Educator. Life-long learner. Reader. Writer. Lyricist. One who loves connection. Learning Strategist/Designer in training. I am a high school English teacher. I am passionate about the field of education and helping students tap into their potential. We are all multifaceted beings, and none of us learn the same. We each have something to offer, but it is something we each must search for and flesh out. When we know how we learn, we are better able and prepared to stick to the journey of self-discovery and being fully authentic, relevant, and purposeful. My mission–to help others grow and leave a lasting, indelible mark upon the souls and hearts of students whether young or old.
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November 7, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Loved your blog. Very informing. And gave me a lot to think about. I am taking my first IDT class at Walden. One of our 1st projects were to find a blog relevant to ID and write a blog. I love multimedia, plan to upgrade my skills to incorporate in in my planning. Thank you for such an insightful blog.
November 7, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Linda
Thanks a bunch. I just finished the Certificate program in IDT @ Walden. I LOVED it! Now to put it to practice.
November 7, 2010 at 5:14 pm
This blog delivered the information on what I think that is very essential in instructional design. The blogger tapped into what is necessary for today’s learning. Learners not only have to be engaged, but they are more inclined to learn understand and apply their learning more efficiently. Multimedia is definitely the key to learning. We see today how easy it is for students to easily incorporate so many technical tools today into their lives. Learning should be fun, exciting and wanting the learners to come back for more.
The blogger states that we no longer must sit in a classroom, listen to a teacher and hopefully learn. Today we see that people have many different learning styles and there are various learning theories to provide instructional designer tools to engage learners.
This blog has definitely proven to me that choosing Walden for my future career was the best choice. Other schools that I researched did not have the multimedia piece to their courses. What is instructional design technology without multimedia?
November 7, 2010 at 6:29 pm
Linda,
I don’t think you can go wrong with Walden as your IDT choice. While the program is demanding, it’s also eye-opening. Everything you’ll learn is practical and relevant. One word of advice I have for anyone pursuing the program–stay on track with all the assignments. There’s no time to dilly-dally. One day or one week behind can really throw you off. You kind of have to stay ahead of the game when you get to the Instructional Design courses. They will demand a lot of time–hour after hour, but it’s worth it. Best of wishes to you in your studies.