Working on a biggie project where part of it is focused on the learners sense of belonging on online classes. The arrival of the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching arrived right on time to help me with my project.
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Instructional Design in Higher Ed. Sometimes academic, sometimes luthier, sometimes writer, full-time disturber of the peace.
It's still a little wordy, but this is my dissertation in a sentence. I'm building a scale and testing it's validity/reliability. I highly recommend sentence-ifying big projects like this. It has helped me clarify and focus, which makes moving forward a heckofa lot easier.
"Using Self-Determination Theory of Motivation to measure learner motivation in relation to the the aspects of course design that have the highest impact on online learner success."
I made some insight statements based on interviews and observations about online learners in a recent project about motivation. "A confusing structure kills credibility" is my favorite. Also, that is NOT an endorsement of sameness templating of online courses. That just makes the course boring and demotivating.
Lit review outlining and ideation for the monster known as my dissertation. Of all the gadgetry out there, a silly old marker board is still one of the most helpful.
Sat down to work on the dissertation tonight laser-focused on making headway. I’m PhD-ing like a champ!
Then David texted asking if I wanted to bend guitar sides, and well….😁
Osage orange bends beautifully as it turns out. This is the start of guitar number three. I’m very excited about this one already. #guitarbuild
And this is my absolutely favorite slide for this session. It's referencing this line from my talk about how online courses are always, unavoidably and unequivocally, designed. They don’t just happen. You can’t “charisma” your way through teaching an online class, it takes design work that's either proactive or reactive.
It's so creepy amazing. 😂
My Dept at Wake Forest is launching a series of events we are calling Design Studios. The idea behind these studios is quick and useful professional development. It’s to talk briefly about a dead practical aspect of teaching online, then giving you time TO MAKE SOMETHING you will use in your online class. I'm excited to revise my What Goes Where? session as the kickoff. While I've got a couple ideas for other sessions, happy to take suggestions.