Sarah Huibregtse

Dr. Sarah J. Huibregtse is a consultant specialising in learning design. Sarah has experience with the design and development of learning experiences within K-12, college and business environments. She has developed instructional materials for employee trainings, small- and large-group presentations, and face-to-face and online courses. Her eclectic background includes software implementation and training, teaching at various levels of education, and collegiate instructional design and technology for business, computer application, and programming courses in a variety of environments. Sarah holds a PhD in Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University. To be an effective learning designer, Sarah finds it essential to be a lifelong learner and to continue teaching.

 « People      « Contributors 

Articles by Sarah Huibregtse:


Reflecting on the FreePint Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development"
Friday, 3rd July 2015

As the FreePint Topic Series: Best Practices in Information Skills Development concludes, co-producers Sarah Huibregtse and Val Skelton highlight key themes that have emerged from the series. These include the evolution of the user, the constant shift of organisational priorities, needs analysis and development of objectives, skills development strategies, changes in delivery methods, and building partnerships. Additionally, some initial thoughts regarding the skills development strategy research are shared.


Achieving Engaging Training at Low Cost
Monday, 22nd June 2015

Val Skelton and Sarah Huibregtse, co-producers of the FreePint Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development", highlight some of the latest articles from the series and considers the place that competency-based training, video, and open courses have in today's training programmes.


Narrowing the Skills Gap
Wednesday, 3rd June 2015

Co-producers of the Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development", Val Skelton and Sarah Huibregtse, look at the articles, webinars and Community of Practice events yet to come in the series. Upcoming articles will cover flexible pathways to learning, using video in training, and using competency-based strategies to develop your information team.


Developing Skills for Ourselves, Team and End Users
Thursday, 21st May 2015

As we reach the mid-way point of our Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development", series co-producers Sarah Huibregtse and Val Skelton reflect on how content is addressing the way training can plug business-critical skills gaps, guidance for information professionals who are training service teams and end-users, and how information leaders can grasp training opportunities for their own continuing professional development.


Strategies for Developing and Conducting Training
Wednesday, 6th May 2015

The rise of the "self-sufficient user" means that information teams can focus more on providing high-value services. Yet the rise of self-sufficiency is also responsible for the increased demand for information skills training. Series co-producers Sarah Huibregtse and Val Skelton reflect on some of the lessons learned so far by training experts in the FreePint Topic Series "Best Practices in Information Skills Development".

Reports by Sarah Huibregtse:


Best Practices in Information Skills Development
Wednesday, 15th July 2015

This end of series report collects selected articles, producers" commentary and a full thematic index of content from the FreePint Topic Series "Best...