Adventures in Corporate Education

or, how my graduate studies are affecting my job in corporate education

Entries Tagged as 'Grad School Classes'

If the world is changing, why am I studying about the guys that sent us down the wrong path?

October 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Weird blog post title right?
I’m taking two performance courses this semester. In one of the courses we are studying the origins of Human Performance Technology (HPT). I’ve been blogging that homework (see here , here, and here). As I’ve learned about the history, I’ve had a growing feeling of unease.
I blame it on CCK08 – [...]

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Busy! And the start of a new semester

September 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

I delivered a beta class last week, and I have been totally consumed with that activity. So sorry about the lack of posting!
The fall semester also started last week. This semester I am taking Introduction to Systematic Instructional Design. My organization (Education Services @ EMC) actually does a very good job with this, so the [...]

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Technical Aptitude, the Digital Divide, and Learning 2.0

June 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

This post has been bubbling in my brain for about two weeks. Our group finally turned in our midterm project, so I have a little time to get these thoughts out of my head.
Before I start let me say something to my group. I am just using our collective painful experience to illustrate a point. [...]

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CSCL

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

This week in class we are talking more about CSCL – Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. So far, I am a little perplexed. I need to go through the readings AGAIN. Unfortunately we are out of printer ink, so I may put in another plea to go buy a new printer tonight.
This week we are covering [...]

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My book came yesterday

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The class I am taking for the summer semester is “Designing Collaborative Online Learning”. The book we were assigned is Cooperative Learning in the Classroom (but there are three pages of articles to read!)
My adviser is the instructor. The syllabus looks really interesting. It should be a good summer!

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