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”
Category Archives: Instructional Design
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”
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”
Week 7-LTEC 5510 Project Reflection
This project is keeping me on my toes! I feel as if I’m waking up, and going to bed every night, brainstorming about my project, and how I should incorporate the vast amounts of information into my course. I’ve started keeping a bullet journal, where I’m keeping ideas and concepts that I hear through theContinue reading “Week 7-LTEC 5510 Project Reflection”
LTEC 5510 Project Reflection Week 6
This is the close of week 6, and I’m realizing what a monumental project 45 hours of instructional design will be! My project titled “Self-care and self-regulation for metacognitive development in high school students” is officially underway. This week I began uploading my course curriculum for module 1 of 8, and although I’m not asContinue reading “LTEC 5510 Project Reflection Week 6”
Empathic Instructional Design
This week, I conducted some research on the empathic instructional design model. An instructional design model is the systematic process of creating and organizing the instructional experiences for specific learning outcomes. An instructional design model will have roots in a guided learning theory, which provides a foundation for HOW the learner will engage with theContinue reading “Empathic Instructional Design”
My Journey Through Instructional Design 