After recently becoming a graduate student, studying Instructional Design and Technology, I have taken note of the many facets of this profession and learning in general. I have proclaimed myself a life long learner, and having the opportunity to investigate learning is by far, right up my ally.
The Internet provides a wide array of resources from online journals, blogs, e-newsletters, websites, etc., to support the study of or just to inform anyone interested in Instructional Design. A recent assignment from my Learning Theories and Instruction class required a bit of online research and dissection of a few of the resources I found.
Experiencing E-Learning (http://christytucker.wordpress.com/ ) is an online blog hosted by and Instructional Designer named Christy Tucker. Ms. Tucker designs graduate school courses and focuses on secondary education. The theme behind this blog is, “Building engaging learning experiences through instructional design and e-learning.” In perusing this blog, it is definitely useful to anyone trying to understand instructional design, looking for recent developments in the profession, questions on the effectiveness of e-learning, and the overall e-learning experience. Ms. Tucker is eager to communicate and share, and definitely welcomes comments.
Making Change (http://blog.cathy-moore.com/ ) is a blog, hosted by Cathy Moore, dedicated to e-learning as well. What attracted me to this site was its usefulness and descriptive posts. The posts are used more as instructional lessons on topics related to instructional design and e-learning, subdivided with detailed points for clarity. This blog also utilizes graphics and videos to support the posts, somewhat like and additional bonus or resource on each topic.
Lastly, Instructional Design and Development Blog (http://www.iddblog.org/ ), is a part of the Instructional Design Department at DePaul University. Though it is a scholarly, university-hosted blog, the contributors to the blog are students, employees, consultants, designers, and teachers, all associated with the university. I found this blog most interesting and resourceful because the posting come from a variety of instructional design perspectives and backgrounds. This blog was created to enhance the Instructional Design department, but I consider it the most resourceful of all three because of the various contributors’ perspectives.
As I continue to develop my instructional design background, I am sure I will come across numerous resources to support my growth. I have captured three supportive and relative blogs that will continue to be resourceful as I continue to work in the Instructional Design field. They each have similarities, but differ in the perspectives of the writers for each. One thing I have discovered to date is the philosophies and theories surrounding the learning process are comprised of the work and studies of numerous individuals.
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