Example 1: Hardly there In my prior professional experiences, I’ve encountered challenges when collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who, due to their demanding schedules, lack of active participation, or inopportune timing, were often unavailable for meetings. Similar to the… Continue Reading →
Well, this is embarrassing… As a project manager of your own instructional design course, it can seem personal when you ultimately fail by following the steps I did. The story goes that I was accepting “orders” from stakeholders and their… Continue Reading →
Effective project management plays a pivotal role in the success of an instructional design project. Key priorities and essential factors as the Project Manager include establishing clear objectives: The foremost priority is to define the project’s goals, objectives, and scope… Continue Reading →
All in all, the response to distance education is a positive one and is one of the fastest-growing sectors in our economy, and since the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is purported to grow more than 200% by 2025 (Peck, 2023). The… Continue Reading →
Distance Learning has been described as needing both a teacher and a learner (Simonson et al., 2019). But I disagree. I firmly believe that people can learn independently through research and intrinsic motivation. I know this because I was one… Continue Reading →
I have to admit… Learning about learning theories and styles was not very appealing to me. At first. I was stunned to find that Bran-Based education was more or less a marketing scheme along with Learning types and that without… Continue Reading →
I have reflected on my initial understanding of myself in how I learn and what theories/methods work best for me. It can be daunting to self-reflect, as some of us may have undesirable (cringe-y) memories throughout middle and high school,… Continue Reading →
Recently, in a discussion amongst colleagues, I brought up the use of VR (Virtual Reality) to bridge the gap in “hands-on” learning or application of skills when it comes to DE (Distance Education) for K-12 and Adult Education. Prior to… Continue Reading →
In this day and age, we are are ever present on the global stage as technology continues to advance at a neck-breaking pace. Connectivism is a theory that all Instructional Designers must learn and implement well. As more “Digital Natives”… Continue Reading →
As an educator of two years for high school students, I had seen a significant deficit of children unable to problem solve using critical thinking skills. They were great at memorization and regurgitating information. Still, their application processies were not… Continue Reading →