Fowl Takes
Are Adults Really That Different?
Knowles had some excellent points about his principles of learning, but they’re truly age-agnostic. Adults may have different problems to solve and a wider range of experiences to pull from, but good instruction is good instruction, regardless of whether it happens in a conference room or on carpet squares.
E-Learning Heroes Challenge 466: Dragon Drop
E-Learning Heroes Challenge 466: share a before-after example that reworks a short project to make it more accessible.
Summer Break Room 2023
Last night we held our last meeting of the year for Summer Break Room, a free place for teachers transitioning to instructional design to connect, learn, and grow together. If you missed any (or all) of the meetings but would like to look over the resource documents, they can all be found below.
Glamping and Accessible Design
Whatever the case may be, it's important to not lose sight of the big picture when making small adjustments.
Should Companies Hire Teachers?
…I found entire communities of educators on a similar path looking for better work-life balance and a wage that reflected the effort and hours they put in. Many of these educators frequently made posts about how companies should hire teachers because we can do anything.
While I know statements like these are made with the best intentions, sweeping generalizations about how teachers are remarkable are largely irrelevant and potentially problematic.
