Palloff in our video resources gave specific guidelines for instructor responses to the student discussion. This included a limitation to how many times you interact with students and under which situations. They are very specific about how to strategically respond to posts to promote discussion and prevent inappropriate behavior.

It is amazing to me how much there is to consider about how and why people learn in the way that is unique to them. Identifying with a learning theory or a learning style is really just the tip of the ice burg in regard to the learning process. It is at the intersection of prior knowledge, experience, perception, reality, comprehension, and flexibility that learning occurs.

Instructional Design Systems and Learning Synergy. Digital Media, Netflix and Red Queens. Disruptive Power of Google Glass. Back in 2012, a disruption occurred in the market with the introduction of the Google Glass. The Innovation Process of the Stylus Pen.

Group work and its influence on individual creativity. Group work relies on collaboration, participation, and cooperation of every member of the group in general, working towards solving a problem while maintaining cohesiveness in the group. Scholars, such as, the psychologist Irving Janis. Who coined the term groupthink. And the psychologist Solomon Asch. Known for the Asch Experiment.

Instructional Design and Technology and few other Random things. Have you ever been involved in a project that seemed to get out of control? A few years ago, I worked for a grant program through a college as an advisor for students in middle and high school where I experienced this exact situation. I loved my job and I was happy to always meet every challenge we were given, but one of the challenges seem to grow overnight.