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 https://canvas.fsu.edu/courses/166746/pages/class-tools-so-far Class Tools So Far Tool List Through Week 8 Badgelist https://www.badgelist.com/EME6414-Summer-21  (Links to an external site.) Blogger http://eme6414.blogspot.com/  (Links to an external site.) Bubbl.us  (No EME6414 Group) https://bubbl.us/  (Links to an external site.) Canva  https://www.canva.com/en/ Cluster  (No EME6414 Group) https://cluster.co/i/VZ9KTAKX  (Links to an external site.) CreativeCommons  (No EME6414 Group) https://creativecommons.org/  (Links to an external site.) Diigo https://groups.diigo.com/group/eme6414  (Links to an external site.) Edmodo https://new.edmodo.com/groups/eme6414-summer21-37655887  (Links to an external site.) Join code: zfk9jf Edublogs  (No EME6414 Group) https://edublogs.org/  (Links to an external site.) Flickr  (No EME6414 Group) https://www.flickr.com/  (Links to an external site.) Framapad https://bimestriel.framapad.org/p/eme6414-9h9e?lang=en  (Links to an external site.) Future

 Every once in a while, I hear some amazing pipes on NPR, like today: Years ago, I found Modest Mouse and shared them with my youngest. Was introduced to Paloma Faith  driving home to let the girls out at lunch and wrote her name on my hand so I wouldn't forget to get some of her songs in my library. I plan to listen to a lot of music over the break as I will have sooooo muuuuucccchhhh freeeee time! But I want to do a shout out to @True Currency  for reminding me of how much joy it can bring. This has been quite the whirlwind semester, my first semester back in school after several years. I have super enjoyed blogging with all of you, honored that I had a glimpse into your lives. If this is your last semester, CONGRATULATIONS! AND BEST OF LUCK! If you are just beginning, like me, have a restful and restorative break and maybe we will run into each other in a future semester. The countdown continues - one semester down, five to go!

  An  article (and this image) in Learning Solutions  pointed out why I initially had such a difficult time embracing some of the concepts taught in this class. I looked back at my first participation log and a question I asked was “Do I need to Tweet as well?” Now I chuckle, but in May, the thought of tweeting really disrupted by schema related to tweeting. So much was happening on Twitter over the previous four years, and not all good things, that I associated tweeting with doing something negative, or worse, being sucked into the tweeting world. I know that summer is a compressed semester, but it would have been nice to be able to do more “stop/start/continue,” as described in the article. I needed to connect the old way of thinking with the new way of thinking and then continue with the new schema. I am one of those learners that needs a longer pause or many pauses to process. I did eventually “drink the Kool Aid” and told my brother yesterday that I was actually having fun in scho

Recently tasked with exploring options for instructional design models, outside of Dick and Carey and ADDIE, this eBook provided a different perspective to the models we studied in EME 5601 this Summer. As I was reading, I wanted to annotate, tag, and save the eBook in Diigo so that my team could have access, annotate, and tag. But alas, the restrictions to these types of Web 2.0 based tools is severely limited at FDLE. Instead, I highlighted sections, inserted comments, sent the pdf in an email to my team, and filed it in a folder on our shared drive. It is impossible to find anything in the shared drive. As you take addition ID classes, you too might want to snag this eBook for future use. In addition, I signed up for  eLearning Industry’s newsletter  and  Learning Solutions newsletter , and followed them on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn - things I would have never done 3 months ago.  

As we enter the last week of Summer 2021 . . . Mental health of graduate students sorely overlooked It is common knowledge among my circle of friends (maybe not yours) that pursuing a PhD can kill a marriage, that you cannot have both existing in the same space, it’s highly improbable that both will make it. PhD friends are single or divorced and remarried— after getting their PhD. Sometimes, they made it to ABD and then called it quits, with regrets. This article discusses the collateral damage of being a graduate student and how that plays out on our mental health. What kind of expectations are you putting on yourself? How often do you succumb to imposter syndrome? Have you checked in with your anxiety level lately? The article suggests: Taking time away for the work – well, not this or next week! Stop comparing ourselves with ourselves – maybe, for me, stop comparing myself with others? Talking to someone who understands what you are going through – or your favor

Passing along an interesting  article  about the “Biggest Scam in Higher Education.” Had no idea that student loans for a bachelor’s degree are limited and master’s degree unlimited. The State of Florida paid for my bachelor’s and is now paying for my masters. My thirty year old still has an outstanding loan from his bachelor’s degree and is now studying for his GRE to work on an MSW. I do wonder if my friends with Phds are still paying off their student loans? When they find out that I am back in school, they assume it is for my Phd, or just flat-out wonder why in the world I am doing this. I’ve always been a late bloomer, late to the table, late to have that “ah ha moment.” When I think about the ISLT program, our final portfolio is akin to a final portfolio for an MFA, there is a lot of creativity and innovation involved. Think about our produsage project that I truly believe mine is boring, but we have to start somewhere, right? I feel for the folks with MFAs and high student debt

No One Starts Out Awesome: Advice for New Teachers Just before going to bed last night, after tackling schoolwork all day, I glanced at my phone and found this. How will I ever get 15 tasks completed before the end of the week? Already questioning if my produsage project actually is a produsage project. Questioning what I am posting on my newly created Twitter and Instagram spaces and my already established "trainer" Facebook account. Filled with doubt. Were they authentic, interactive, or static? Could they support a Web 2.0 community? Quickly reviewing my concept paper + execution + example + critical reflections, did I explain the components thoroughly, was I creative, original, and innovative? So much doubt. Wanted this project to be awesome or at least as awesome as the projects my classmates are going to publish! After taking an early morning, moon-lit walk (3 full moons this month), coffee in one hand, and Sophia’s leash in the other, I opened Gmail and found this in

