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Defining Online and Blended Learning

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I have two perspectives on how online and blended learning looks like. First, online and blended learning, as it looks to me, is the space where you are learning. When I used to think of the word " learning" a classroom visual comes to mind . Online is all remote and blended learning uses both in-person and digital technology. It reminds me of when I get writer’s block using a laptop to do my writing, as soon as I physically get a pen and paper, the flood gates of my thoughts and ideas open. I can imagine, depending on the person, that is the experience some have in that they need human interaction and connection by being in a space that allows them to focus away from technology.  As a learner I tried both online and blended learning. I thought I needed to be in a physical space interacting with my peers and instructor in order to stay motivated, focused, and make more sense of learning objectives. When I did the blended learning, it was almost ten years ago, online meeting ...
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Evaluator Competencies Reflection

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The meaning of evaluation to me has been grounded in my professional and personal experiences. I took job titles like senior quality analyst, credit analyst, quality specialist, and math teacher all having to do with data backing up decision making. Also, when my mom got sick and it took two years to get her a diagnosis, doctors did many evaluations. The commonalities among those experiences brought me to an understanding that it takes time, data, awareness and a lot of research to come to a conclusion that makes sense in the decision making process. On the scale from 1 to 6, I would not rate myself as an expert, it would currently be a solid 4. I know that I have to hone my experiences, new knowledge, and evaluation skills to get to an expert level.  My experience with data came into play as I drew conclusions on my self-assessment. I took the average of each domain, at the thousandths place value and put them in order making the highest my strength and lowest my weakness. In the ...
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I'm on the Curve

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 I'm on the Curve I have been on a wild ride in the past four decades of technology emerging and I am not ready to get off. I want to outline my journey as to why I feel I am at the cusp of Early Adopter to Innovator on the Diffusion of Innovation Curve and provide why the Masters in Learning Design and Technology will eventually push me over to Innovator. My very first experience with technology was when I was in third grade, I always finished my work before anyone. I was that early finisher and needed enrichment to fuel my learning, so my teacher allowed me to play Oregon trail or Lemonade stand. I recall using floppy discs, a bulky computer with a black screen and green letters that I had to type (command), to play the games. I remember it just sitting in the back with a cover collecting dust until my teacher decided to give it a try and keep me busy. I ended up becoming the helper when other students started playing. The next memory was when I worked for a major cable compa...
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