Walk with Gratitude
Walk with Gratitude “I have mastered gratitude.” I hear people use the phrase “I’ve mastered gratitude.” and I think, “Well, I haven’t.” At first, I thought there was something amiss […]
Importance of Analysis
Creating an effective learning experience always begins with analysis. It may be tempting or more exciting to skip right to design and development, but this often overlooked step is the […]
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Compound Barbed Wire Leads to Mistrust
In a world filled with distrust, anger, and fear, it’s only common sense to protect ourselves. In rural America, if you own a piece of property, you put a fence […]
Choosing to Thrive
We’ve all been in situations that required us to survive, to put one foot in front of the other and just keep walking. For some of us, this was physical […]
Intentional Change
Intentional Change My life has contained many chapters. While I was a teacher, I had a high school student ask me how I ended up at a certain high school. […]
What is the Natural Learning Model?
Learning, real authentic learning, doesn’t fit neatly into little boxes. You can’t track with checklists or rubrics. It’s elusive, yet you know it when you see it. It’s a combination […]
Instructional Design: A Service-Based Perspective
As instructional designers, we do not think of ourselves as service professionals, but maybe we should. As instructional designers, we do not think of ourselves as service professionals, but maybe we should. […]