About – mrcranston.com

About Me

I’m an instructional designer who loves crafting stylish learning experiences that are engaging and effective.

Tools like Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise and the Adobe suite help me create interesting and polished elearning modules that are far from boring. But it’s not just about great interactions and design, it’s about getting people actively thinking and retaining what they’ve learnt. So, I love including simulations and scenarios that feel like stories, but provide for real-world learning.

With over 20 years experience as a face-to-face and online educator, I’m an expert in learning principles and can take care of a fresh project from end-to-end, or step in and help on one that needs some support. Based in the beautiful city of Christchurch, working with New Zealand or international clients is easy.

If you need an instructional designer who’s up-to-date with the latest developments and tools in elearning, and who can make your educational content engaging and fresh, then you should definitely get in touch!

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Recommendations

"Philip worked as a Learning Designer on three of our courseware development projects, and I can highly recommend him! His ability to meet tight deadlines, while still producing high quality work had a real impact on the success of our project. He is very collaborative and picked up our internal processes and systems quickly. I would happily work with Phil again in the future."

"My team and I have worked with Philip on several projects (with small and large companies), and found him great to work with. He has considerable education experience, is a great communicator and writer, and goes the extra mile to exceed expectations. He created many on line modules for different clients with ease. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for help with instructional design projects.”

"I worked with Phil on a learning design project, and found him very easy to work with. He was great at building relationships with the stakeholders, including navigating some tricky situations, and provided work promptly and to deadlines. He has a very solutions-focused attitude and was able to hit the ground running, including getting to grips with new systems and processes quickly. He produced high-quality work and was very responsive to suggestions and feedback. I would happily work with Phil on a project in the future."

"Philip created some elearning packages in Rise for me. He brought a real creative flair to what he was doing, presenting information in an engaging way that lifted the interactivity and interest for the learners. He picked things up really quickly and his work was always completed within any set timeframes. I learnt a lot from seeing his ideas on screen and would thoroughly recommend Philip to anyone looking for a learning designer."