/00 Field notes
Practical writing for working IDs.
SCORM hosting, xAPI, portfolio examples, freelancing economics, and the occasional rant about Articulate Review. Written by working instructional designers, edited by an ex-LMS-engineer who has feelings about cmi.completion_status.
How to actually host a SCORM file. Without an LMS.
If you've ever tried to send a SCORM 1.2 zip to a client and watched them email back asking "what app opens this," this one's for you. A walkthrough of the four real options, ranked by how much your client will hate each, with screenshots and the SCORM-API gotchas no one warns you about.
The four real ways, ranked.
- 1Purpose-built ID hostRecommended
- 2SCORM CloudSolid
- 3Self-host a playerIf technical
- 4A Loom recordingDon't
The best authoring tools for freelance IDs in 2026.
Review· 22 min read
Best authoring tools for freelancers, 2026.
Storyline vs Rise vs Captivate vs Camtasia vs iSpring. We built the same 90-second compliance module in each. Here's what each one actually felt like.
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Review 360 alternatives for ID portfolios.
Review· 8 min read
Articulate Review 360 alternatives for client-ready portfolios.
Review 360 is a workshop bench, not a showroom. When you need to put finished work in front of buyers and hiring teams, here is what to send instead — ranked.
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/16 The newsletter
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