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This week, my Learning Technology By Design class asked me to craft a definition statement of my problem of practice (Re-Designing My SIMPLE Learning Cycle). Part 1: To help draft this specific and clear definition, I first worked through a few exercises to push my thinking a bit deeper. Check out my “5 Whys?”, “Why-How … Continue reading Defining My Problem of Practice

Part 1 - Seeing and Defining Something: Sniglets This week my MSU tech design class (CEP 817) is discussing the second phase of design - defining. To kick things off, I was tasked with creating three Sniglets (if you want to see more Sniglet examples, check out this site). Coming up with these Sniglets was … Continue reading Sniglets and Reframing Problems

For the past few weeks, I have been studying empathy and how it affects design. As I mentioned in a previous post, my problem of practice is to redesign my SIMPLE Learning Cycle in hopes to create a learning environment that is engaging, interactive, informative, relevant and personalized. In order to gain a better understanding … Continue reading Generating Empathy: Taking a Walk in my Students Shoes

For several years I have dreamed about designing a learning model that would provide a more engaging and meaningful experience for my students. I want my students to be active in their learning. I want them to feel that what they are doing will make a difference. I want them to feel comfortable taking risks. … Continue reading Problem of Practice: Re-Designing My SIMPLE Learning Cycle

As I am wrapping up my final week in CEP 812 (and in the Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology program at MSU) I was asked to reflect on all I have learned over the past 7 months. While this reflection is just a brief stop on my journey to a Masters in Ed Tech, I … Continue reading Passion, Curiosity & My Professional Learning Network