As I conclude my coursework in EDLD 5318 and finish creating my first fully-online course, I’ve been tasked with some reflection on the course development process and how it relates…
Bring It On(line)
The completed draft of my professional learning plan’s online course component has been submitted. It feels good to have it committed to a final form, if only to have something to…
Details, Details
The first half of my professional learning plan’s online course component is up and somewhat running–submitted for evaluation as part of my coursework in EDLD 5318: Instructional Design in Online Learning. As…
The Dirtying of Hands
Two-thirds of the way through my DLL master’s program, and I feel like I’m finally getting to put all of my thoughts and ideas from my innovation plan into concrete…
Research In Action
In my most recent graduate coursework, I’ve been applying the principles of action research, as put forth by Mertler (2017), to my innovation plan and my professional learning plan. To…
Learning From The Best, And Also From The Rest – Innovation Plan Update
As I have continued to develop and refine the innovation plan I have been working on as part of my graduate coursework, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from both the…
Guitars and Innovation
Yesterday a friend of mine saw the instrument closet in my home studio, where I have 10 guitar cases neatly lined up. I got the reaction I usually get when…
Creatively Teaching Creative Learning
Throughout the first half of my DLL master’s program, I have been developing an innovation plan, designed to help teachers use the process of creation, feedback, and revision to develop a…
Doing As We Do, Not As We Say
Alternative Professional Learning, Part 1: The Presentation A call to action, aimed primarily at the decision-makers in my district, but applicable anywhere: Alternative Professional Learning, Part 2: Behind The…
Change and Resistance – Summing It Up
“Change is inevitable.” –Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British politician, statesman, and novelist. “Resistance is futile.” –The Borg (first contact stardate 42761, with U.S.S. Enterprise), cybernetic life-form intent on assimilating the technology of…