Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

This particular discussion prompt is a little difficult to adequately address simplistically. Is a picture worth a thousand words? Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. First, the guidelines I selected to evaluate the material came from the following resources: Laureate video in which Pointer advises the designers to ask themselves, “Why is the graphic here?” If the … Continue reading →

Informal Evaluation of Implementation

The Good My implementation actually occurred three weeks ago as part of a 10-week Divorce Recovery Workshop series. The design was for one three-hour session. The topic for the session was Grief. Attached is a sample of the facilitator version of the Agenda/lesson plan. There were many aspects of the implementation that went very well. … Continue reading →

Reflecting on Your Role in Instructional Design

Introduction It is refreshing to participate in a program intent on utilizing the tools being taught to the students.  For instance, each of the courses in the Instructional Design program culminates in a final reflection paper allowing the learner yet another opportunity to engage in transformative learning described by Mezirow as constructivist in nature, wherein … Continue reading →