Nick Leffler

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Social Awareness Program For Instructional Design Degree

Nick Leffler

I recently began a new consulting job with the Master’s program I got my degree from. It’s the MSIDT program at California State University Fullerton (CSUF). It may seem odd then to have started a consulting position to help a higher education program build their social presence and expand their program.

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Are You Appy?

Nick Leffler

Oh, you also have to know how to program or a lot of money to hire a developer for your app or pass it on to a developer who you don’t get to work very closely with. Apps can be programmed in the operating systems native language which is a huge benefit. There are a few benefits to a mobile app though.

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What I’m Working On

Nick Leffler

Enough cryptic talk though, the Master’s program I graduated from in 2011 has been going through some changes. It was a small program of about 30 students in each cohort, they’re now expanding and wanting to do so online through several routes. I wrote up a few proposals on what I would do to help grow the program.

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Attention Spans Are Getting Shorter

Nick Leffler

From the minute you get out of college with your degree you’re starting the learning program of life. You can’t shut it off and stop reading and stop learning, jobs demand that you’re a lifelong learner. Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) is a great way to manage that.

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Increasing Social Awareness in Higher Education

Nick Leffler

About two months ago I wrote about increasing social awareness in higher education , specifically the MSIDT program that I graduated from. Developing the social awareness of the program has gone well, although nothing like I had planned. It’s a major time saver and relieves the stress of sharing content.

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Looking Back On 2015

Nick Leffler

I eventually determined that a community of inquiry is similar to the practice I had in my graduate program. Social Awareness Program For Instructional Design Degree — I started my consulting job here and was reflecting on how it fit into my goal for enabling people to direct their own learning.

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Communities of Inquiry

Nick Leffler

My master’s program was based almost entirely off of this! At about 6 minutes in the video it suddenly clicked for me that I’ve probably experienced CoI before. A recommended strategy is to require people (yes people, not learners) to contribute a minimum number of posts to a discussion.

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