Turning Your Business Card Into The Best Marking Tool

In recent years, there has been a more incredible drive to make everything digital and your business card contains the key to success. We’ve relied on digital platforms to facilitate everything, from business meetings and conferences to weddings and milestone … Read More

A model for Instructional Design

A New Instructional Design Model

Before I share about what I’ve discovered, I’d like to take a moment to celebrate those who share and instructional designers and models that have made significant contributions. You have raised my awareness about so many new things and to … Read More

Facets That Corporate Training Must Include In Every Job

You know we all do the same thing when stuck in traffic. Make a call, reply to a text and flip through social media. Growing restless, I zone out because there was no momentum. Feeling like education has lost its … Read More

Remote working tools greatly aid in one's work.

What Are 10 Essential Remote Worker Tools to Assist Steller Employees?

Fast Company wrote on the 5 Essential Skills to Show You’re a Standout Remote Worker, and I couldn’t help myself but realize there are tools out there that can advance her preintimation. Using her five points, let’s add tools to help … Read More

Online learning sucks, but let's face it. We can rebuild skills without it.

5 Ways To Rebuild Skills Without Distance Learning

Distance Learning has proven to be one of society’s worst nightmares. It seems like every educator I’ve spoken has said the same thing: “this has been the hardest year I’ve ever had.” I agree with them 100%; this past year … Read More

Blank Check is Aaron L Smith 's new book.

New Young Adult Book Debuts With Focus on Education

There’s a new young adult book coming out that gives hope for academia across the world. It takes on a different approach how to reinvent the education system. Blank Check takes place on the fictional island of St. Andrews, where … Read More

A little girl just experienced her first Virtual Reality Lesson

What Should VR Look Like In A Classroom?

This blog: What Should VR Look Like In A Classroom? is the final blog in a three blog series on Upscaling A Science Lesson by using virtual reality in the classroom which provides readers what aspects to consider when thinking about purchasing VR. The … Read More

Drones are the next wave of economic development

Drones Are The Next Generation For Economic Development

Updated December 30, 2020 One of my favorite things to do is go to the beach at Nags Head, NC and relax by Mile Post 11. Sitting with my SPF 70, beach chair and towel laid out, I soak in … Read More

Aaron's blogs reflects the genius ofSteve Job's and Apple.

Apple’s Steve Jobs Was A Genius

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a genius. 60 Minutes featured an episode named “Inside Apple” where they described everything from Steve Jobs’ vision to how they create their future products. CEO Tim Cook was interviewed in the show and described … Read More