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The Blind Expert<\/h3>\n

I was introduced to education by accident.\u00a0 After being continuously employed in the broadcast industry in Winnipeg, Manitoba for ten years, I moved to London, Ontario for family reasons and found myself without work.\u00a0 I spent a couple of months applying to every job that I felt I was qualified for, until I saw an opening as a “Broadcast Support Advisor” at Fanshawe College… a fairly ambiguous job title.\u00a0 After reading the job description, which included mention of mentoring student broadcasters in the field of sales and promotions, I saw that it was something that I could do and applied.\u00a0 Upon getting the job, I quickly learned that it was far more than mere mentorship, and that I was a teacher of sorts.\u00a0 After about a year, upon realizing that I wasn’t completely incompetent, my employers asked if I would like to teach a course on marketing and then it was official… I was an educator… and have been now for eight years.\u00a0 So, my introduction into teaching wasn’t something that I pursued and I basically fell backwards into it.\u00a0 Something that surprised me… I love it.\u00a0 Something that’s less surprising… I didn’t know what I was doing.\u00a0 My recent time spent pursuing a master’s program in learning and technology has solidified my understanding that while I have a skill for making my subject matter entertaining and can engage with my students on a personal level, I have much to learn about learning theory and instructional design.<\/p>\n

A Revelation<\/h3>\n

I’ve built courses from scratch, created lessons, taught face-to-face and online, but have never used a design model in the creation of my courses.\u00a0 Any process guiding my decision making in developing courses has been influenced by practical experience, intuition, and a profound sense of responsibility to my students.\u00a0 My reading this week has been a real revelation.\u00a0 It’s so exciting to learn about the research and theory behind concepts such as the ADDIE design process, and while I’ve put my teaching on hold to pursue my own education, I’m enthusiastic to get back to it so I can apply what I’ve learned.\u00a0 But how might I do that?\u00a0 There are so many models!\u00a0 Dousay (2018) recommended that when deciding which model to use, it’s wise to begin with considering the delivery method (p. 7).\u00a0 Is the course you’re developing going to be delivered in person?\u00a0 Is it going to be online?\u00a0 Will it<\/p>\n

be synchronous or asynchronous?\u00a0 Additionally, Dousay suggested considering the environment in which the course will be taught.\u00a0 Will it be in a classroom, or are you developing it as an instructional tool for some other group?\u00a0 There are many things to consider, and each situation has a suitable model.<\/p>\n

Of everything I read this week, I was most excited about the Merrill’s First Principles of Instruction (Merrill, 2002).\u00a0 A lightbulb went off for me while going through the article and it occurred to me that I’ve been approaching teaching from the wrong direction.\u00a0 Merrill’s principles, including Activation, Demonstration, Application, and Integration were eye-opening for me and put many other learning models into perspective. While I know that I wouldn’t have been able to manage working full-time, teaching part-time, being a dad, and pursuing this program… there’s a part of me that really regrets temporarily giving up teaching.\u00a0 I’ll now have to wait to put these extremely valuable lessons into practice.<\/p>\n

References<\/h3>\n

Dousay, T. A. (2018). Instructional design models. In R. E. West (Ed.), Foundations of learning and instructional design technology. EdTech Books<\/em>. https:\/\/edtechbooks.org\/lidtfoundations<\/a><\/p>\n

Merrill, M. D. (2002). First principles of instruction. Educational Technology Research and Development 50<\/em>(3), 43-59. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02505024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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