Joe is currently one of my best SMEs. He is a former firefighter, currently a Plantation Police Department officer, and certified instructor with Broward College. He has had no formal training as an instructional designer, but he “gets” what skills new recruits need to be a peace officer, keep their agency out of litigations, and go home alive after their shift. He also knows what will and will not “work” at his training academy. He is one of the few SMEs that I am friends with on Facebook (I’ve unfriended several over the past year.) and I enjoy his posts of quintessential Florida vacations. He is also an aspiring foodie but needs to get better at composing the images. When Joe sends me an article to read, I read it, often several times. This one he sent to my manager as well. The subject line is “Good Read.” Now, I must be honest that recently I have been a little hesitant to say that I work for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Last Spring was particularly challenging

We had just wrapped up an EME5601 group project after a 3.5 hour long collaborative meeting. Awesome group to work with (don't know how all of you do this with families AND jobs, etc.) and we posted the assignment early (early for me is before 11:59 pm). My final task was to submit the Zoom video on the discussion board. After doing a load of laundry, clean sheets on the bed, folding towels, hanging up clothes, making a VERY yummy dinner of roasted butternut squash and brussels sprouts, and grilled pork chops (my meat meal of the week), and cleaning up the kitchen, the video was ready. There was a small glass of wine in there somewhere . . .  I posted the video and a Slack kudo for my group mates, looked at the radar screen, and had to make a decision. Do I have another glass of wine, maybe larger, and blow off blogging, the discussion board, and participation log? It was so tempting to sneak off to my screened-in porch, surrounded by blooming orchids, a chilled glass of Ros

After getting my semi-retirement Apple watch, I want ALL THE BADGES, EVERYDAY! So here's my challenge to me and you:  CLOSE YOUR RINGS EVERY DAY THIS WEEK! I know that this is our last 2 weeks of a VERY busy Summer Semester and we have way too many projects to complete; however, studies have shown that we perform better when we get our exercise. Even better if we do it outdoors!

Image from https://www.famouspsychologists.org/hermann-ebbinghaus/  In a previous blog I talked about the Forgetting Curve and how we might want to think about incorporating it into instructional strategies when developing training. This article talks about the specific strategy of revisiting information in spaced intervals: ·        Reviewing the information within 24 hours after learning it ·        Reviewing the information briefly seven days later I can remember in some of my classes as a child, we would often review the concepts we learned the day before and then begin with new information. When developing training programs (these are 770-hour programs), I’m thinking about how I could revisit the information taught the day before in the form of an exercise or game. Seven days later, do that again, but have the students apply the information in a scenario or role-play. Considering the Hermann Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, how would you roll this into a course either F2F or o

This game became hugely popular during the pandemic as it’s an online space where you can just hang out with your friends and play games. I like that it’s not based on blowing things up or killing people. My grandson, almost 11, plays Fortnite with his friends A LOT, and apparently 50% of the people playing this game are under 12. Although the article says that it is growing in popularity with 17–24-year-olds. I watched the the Lil Nas X concert that was in the app and it reminded me of all the teenyboppers at the Beatles concerts. I tried imaging being there with my teenage friends and I would be right up front as well hopping up and down. All the little avatars were so different, one came as a box of fries, and they all looked like they were having a blast. Not only do you have a plethora of games to choose from, but you can also develop games and play them with your friends or sell them to Roblox. I grew up with sports, and board and card games. Heck, we didn’t have a television u

 ALL THE TIME! Wait, only 20 minutes a day three times a week ?? I'm sorry, not sorry, but I need more Shinrin-Yoku than that! Here's where my 1.5 hour sunrise ride begins about 3 times a week. How much time do you spend outside every day? A minimum of 5 hours a month in the wild - sounds like a good time for digital detox. How about here? How feasible is it for you to get 5 hours a month in the wild while taking classes, working, family life, etc.? I am really liking this 3 days a year where you are off the grid! What are your plans to get off the grid between semesters? I'm thinking of joining these folks in NoCal, fires permitting . . .

This makes perfect sense to me. I am a maker. When working remotely, that first yellow chunk often occurred at 5 am, in my PJs, coffee in hand. I would fall asleep the night before, thinking creative thoughts knowing that first thing, before any "life" happened, I could capture it. This opportunity is now lost as I am back in the office, although I do send myself emails with creative updates outside of the 9-5. Oh, the second yellow chunk would sometimes not happen until 4 pm. There was an occasion that a 4 pm problem needed solving. I knew where the answers were and sent an email at 8 pm. The process was praised by management (not upper management) as an excellent example of collaboration – “the day shift found the problem and the night shift solved the problem.” I now live in the " prison of presence " that does not allow me to be a maker, even though the work requires it. Funny that I told my manager that the office felt like a prison after my first day back in t

This just dropped into my inbox, and frankly, I didn't know that for the past year, it has been missing. I just realized that I missed the support and perspective I was able to receive on a regular basis. This will give you a taste of what they are all about: • Reminders if you’re feeling overwhelmed or like a fraud , by Poynter faculty Samantha Ragland • An editor’s guide to creating an online portfolio , by previous Cohort editor Rachel Schallom • What to do when your career path is uncharted territory , by Masuma Ahuja They are also hiring. What professional support groups do you subscribe to?