My AhHa Moments building a Scenario-Based eLearning Course
The final project for OPWL 551 has been a massive undertaking, even though I currently work in the field of instructional design I never imagined one project would wrap my mind as this has. While I am confident in my design abilities (always room to grow) and even my technology skills in Articulate, pulling it […]
Teachers ARE Instructional Designers!
After 8 years in the classroom, I started my journey to transition outside of the classroom in early 2021, I was fortunate to find several great communities that were instrumental to my growth, I have written about them here and here. Now I hope to give back to other teachers who are making their transition. […]
The Suspense of it All!
So much suspense for our final projects! I don’t normally visit other students’ blogs very often (I need to, I just run out of time) but I plan to this week! Wowza, the last two months have been a whirlwind and I cannot believe we are so close to the end. However I won’t lie, […]
Creating a Supportive ID Environment
The first blog I found was Lisa Zachau’s blog who is also an educator who is transitioning to Instructional Design like myself. From the outside, her blog seems straightforward and clear, not really any imposter syndrome. I started to think to myself, perhaps I should look at another blog, maybe they didn’t need my support. […]
From Star Trek to VR
Being an avid Star Trek fan, I have always been chasing the idea of a tablet you could write on digitally. In the early 2000s, Gateway had a store, and they also had a tablet that cost several thousand dollars. I wanted it so bad and had dreams of taking notes in college with it. […]
Tech Nerd to Screencaster
OPWL 523 – Week 2 Growing up I was always a tech nerd, I am an elder millennial, so my time with the internet began with AOL in middle school. The minute I started working with computers I fell in love, I taught myself graphic design and used it to create personalized graphics in games. […]
OPWL Summer Learning
This summer I will be chronicling my journey through several Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning (OPWL) courses. My goal is to be keeping up with my studies and reflecting on my learning through this blog. My journey into Instructional Design started nearly 6 months ago as I began to find myself burnt out on Teaching. […]