A professional colleague of mine, Scott Marsee, and I recently presented at No Educator Left Behind hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University’s adult education division. We focused on how to facilitate online groups effectively by discovering how adult learners are motivated in group environments and subsequently employing strategies that maximizes learning.
Personal Kanban Impact on Self-Awareness
Another busy quarter has come and gone! You may be thinking “but the quarter doesn’t end until December!†It is easier for my life to run on the quarterly world of Walden University that is set a full month off and before the normal calendar quarter. This is quite helpful since getting a doctorate certainly wipes out much of your life. Since you don’t want a negative attitude towards something that requires such a time investment, I choose to go … [Read More]
OpenSpace Phoenix Reflection
My first OpenSpace experienceandexposure to Scrum was fantastic at the very awesome environment at Gangplank in Chandler, Arizona. Alyssa quickly knocked out my initial grumpifications of wanting the bottom line immediately in the Scrum Workshop by making me realize that the journey of discovery with open-minded co-collaborators was as valuable (if not more) than the actual objectives of the learning.
Summer Review
As an adult educator, it’s a constant focus to implement self awareness techniques and future oriented strategies for motivating adult learners. However, as a typical human, it’s easy to make one self exempt from “the message”. Implemented personal kanban has really improved my personal abilities for self-reflection, and as such, immediately see the connection point between my small triumphs this quarter that directly apply to my big picture goals. It is good to feel the results of my own efforts … [Read More]