In my first reflection a paper I started my ruminating on my initial thoughts prior to enrolling for this class. Most of my professional background is in direct-services, but transitioning over into educational broadcasting and merging that with Family Engagement peeked my interest in Technological product-based work. Being that I don’t a have strong background […]
The reading that stood out in my mind the most was the History of Instructional Design. I had no idea instructional design started during WWII and I feel like the K-12 system has failed me by an alarming degree. History books never taught us how all those soldiers were trained or what they were trained […]
Reflection Paper This class is interesting to me. From trying to understand the functions of instructional learning to learning how to apply it to my everyday life/profession. I have always been of the mindset that no matter what I am learning, make an effort to apply it to my daily life and other areas of […]
This class, along with 8150 (Project Management) is my introduction to the Instructional Design program at GSU and to the field itself. Dr. Richardson’s iCollege section is very well-organized and I have enjoyed the modular nature of our readings, how they form a cohesive unit, supporting each other and the textbooks. This format, with class […]
Working through the fourth week of LT7100, I find it challenging to narrow down which readings have contributed the greatest change in my thinking about Instructional Design and Technology. The one topic that has stood out the most for me so far is reading about learners and the needs, analysis, and characteristics they have. Several […]
Fall 2019 4:30 Often friends and family ask me what instructional desgin is about, and until recently I didn’t have a great answer. Something along the lines of designing training materials was usually the explanation that sufficed. Still, people usually tossed me in the basket of some technology degree. To be fair, I was an […]
Natasha is an Atlanta native and recent graduate of Georgia State University. She recently earned her Bachelor’s degree in Human Learning and Development with a concentration in Learning Technology and Counseling. Natasha is currently enrolled in her first semester of completing her Master of Instructional Design and Technology. For the past year, she has worked […]
Marques Harris currently serves as Manager, Teacher Leadership Development for the Metro Atlanta region of Teach For America. He has an extensive background in education encompassing years of classroom instruction as well as professional development design, facilitation and implementation. He leads from a place of humility, allowing core values and life experience to guide him […]
Meet Brenda Whitehead, currently an Employee Development Specialist where she designs, develops and teaches classes to Fulton County, Georgia employees. One of her accomplishments is she was instrumental in development and customization of the learning management system that is currently used in Fulton County. Because Brenda loves knowledge, sharing knowledge and she has a patient […]