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    IDOL World Project

    IDOL courses Academy

    - Present 5 years 6 months

    Education

    One way that IDOL courses® works to achieve our mission is by offering experience opportunities to the next generation of learning developers - our students. IDOL courses® provides a framework and support for students working together as a team to design and develop a training solution. The completed projects are available to non-profit organizations free of charge.

    Check out the courses available and if you run a non-profit that is looking for #instructionaldesign and #eLearning…

    One way that IDOL courses® works to achieve our mission is by offering experience opportunities to the next generation of learning developers - our students. IDOL courses® provides a framework and support for students working together as a team to design and develop a training solution. The completed projects are available to non-profit organizations free of charge.

    Check out the courses available and if you run a non-profit that is looking for #instructionaldesign and #eLearning volunteers click the button on our site! www.idolcourses.com/idolworld

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    DESIGNxHUMANITY

    - 2 years 5 months

    Human Rights

    DxH is a design collective and apprenticeship program pairing experienced creatives with fresh faces to collaborate on real-world projects advocating for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). We work on all topics regarding equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. The mission is to upskill Black Americans and allies committed to the pursuit of learning-by-doing into LX, design, and technical roles through our immersive design boot camp. To provide various creative services to…

    DxH is a design collective and apprenticeship program pairing experienced creatives with fresh faces to collaborate on real-world projects advocating for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). We work on all topics regarding equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. The mission is to upskill Black Americans and allies committed to the pursuit of learning-by-doing into LX, design, and technical roles through our immersive design boot camp. To provide various creative services to organizations seeking consultation, products, and learning experiences designed from an anti-racist perspective. To advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.

Publications

  • The Do It Messy Approach: A Step-by-Step Guide for Instructional Designers and Online Learning Developers (IDOLs)

    IDOL courses

    The Do It Messy Approach is the book for instructional designers in search of a no-nonsense formula for creating engaging courses and training. Forget about wading through thousands of jargon-laced pages on learning theories or designing cookie-cutter courses following a stale template. Welcome to the IDOL™ world of creative possibilities!

    In a refreshingly entertaining step-by-step guide, Robin Sargent, PhD shares everything you need to know to design instruction for corporate training…

    The Do It Messy Approach is the book for instructional designers in search of a no-nonsense formula for creating engaging courses and training. Forget about wading through thousands of jargon-laced pages on learning theories or designing cookie-cutter courses following a stale template. Welcome to the IDOL™ world of creative possibilities!

    In a refreshingly entertaining step-by-step guide, Robin Sargent, PhD shares everything you need to know to design instruction for corporate training on any topic. After teaching thousands of students how to design instruction through the IDOL™ courses Academy, Dr. Robin serves up 18 fun-size chapters helping you to:

    -Design your course blueprint
    -Follow a simple formula that integrates all of the best practices and learning theories
    -Understand how to apply the First Principles of Instruction, along with other foundations of instructional design

    Using this exact approach, IDOL courses Academy™ alumni students have designed onboarding for Uber, soft skills for Google, warehouse skills for Amazon, healthcare training for Kaiser Permanente, and compliance training for Walmart. And the best part is you can design your own course blueprint in less than 30 days following the “Do It Messy Approach.”


    By the end of The Do It Messy Approach, you’ll have a unique course blueprint and a formula you can use over and over again to create courses that are effective, engaging, and structured.

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  • Gamifying self-assessments in online corporate training: Points and levels

    ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

    Corporate gamification is in its infancy, as well as the empirical research that supports this concept. Experimental research of gamification in corporate training as an effective learning tool is as new as the implementation of the tool itself. Gamification uses game elements in a learning environment where the primary purpose is education and not recreation. In such environments, game elements motivate and engage learners. Gamification increases learner motivation and engagement in several…

    Corporate gamification is in its infancy, as well as the empirical research that supports this concept. Experimental research of gamification in corporate training as an effective learning tool is as new as the implementation of the tool itself. Gamification uses game elements in a learning environment where the primary purpose is education and not recreation. In such environments, game elements motivate and engage learners. Gamification increases learner motivation and engagement in several different studies. The problem is that the enthusiasm about gamification in corporate training lacks the scientific evidence needed to justify its use. The purpose of this quantitative experimental study was to investigate whether the gamification elements of points and levels influence the completion rates, time-on-task, and views of self-assessments in an online corporate training environment.

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  • Moodle for the Corporate Noodle

    Trust Radius

    A review of Moodle in corporate training.

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  • Help Me to Help You: Advocating an Outsourced and Centralized Model through Student-Reported Assessment

    Administrative Models for Adult Degree Programs, Annual Publication by the Center for Research in Adult Learning

    Model for Enhancing Academic Programs through Student-Reported Assessment, CAHEA Journal, April Ed, 2011. (Research-Based, Practitioner Focused Article, 100% Contribution) National Journal

Courses

  • Building a search engine

    CS101

  • Creating Web Pages

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  • Dreamweaver CS5

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Projects

  • IDOL Success Stories

    Through IDOL Academy, we’ve helped thousands of students of all experience levels both break into the ID industry and catapult their career to the next level.
    Students who complete the Academy lessons and projects are provided the high-valued skill sets that make them competitive candidates for leading corporations. Their successes tell all!

  • Instructional Design Portfolios by IDOLs

    - Present

    Check out the portfolios students from IDOL Academy have produced.

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Honors & Awards

  • 30 Best Instructional Design Blogs and Websites in 2025

    Feedspot

    The best Instructional Design blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.

  • Best Certification Program

    Brandon Hall Group

    HCM Excellence recognized by the biggest and best award body in Learning and Development.

  • Top Learning Influencer Award

    Eduflow

    Winner of Eduflow Academy “Top Learning Influencer” award. I was selected to be among the top people influencing the fields of instructional design, learning & development, and learning theory. Read more on https://eduflow.webflow.io/blog/learning-influencers

  • 2015 Significant Contributor Award

    ACS Group

    Awarded for creating and developing the entire learning and development department at ACS Group. Accomplishments include: 14-day hybrid Recruiter Training for new hires, 8 module hybrid Sales Process Training, 18 mini-trainings on the erecruit applicant tracking system, Fully gamified course for erecruit super users, email etiquette infographic, H1B recruiting training, and Administration of the LMS.

  • Kappa Delta Pi

    Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education

    Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, was founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching.

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  • Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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  • Latin

    Limited working proficiency

  • German

    Elementary proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

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  • Kappa Delta Pi

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    - Present

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