• Conference

    Virtually Connecting Goes to HERDSA 2016

    July 6, 2016 /

    Note: I had fun writing this post with Wendy Taleo, who hosted the Virtually Connecting session.    Plaits. (14 Dec 2012). “Fremantle Horizon.”  Online image, Flickr. Retrieved 12 July 2016. A ping from Wendy Taleo drew me out of my teaching-grading cave to the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) conference this Wednesday, July 6, also a Hari Raya Puasa public holiday in Singapore. Though Fremantle, Perth (Western Australia) might be closer to me than say, an American conference, work commitments still hold me and many others…

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  • Instructional Design

    3 More Myths about Instructional Designers

    April 6, 2015 /

    [Draft 1: April 6, 12:38am; Updated: April 6, 9:45am] In the past, I’ve written about the myths and mischaracterization of instructional designers (ID). I realize that such perceptions (or misperceptions) exist across many fields and disciplines, but I think I found more to add to my growing list of misperceptions about IDs as I work in the field. This post seeks to increase understanding about IDs and filter more silt from the muddy waters. [FYI, I’m not going to tread on contentious turf about learning designer vs. instructional designer. Joshua Kim…

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