As the weeks press on, I find myself marching into my final week of grad school. This is a time to reflect upon accomplishments as well as opening new doors. For me, grad school represents an opportunity for growth, change, and career transition, and that journey consists of polishing my interviewing skills. We’ve all seenContinue reading “The Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Interviewing”
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Social Media as a Professional Career Tool
In today’s age of technology, social media has become ingrained into our daily lives in one format or another. Whether we use it to check the news, keep in contact with our friends, or as a marketing tool, this technology has created a paper free method of connecting the world together in an online platform.Continue reading “Social Media as a Professional Career Tool”
Facebook Privacy
In order to maintain a professional persona, we must take into account the “relaxed version” of ourselves that is often depicted on social media. Does this portray a side of ourselves that is less professional or more controversial, through the eyes of a potential employer? It’s important to be cognizant of these choices and reflectContinue reading “Facebook Privacy”
LinkedIn is a form of social media used for building and expanding your professional network. This platform is not used to exclusively connect you with your friends and family, but rather to connect you with other professionals beyond your personal network. The social component of LinkedIn may look like a job posting, news and announcementsContinue reading “LinkedIn”
Writing Styles
Throughout history, civilizations have used numerous evolutions of writing systems as a method of communication and documentation of complex concepts and financial transactions. As people have evolved, so has our need for thorough methods of written communication. When we think about writing today, the genres and mediums where writing occurs appears to be vast andContinue reading “Writing Styles”
Career Goal Changes
Career changes are hard. I have been working in academia for over 15 years now, but not in the field of Instructional Design. Since I began the M.S. program in Learning Technologies, in August of 2019, I have been searching for my unique path in Instructional Design. As I peruse LinkedIn jobs in the field,Continue reading “Career Goal Changes”
Week 13- project reflection
Time marches on, and here we are, on week 13 out of 16! I can’t believe how fast this semester has flown by. While I still find myself chasing the hours in the day, to ensure that I finish this project, I am slowly but surely nearing the finish line. I have been polishing andContinue reading “Week 13- project reflection”
Week 11 project reflection
What I’ve learned from this project development, is that time marches on swiftly! I am running a bit behind schedule on the completion of my course development. This week, we were scheduled to have 3/4 of our course completed, and I’ve developed 5 out of 8 of my learning modules so far, which puts meContinue reading “Week 11 project reflection”
Week 10-project reflection
My project, self-care and self-regulation for metacognitive development in high school students, is moving along at a steady pace. The amount of writing is heavily weighted on the first four modules of my project, where vocabulary terms and introductions to key elements of the course are first being explored. These modules have required a highContinue reading “Week 10-project reflection”
Week 8 Project reflection
My project is coming together nicely, in my opinion. I’ve received some excellent feedback from my peer reviewers, and I’m working on incorporating their suggestions into my content as I work through the project. Some of the constructive feedback which I’ve found most helpful was the suggestion to make my Piktochart graphics downloadable. I’ll haveContinue reading “Week 8 Project reflection”
My Journey Through Instructional Design 