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Looking for a creative solution with great graphic design and plenty of interactivity? Talk to me:
Karen Peterson | 021 244 0100

Karen Peterson : Senior Instructional Designer
Looking for a creative solution with great graphic design and plenty of interactivity? Talk to me:
Karen Peterson | 021 244 0100
Hi, I’m Karen – an independent instructional designer specialising in elearning.
I’ve been involved in learning and development in some shape or form for the past 20 years. I taught at Otago University for 5 years, Dubai Woman’s College for 3 and then spent 5 years in an elearning company before venturing out on my own. I’ve taught a variety of subjects from technical (database development, management of information systems, graphic design) to soft skills so I’m well qualified to design and develop all your learning needs.
Apart from work I’m very keen on travel as you can tell from my recent trip to France – ten days cycling through the Loire Valley stopping for gourmet picnics and exploring wineries, mushroom farms, markets and castles (photos thanks to Jeff Bailey).
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Here are some screenshots from work I’ve recently completed. My tool of choice is Articulate Storyline with Photoshop for image manipulation, although I have used Articulate Studio, Adobe Flash, Captivate and Lectora.
A series of modules for Civil Defence.



A series of compliance modules for a waste management company – all scenario based.


Comic style prototype


Reinforcing good driving skills for motorcyclists


Fire safety prototype


Professional development for teachers

Another interesting topic is the current move towards virtual reality. Years ago when I was teaching at Otago University we used QuickTIme Virtual Reality to create panoramas. We took 360 photos and stitched them together to make the VR movie. We inserted hotspots so users could look around a room/environment and then jump through to …
I’ve been working on an interesting project lately. No whizzy bang stuff though. Instead it’s a project that incorporates spaced learning. Learners go through a training session (could be online or facilitated) and a few days later they receive an email with a quick game (gets them interested!) and then they work through 3 ‘quick …
Another trip to Christchurch. This time I went to EPIC (Enterprise Precinct Innovation Centre) which is housed in a large purpose built warehouse – and full of high-tech entrepreneurs including 2 elearning companies and several game developers. Now this would be an amazing place to work – just motivated people who want to spend time at …