Balancing Presence
Lara My passion and area of expertise is child development and family wellness. Since 2016, our child psychology clinic has offered workshops to parents and child development professionals. Given the complexity…
3-2-1 blog post – Digital Facilitation
To be honest, the very first thought I had when I saw the name of the course was, “I hope I’m not going to have to facilitate an online course!”…
Reflections On Building A Digital Parenting Resource
As an adult learner with learning differences, self-reflection has been essential in helping me identify strategies to adapt to different learning environments. I do my best thinking and creative problem-solving…
Final Reflections – Leading Change In Digital Learning
As a small business owner, I wholeheartedly agree with the ongoing program theme that change is constant, and finding ways to anticipate and adapt to changing environments keeps us relevant.…
Insight Toolkit: Feedback for Continuous Change
LRNT525 – Assignment #2 Authors: Kym Elderkin, Laverne Hamilton, Lara Higgins, Allie Munro, Alex Nwokoukwu The Insight Toolkit is intended for organizations of all sizes planning to start an exciting…
Managing Change – a paradigm shift
The paradigm shift The issue at hand was a theoretical paradigm shift, changing the narrative from what’s wrong with you, to what happened to you? It was necessary because the…
External Scan – An Informed Opinion on Leading Change in Digital Learning Environments
No matter the context, our interconnected political, economic, and social systems are constantly in flux and demanding change in our personal and professional environments. According to Biech (2007), “the external…
Leadership Reflections
Over the past two decades, my most impactful personal leadership growth has come from my role as a parent to 2 children, now in their 20s. In addition, my professional…
Design Principles, with intent
Engaging in a brainstorming session to develop design principles that could guide the creation and continued improvement of a hybrid parenting program was enlightening. In advance, we asked our team…
Holistic Instructional Design
Education helps to bring into focus things that are hidden in plain sight. This rings true as I begin to learn about instructional design models. With countless upskilling and more…