Final Reflections, EDCI 528

8 weeks ago, I had a vague idea of what HPT was. In my initial EDCI 528, Human Performance Technology blogpost I defined HPT as “human solutions to organizational problems to increase efficiency.” I’d say that this definition was pretty well formulated, even if it was concise. Behind these simple words an HPT specialist lays

EDCI 528, Webinar Reflection #2

This blog is dedicated to Dr. George Hanshaw’s webinar for EDCI 528, Human Performance Technology. Dr. Hanshaw is a performance psychologist that worked at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for 20 years in the Performance Department. During his time at Lockheed Martin, he helped transform the Training Department’s image to one the focused on performance. Take-aways: As

EDCI 528 Webinar Reflection #1

This reflection is about Antonio Cortes’ webinar. As part of the EDCI 528 course, Human Performance Technology, attending webinars with practicing HPTs is included within the course design. One such speaker was Antonio Cortes. Antonio currently works for the firm NonProfit HR. NonProfit HR is a firm that works nationally with nonprofit organizations, either as

EDCI 528: Goals and Expectations

What do you think Human Performance Technology entails? It’s the first week of EDCI 528, Human Performance Technology and I vaguely have an idea of what the class will cover. Just from the title, I assume we will be learning about human solutions to organizational problems to increase or efficiency. What skills and knowledge do

My final ONL Reflection

This graphic depics my ONL journey perfectly. In the middle of the foreground you see a bright reflection of the sky above. To me, it depicts my inner light and interest in all things dealing with pedagogy. Even though I am not in the classroom, actively teaching daily, the light doesn’t disappear. It’s a part

Topic 4 – The Iceberg

”Just the tip of the iceberg” How many times have you heard that phrase? Even though what we see on the surface seems so large it pales in comparison to what is underneath the surface. In some ways, I thought this was very fitting for the 4th topic. By this point, I had come to

Cooperative Learning

Topic 3 for Open Network Learning was about Learning in Communities. To say the least, I was very excited to learn more about this topic. To learn more about what the group produced please check out our group website, https://www.opennetworkedlearning.se/onl212/ . This blog post will not be about what we did but my reflection of

Open Learning

For topic 2 of the Open Network Learning, our topic was openness and sharing. At first, I didn’t think that this topic would led to much reflection as it did. However, I have reflected intesively over the terminology and what it means for us as educators and for students. As a teacher myself, I always

To blog or not to blog. That is the question!

Time for blog post #2. This should be easy right? I already did the hard work – deciding on a blog name, creating the site and publishing my first post. I’ve done it once, surely I can do it again??? Currently, I am enrolled in an online course – Open Network Learning. Our topic for