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This blog is intended for me to share my views, findings, and experiences with issues related to instructional design & performance. It is a forum for other graduate students, professionals and anyone who is interested to share.
The purpose of this blog initially was to achieve a grade for a class with the intent that I will acquire a body of knowledge about Performance Improvement. It did work to an extent, but after awhile I was just doing it because I needed to pass my course. What made it worst was the fact that I had no committed audience. We were instructed to read our peers' blogs but I guess everybody was overwhelmed either they read and did not comment or they just could not be bothered to read (me included). Of course the instructor was a committed viewer, but this was not enough.
This highlights a very important aspect of learning; it is best when self initiated. This explains why organizations that facilitate informal learning excel above the rest. When people are naturally interested in a task or subject matter they are motivated to search for information. Thus, they empower themselves and by extension the company.
Now that my course has finished and I have subscribed to some really good blogs my self, I think I can continue to contribute to the knowledge sharing. I have garnered a lot from reading other blogs and have been motivated by the fact that some creators actually respond to the comments of others.
I decided to wear the shoe of “blog reader” before I wore the shoe of “blog creator”. One of the turn offs for me is when I visit a blog and see that the last post was a very long time ago, it means that the creator is no longer interested, so why should I the reader be bothered to even read the old post, that information can surely be found some where else. However, when the posts are current and engaging I want to visit, not only visit but subscribe.
Being a graduate student, having 2 years full time employment and 2 and 1/2 years internship experience, it is my intention to share my thoughts and knowledge that I have garnered and also to learn from others.
So Journey with me!
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