Posts by Patrick


Leadership Attributes Reflection

Leadership Attributes Reflection


Posted By on Feb 7, 2021

In our previous group activity for LRNT 525, Christopher Rowe, Jonathan Carpenter, Mike MacKay, Cheryl-Haley Nix, and I were asked to rank twenty attributes in order of most to least important as part of being an effective leader (Rowe et al., 2021). As already discussed, it was not easy to come to a consensus on the rankings because of our different “interpretations of the context of a leader” (Rowe et al., 2021, para 2)....

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Admired Leadership Attributes

Admired Leadership Attributes


Posted By on Feb 7, 2021

This post was authored in collaboration with Jonathan Carpenter, Patrick Guichon, Mike MacKay, Cheryl Haley Nix, & Christopher Rowe During our first group activity in LRNT 525, our team was presented with the task of organizing a list of twenty leadership attributes in order of most to least important.  The goal of this activity was to come to a consensus on what we collectively thought of as prioritized qualities in a leader. We...

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Instructional Design Principles

Instructional Design Principles


Posted By on Jan 17, 2021

As part of our LRNT 524 course, Christopher Rowe and I created the Guichon Rowe Instructional Model as a re-imagining of our instructional techniques. Here is a manifesto of the design principles included as part of this model. The Guichon Rowe Model includes 8 instructional design principles: Problem Based Learning Summative Assessment Authentic Assessment Self-Evaluation Peer-Evaluation Formative Assessment Collaboration Flipped...

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Design Thinking Challenge

Design Thinking Challenge


Posted By on Dec 31, 2020

Our challenge for this project in LRNT 524 for Assignment 3, is to critically analyze our instructional practices and reimagine how we teach, particularly in an online environment. Christopher Rowe and I have decided to do our presentation in the form of a video. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to your feedback.   Featured Image: d.School design thinking process, Stanford University, image retrieved from:...

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Design Tools

Design Tools


Posted By on Dec 4, 2020

As an instructor and instructional design, what are my superpowers? “Everything is Awesome!” I’d like to think my number one superpower is my “Everything is Awesome!” attitude. I try to keep a positive attitude despite the what’s happening around me. I am committed to my students, there for them when they need help, and a good listener. I am often asked to “do you know technology X or software...

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