My first Application piece...




I have spent quite a bit of time searching various blogs looking for the ones that will benefit me in my pursuits, and also keep me interested at the same time. When deciding which three to post on here, I wanted to find blog sites that apply to my own career situation, both present and future.



Since my current job is as an elementary school teacher, the first site I found that grabbed my attention was  http://lilykreitinger.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/five-life-lessons-i-learned-from-my-teachers. This blogger is a trainer, instructional designer, and teacher which I felt that I could relate to in many ways. In this particular post I have attached, she gave several lessons that she learned from her teachers, that I thought were very applicable to my job, as well as my future as an instructional designer. I especially liked how she listed life connections to each lesson, as learning can be enhanced by finding ways to relate things to real life. Other posts in her blog touch on various parts of everyday life, which is a nice way to connect with real people reading it on a daily basis.


The next site that got my attention was http://christytucker.wordpress.com/ . This particular blogger described her blog as being about building learning experiences using Instructional Design and also E-Learning. I especially liked her blog because there were several entries that answer questions about the process of getting into the Instructional Design field, especially if the person was a teacher prior to that. Once specific post had sample interview questions that would be asked of a teacher making the transition to Instructional Designer, and her ideas of how to best answer them.




Since the Instructional Design field is so new to me, I wanted to find a site that gave me the basics of Instructional Design and how to apply it in my studies and career path. This particular post really interested me, especially the video that was shown. The link is  http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-instructional-design/. This post was great because it really delved into the learning process and why Instructional Design is such an important component to that. It confirms that this is the direction I want to take in my future endeavors.