In class this week we discussed communicative action. The theory is sound and reminded me somewhat of the theory of cognitive dissonance in that learning or understanding is mediated through communication. Learning continues through additional communicative acts. I find myself evaluating different kinds of communication and trying to determine...

I really liked the readings for this week. Well… to be honest, I really liked Impact of Technology and Theory On ID since 2000 by Warren, et. al. (2014). I had not been exposed to the Four Ages of Learning Technology (Winn, 2002). I found myself comparing my own...

In my Advanced Instructional Design class this week we discussed what “advanced” instructional design is compared to “basic” instructional design. I’ve never really thought of it like that. I’ve been in this business for almost 18 years and it’s always been just instructional design. From the perspective of education...