeps talking about could genuinely change that equation for designers and developers specifically. This book is the proof. AI for Freelancers is a practical guide written by a designer and developer who uses AI tools in real client work every week. Not a theoretical overview of what AI could do someday. A specific, tested playbook for how to win more clients, deliver faster, charge more, and build a freelance ...

Are you done chasing generic reinvention and empty empowerment? This book isn’t a survival manual. It’s a design map to build a purpose-driven career that grows naturally—not in a straight line, but as an upward spiral. Drawing on career design principles, deep work habits, and the reality of non-linear careers, Your Upward Spiral to Professional Success helps you align meaning, purpose, and focused action so your work (and life) feel coherent again. Inside, you’ll learn how to: Design your career with purpose using practical exercises, experiments, and reflection prompts. Build ...

You're mid career. Maybe you've hit some milestones. Yet those milestones don't add up to everything a fulfilling life requires. Or maybe you've worked just as hard and it hasn't added up at all: you're stuck somewhere that doesn't quite value what you bring, and you can't put your finger on why the fit is off. Different starting points. Same missing piece: a career that's mapped to the fulfilling life you envision, built around your unique talents and values. That's exactly what the STELLAR method is built to close: a step-by-step way to lead yourself with intention, get honest about the ...

Danielle Bernstein spent her youth shopping at discount department stores, getting boozy in suburban backyards, and proposing marriage to every boy she dated. By age 19, she was a college dropout living in a West Village shoebox with three roommates and only six months to prove that her blog, @WeWoreWhat, could become a full blown career...or else board the train back to her mom's house. This Is Not a Fashion Story is the down and dirty tale of how a Long Island-born teenager became one of the most recognizable names in fashion.

Execute Your Tech Idea applies to all technology projects, including apps, portals, Software as a Service, software tools, smart devices, the Internet of Things, and many more.

I know there are more than sufficient resources online to teach absolute beginners everything they need to learn web development from scratch. But this book is different because it addresses a few web development problems. The credibility of a web developer is much more than their credentials. It’s actually about the strength of their portfolio. Employment opportunities often come from work samples and concrete skills, rather than a college degree. So, you need to learn well enough. This book will not only help you learn well and build a stunning portfolio, it will also provide you ...

Break free from a stagnant job and master professional development with a career strategy designed for rapid promotion. This actionable framework shifts your trajectory from waiting for corporate handouts to actively designing a professional future you genuinely desire. Whether you are...

Escape career stagnation and secure meaningful promotions with a proven professional development roadmap. If you are feeling undervalued or unsure of your next move during your daily commute, this direct and empowering guide offers the exact steps needed to gain traction. Stop waiting to be...

Most software engineers are taught how to work hard. Very few are taught how to think differently as responsibility grows. At some point in an engineering career, effort alone stops explaining outcomes. The problems become less clear. The feedback becomes vague. Expectations shift quietly—from delivering tasks to shaping outcomes. Thinking Like a Staff Software Engineer is written for that moment. This book is not about tools, frameworks, or promotion checklists. It is about the judgment, leverage, and decision-making that experienced engineers are expected to develop—but rarely receive...

Water crises are governance crises. The engineering knowledge and financial resources needed to provide safe water, manage shared rivers, and build climate-resilient infrastructure are broadly available — yet 2.2 billion people remain without safely managed drinking water. This book explains why. - Understand why water scarcity, service failure, and inequity are institutional failures before they are technical ones - Analyze the legal traditions — prior appropriation, riparian rights, and civil law public ownership — that determine who holds water rights and how scarcity is managed - ...

“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” - Richard Branson The sets of coding challenges in this book will help you get the hang of HTML and CSS in less time than you might expect, and the knowledge will stick. You’ll catch onto concepts quickly. You’ll be less bored, and might even be excited. You’ll certainly be motivated. You’ll feel confident instead of frustrated. You’ll remember the lessons you learned in your web development book long after you close the book. This book is regularly updated with the latest coding ...