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Activity 3 | Blog Post – Leadership Reflections

By on Feb 6, 2022 in LRNT 525 | 8 comments

Every day in our newsfeeds we see articles that herald headlines such as what good leaders are made of; the top five traits of successful leaders; or the three biggest mistakes leaders make. So, when I logged on to Moodle and began them, I was not sure what to expect. This was an area of study that was entirely new to me.  After 15 years working in a nonprofit organization, I have seen many managers, supervisors and two CEOs (Chief Executive Officer) come or go and can remember many managers or supervisors that were reflective leaders and some who had the title of leader but did not lead. As I began to go a little deeper into the readings, I thought to myself rather than just understand the readings, I would try to internalize them through reflection and create my own examples alongside examples provided by the authors so that I could collect some of the gems I discovered along the way...

Manifesto for Design Thinking

By on Jan 16, 2022 in LRNT 524 | 0 comments

Sam’s Design Thinking Manifesto For our final assignment in LRNT 524, we were asked create a personal manifesto for our design thinking.  

LRNT 524: Innovation, Design and Learning Environments – The Non-Design Design Project – Sam Kirk and Stephanie Messier

By on Jan 2, 2022 in LRNT 524 | 0 comments

LRNT 524 Assignment 3a: Design Thinking Challenge In our interviews, we explored our professional settings. Sam Kirk is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher for the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSBC) in the Language and Career College (LCC). Stephanie Messier is a human resources (HR) professional who consults with various businesses. During our synchronous exchanges, we explored the work and cultural environments of our respective worlds. We uncovered common organizational challenges such as conflicting political agendas, diverse learners, and talent retention. The one shared challenge that inspired our design was our interaction with unmotivated individuals who struggle in a virtual work setting. As an outcome of the ideation brainstorming process, we decided to develop a virtual, open-ended, and constructivism-based (Heaster-Ekholm, 2020) model that we...

Unit 2 – Activity 1: Blog – Taking a Look at Practice

By on Dec 5, 2021 in LRNT 524 | 13 comments

Redefining ADDIE – LRNT 524 – Innovation, Design and Learning Environments

By on Nov 28, 2021 in LRNT 524 | 0 comments

I am very excited to share with you some of the ways that I design and innovate. I would very much appreciate hearing about some of the ways that you design your learning environments and any advice or insights that you may have for me.  Redefining ADDIE – by Sam  A – Attract – In my English as a second language context, it is particularly important to grab the learners’ attention and establish an authentic connection where learners feel safe with the instructor as well as other learners. When stepping back into the classroom whether virtual or in-person, there can be fear or hesitation. This could be a result of past trauma adult students have encountered. By addressing these fears, you set the stage for low-stakes risk and high-stakes rewards. D – Determine and discover – Contemporary language learners have generally had much exposure and experience with ELS...