Back to School: Why I’m Studying e-Learning Instructional Design

I am a school nerd. I have always loved to learn. I look back fondly on graduate school (even though it was hard!) and miss the days of hunkering down in the library or local coffee shop to work on my assignments.

As a consultant, I’m always thinking about professional development and where to focus my time and resources. Over the past few years, I have niched down my work to focus largely on e-Learning.

I am currently enrolled in the University of Washington, Certificate in e-Learning Instructional Design. Click to learn what I’m learning and why I chose this program.

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If I Leap, the Net Will Appear, Right?

Today’s guest post “If I Leap, the Net Will Appear, Right?” is written by Joanna Locke, MD, MPH. She is the Principal Consultant at Locke Public Health.

Inspirational stories and quotes about entrepreneurialism abound in our society, with successes enshrined in books and documentaries, news articles and blog posts, the covers of planners and journals. Risk taking can be an attractive proposition. (However, publication bias means that stories about those for whom no net appeared are shared much less frequently). So, how do you decide if the leap is for you?

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