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I watched Graham Shaw's Ted Talk and was really impressed by the way he was able to take something that seems so complicated to people and make it super simple.I know many people think they can't draw but they can. Everyone can, it doesn't mean it's perfect, or going to be placed in a museum but you can do it. I learned a long time ago that I love to draw, paint, sculpt, and make art. Shaw does a really good job of letting people know this is something that anyone can do! One takeaway I had from

I watched Graham Shaw's Ted Talk and was really impressed by the way he was able to take something that seems so complicated to people and make it super simple.I know many people think they can't draw but they can. Everyone can, it doesn't mean it's perfect, or going to be placed in a museum but you can do it. I learned a long time ago that I love to draw, paint, sculpt, and make art. Shaw does a really good job of letting people know this is something that anyone can do! One takeaway I had from

For week three of 6710 we are discussing CARP, four basic principles of design. When searching for an infographic that illustrates good use of CARP I went to my Pinterest account and just scanned through all of my pins looking for one that stood out to me. I thought this would be a good test of the design of the infographic because sometimes it's hard to put into words why you are attracted to one design over the other. Sometimes I find that I am scrolling and scrolling and for some reason I

For week three of 6710 we are discussing CARP, four basic principles of design. When searching for an infographic that illustrates good use of CARP I went to my Pinterest account and just scanned through all of my pins looking for one that stood out to me. I thought this would be a good test of the design of the infographic because sometimes it's hard to put into words why you are attracted to one design over the other. Sometimes I find that I am scrolling and scrolling and for some reason I

The spring semester wrapped up about a week ago and I am enjoying my three weeks of summer vacation. In an attempt to finish grad school early I am diving in and taking two classes this summer and my vacation from school is quickly winding down and slipping away.This past semester at school was interesting. I took a class, 5100 Instructional Design and spent the first few weeks mostly confused but as the semester progressed it all started to become clear and I started thinking, Where has this

The spring semester wrapped up about a week ago and I am enjoying my three weeks of summer vacation. In an attempt to finish grad school early I am diving in and taking two classes this summer and my vacation from school is quickly winding down and slipping away.This past semester at school was interesting. I took a class, 5100 Instructional Design and spent the first few weeks mostly confused but as the semester progressed it all started to become clear and I started thinking, Where has this

Need something to do on Wednesday April 26th? Well, learn about Audacity instead of binge watching something on Netflix! Direct Registration Link: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/828292711 

Interview with Rich Beaudrie, Co-Founder, The Organic Learner and Director of Learning, Understory and I, discussing the skill sets learners will need to how to adapt and benefit from to digital learning and collaborative learning efforts. 

Productive failure is already a trend in connected, collaborative, learning.  Research is mixed regarding learner center pedagogy and more controlled approaches. What we know for sure is we will win some and lose some in life.  Learning to fail forward is a win.  Fear of failure is a common barrier to success.  How many of us were “taught” how to fail?  The fact that we fail sometimes seems to be a secret no one wants to talk about.  I am a focus, take action and get it done kind of girl.  That

One of the most common and familiar designs in traditional tattooing is the Japanese koi. He appears in a variety of ways on the human body, following the natural lines and patterns of the wearer’s skin, musculature and bone structure. He symbolizes overcoming challenge and adversity and represents a personal struggle. Koi placement, coloring, orientation and elemental […]

Course INTE 5250: Strategies for Online and Blended LearningFor this course we were given the assignment of leading an online discussion. I was partnered with Erin Dwyer, a high school math teacher, and fellow student in the ILT program and we were given the topic online cheating. Our challenge was to: meet up and discuss how to deliver our discussion, decide what question(s) to ask our peers, deploy our discussion post at the appropriate time, and then proceed with the discussion on our own

 Course INTE 5250: Strategies for Online and Blended LearningFor this course we were given the assignment of leading an online discussion. I was partnered with Erin Dwyer, a high school math teacher, and fellow student in the ILT program and we were given the topic online cheating. Our challenge was to: meet up and discuss how to deliver our discussion, decide what question(s)  to ask our peers, deploy our discussion post at the appropriate time, and then proceed with the discussion on our own

CARP in design work is essential to use to ensure that the product maxes it’s purpose for the audience. I could have copped out and said that CARP just makes things “great”, but I went with the more professional response.…

I love the question Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is asking in his Building Global Community manifesto today. "Are we building the world we all want?" Will we focus on expansion and inclusion or react with fear and contract and isolate? We certainly see the latter as fear seems to have gripped some driving them to create walls of isolation. Mark’s post today imagines a world where people are given the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Education disrupts fear. In my

My final portfolio for Learning with Digital Stories displays samples of critiques, scholarship responses, daily creates and social media interaction throughout the semester.

