Microlearning Project
I listed the learning theories in the chronological order that I used to address the following problem. You’ll notice some are duplicates as I had to revisit them.
Problem:
I needed a professional resume for an online instructor and instructional designer. Complete shift! I needed to work on the visual presentation, language and content.
Cognitivism: Not A Blank Slate
My life experiences and existing knowledge (schema) influence my approach. I always enjoyed exploring my creativity.
- I possessed a BA, and I was competing with those with professional certifications, Masters, PHD’s
- I always enjoyed being creative
- Submitted to a resume free review: Now, I needed result-based statements
I still wanted more. What was this more and how do I achieve this?
Various Perspectives
What is/isn’t important?
Important: The tools needed to create infographics. ( Create infographics=keyword)
Not Important: No need for video editing/conversion, graphic creation, recording, I bookmarked related sites for later use.
- Researched what infographic meant to keep search on track
- Free: A must because I was not in a place to invest a lot
- Ease of Use: Some with a steep learning curve
- Similar interfaces helped with learning
- Allowed me to evaluate my options faster and effectively.
- Flexibility: Not all sites offered the same quality and quantity of content. Manipulating and adding content was important through the following features.
- Copy, paste
- Upload, embed
- Color wheel, palettes
- Networking, share, publish ( individual links or company site)
- Search for content within platform
- Avatars, icons, lines, themes etc…
- Fonts
- Grouping, duplicate
Constructivism
My journey to using online creative platforms like Venngage was completely informal.
Problem: I needed a professional resume for an online instructor/instructional designer. Complete shift! I needed to work on the visual presentation, language and content.
Questions
- What does an online instructor resume look like?
- Where can I find job postings to cross-reference basic skills?
- What is the job descriptions?
- What should be included in a resume?
- How long should it be?
- Where can I find help to write a resume? ( generators, free help, templates etc…)
- How creative do I want to be? ( still professional)
Chaos Theory
"Working Through the Chaos"
It was information overload! All these sites, editing, video, graphics, subscriptions etc.. Everything was indeed connected to everything. At this point…
- I moved on from the constructivist approach.
- I made meaningful connections with the material.
- Decisions on how to link these informational sources.
Connectivism: " The Know Where Mindset"
I explored these sites and amended my search. ( Google)
Compare/Contrast: Cross-Referencing
I could see which were popular.
- easy to use, free
- features offered and more
- experimented with platforms
I learned more about my needs, so I created a more specific search again for:
- professional Instructional Designers ( related job fields)
- other examples of ingenuity
Questioning & Reflecting
I had crated a new understanding. I was the teacher and the students in one.
- Experimented
- Questioned my questions and results ( iterative)
- Failed a billion times over
- Generated suggestions (search)
- Reflect on progress, information
- Set new goals
- Constant Evaluation (assess the best tools to use)