I found it surprising that only 70% of students with a disability report it. Many of these disabilities are “invisible”.

I would define visual literacy as the skill set that enables the creation, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of visual information. It incorporates the ability that allows individuals to to effectively understand, use, and communicate through visual media.

I have a new appreciation for the evaluation process and those that conduct them.

There’s a certain kind of electricity in the air when you walk into a room full of people from different corners of the globe.

My goal is to better utilize the industry recognized competencies in my future as a learning designer or intermediary between the learning and design organization and leadership.

Gen Z, Artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLM), micro credentials, gig-economy, post pandemic world, falling college enrollment rates…

Calling attention to what many in the industry see as the differences between online and blended learning is fuzzy.

As bleeding-edge technologies are developed at logarithmic pace I sometimes feel swamped by continuous new information resulting in cognitive overload.

If I were to place myself along the spectrum of the Diffusions of Innovations Curve, I would place myself in the top 10% of adopters-putting me squarely in the “early adopters” category.

About ADDIE, waterfall, Six Sigma and Lean

My long-term goal after finishing this program is not to be a designer or design manager, but rather an internal or external consultant that helps leadership better understand the importance of each step of the design process.

I see instructional design as “the deliberate, data-driven, practical, iterative process that recognizes how people learn and putting theory into practice. It promotes human-centered, empathetic, and collaborative experiences that results in qualitative and quantitative solutions to meet specifically stated learning objectives.”