Webcam On or Off? The potential impact on learning.
Introduction Navigating the workplace can be daunting for anyone but it is often heightened for People of Color (POC), LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent folks. For some, the remote work option created an even playing field and allowed many who were discriminated against in the past a place in the workforce. However, there are MANY considerations when […]
Emotional Intelligence & Performance Improvement
A co-worker shared her recently acquired knowledge of Fika, a Swedish tradition. Fika means “to hava coffee” and is a coffee break, commonly occurring at 10 am and 3 pm. Instantly I asked why those seemingly random times, she responded that Sweden reviewed accidents in the workplace and found that they often happened at 10 […]
Experiential Learning Theory
My blog has always been one of reflection. I often advocate for teachers and the hard work they put in. I try to highlight the similarities between teaching and instructional design, but this week I had a breakthrough. In classrooms, we are told what strategies and theories to use, these are often provided by the […]
Creating Corporate Roadmaps for Change Using Transformative Learning Theory
This past year I went through a major transformation, I went from a High School Special Education teacher to a corporate Instructional Designer. The journey I took is much like a road trip, I spent time planning, I stopped and admired the view and the experience changed me forever. In transformative learning theory, we (instructional […]
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. […]
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. […]
Teaching to L&D
Post #5 – OPWL 551 I recently watched the recording of Devlin Peck interviewing Sara Stevick on her transition from K12 to Instructional Design. Sara has been a wonderful asset to teachers transitioning to the ID world, she has created a whole network of free resources for teachers to use to ease the transition. These […]
Analyzing Content for eLearning Design
OPWL 551 – Post 3 Recently I went to an interview and they asked how I would know what I had created was engaging and would bring the learner in. I was caught off guard, being a classroom teacher within a special education classroom I felt that I was a professional at being engaging, I […]
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. […]