I find the reflections of others on design practice depressing and encouraging at the same. I am not working at the moment and don’t have much to examine. All I can do is passively absorb the experience of fellow MALAT students. Jean-Pierre mentioned Freedcamp, never used it before but seems like a pretty good project management software. Mike mentioned transformational leadership which I had to google, a very interesting theory, it is too bad I don’t fit the profile as it takes certain personality traits of a Five-Factor model to be a transformational leader. David mentioned Kahoot, which seems like a great way to engage students through playing learning games. I laughed at him listing his wife as one of the tools. His post, as well as the whole blog in general, points to someone who loves what he does. It reminds me of myself back when I was working, I could talk or write about my job for hours, exploring every aspect in detail, bursting with enthusiasm and it also reminds me of how little effort I am able to put in at the moment because I have nothing relevant or interesting to share, considering that I have no instructing experience. I am in the process of looking for a job in the education/training sector, so hopefully, I am not stuck in a passive mode for long. This post is just to keep the momentum going.
A MALAT Student Blog
You *crying* laughed at me *more sniffles*?
But in all seriousness, I encourage you to not underestimate this time without work. I’ve had my share of times out of work and felt like I had nothing to contribute, but you’re using that time to build your skills for a future job. Don’t forget that your previous roles will shape who you in future educational roles. I would love to hear how your past job(s) might influence the way you approach education/training roles. We pick up tools and skills in some of the strangest places and it can be so difficult to remember that we apply them in such random ways.