I am in my last semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. This is a collaborative blog post, for my eLearning trends and issues class (6750). Links to team members Kirk Lunsford, Allison Sandler, and Christina Moore's blogs are provided for more information on the SAMR model.What is SAMRSAMR is a four-level taxonomy based approach for assessing what, how, and why educators are incorporating computer technology into

I began my fourth semester of the ILT Master's program at UC Denver about two weeks ago. This semester means I have finally begun the second half of this program and am on my way to crossing the finish line. I thought it would be a good idea to do a little reflection on what I've accomplished so far and how I feel about the program and being a grad student. I chose the picture of the light coming through the trees because it really represents how I feel right now. I finally see the light! I

I began my fourth semester of the ILT Master's program at UC Denver about two weeks ago. This semester means I have finally begun the second half of this program and am on my way to crossing the finish line. I thought it would be a good idea to do a little reflection on what I've accomplished so far and how I feel about the program and being a grad student. I chose the picture of the light coming through the trees because it really represents how I feel right now. I finally see the light! I

As concern about the impact of the latest executive order banning people from 7 Muslim countries from entering the U.S. grows, how should companies lead on this divisive issue? We can trust the research that integrity is of central importance to effective leadership.  Appearing incongruent will undermine your mission.Congruency MattersFacebook CEO Mark Zukerberg said “The United States is a nation of immigrants, and we should be proud of that……..I’m concerned about the impact of the recent

As I sit here, tired, drinking a Red Bull so I can finish this change proposal for the last class, in the last semester, of my Masters program all I can say is thank you Mr. President. It was President Obama who urged us back in 2009 to go back to school.  Acquire some 21st century skills he said, because the economy would never go back to the kind of economy it was before the recession/depression. Image Wikimedia CommonsHe was right. In 2010 I started this journey with a GED. It took leadership

I figured after a long break between the Fall/Spring semesters that the only thing I could do to re-energize was to go on PTO and get out of Colorado… for the first week of new classes! It was a spontaneous…

These cool tools will make content creation and curation easy peasy.  2016 top learning tools! Click the pic!

Without deadlines the procrastinator will... well, yeah, procrastinate.This was very insightful of my own behavior, and now to do something about it...

I'm thinking of a poem I cannot Google...I am New Year's Resolution-ing...Revolution...ing.One assembly I am getting Teacher of the Month, and the next month I'm loosing my cool and taking some unscheduled time off.So much gained, so much more to learn.

We’re a few days into the new year, and I want to share my favorite 10 albums of the 2016 with everyone. No new albums have been released in 2017 yet, so this list is still in time. I wanted…

5 at 8:29amThis course was interesting because truth be told, I actually thought it was going to be easy. As a Humanities major I did quite a bit of writing; essays, research papers, and I even wrote a final thesis for my degree. I actually enjoyed all of that writing! This course was not what I anticipated however, it was much more difficult. I assumed that I would thrive in this environment but it was more challenging for me to think critically than I assumed it would be. Maybe it was just

5 at 8:29amThis course was interesting because truth be told, I actually thought it was going to be easy. As a Humanities major I did quite a bit of writing; essays, research papers, and I even wrote a final thesis for my degree. I actually enjoyed all of that writing! This course was not what I anticipated however, it was much more difficult. I assumed that I would thrive in this environment but it was more challenging for me to think critically than I assumed it would be. Maybe it was just

The outrage bubbled up in me like a volcano.  Hot like lava. At 10:30 pm I turned off the TV as early results showed him in the lead.  Surely this will turn in the night and I will wake up to some hope the idea of America could be real.  My eight-year-old grand daughter looked at me with worried eyes.  “It’s going to be alright Le Le, these are just early results he’s not going to win.”  Then she went home and I went to bed.But joy didn’t come in the morning.  The darkness grew in the night.  He

We are celebrating Veterans in our school today! They will have a parade in our halls and then join classes to have more cozy settings. Every teacher is doing something a little bit different to honor our men and women. Here is a picture of the mini posters that Mrs. Leonard’s class did…why they’d be … Continue reading Happy Veteran’s Day