Blogs and Vacation

Taking a vacation while maintaining a blog is a challenge. Time changes, air transport and heavy bags are enough. To add to this I visited family who has lie bandwidth Internet. I used my small, 4-year old Android to create blog entries, final papers for a graduate course, and blog entries. There were snags but the challenge was invaluable. Do you have similar stories to share?

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The U.S. Distance Learning Association

The USDLA is the oldest organization for distance learning https://usdla.org/ They conduct research and have weekly podcasts as well as local/state chapters. Are any of you members or planning on becoming a member? Higher Education is one of the specialties I'm considering, so I want to check out this organization. However, this organization is not limited to just Higher Education -- their members include corporations, healthcare, and government. This past week they held their annual conference. They also offer a certification for universities to demonstrate their adherence to the 91 standards of the organization. Maybe this is something you would propose to a future university team to consider. Here's their monthly podcast about the future of distance learning: https://inkandescentradio.com/series/distance-learning-roundtable/

1099 solo representation

If you work solo, you have a lot more control over the types of clients you work for and the types of projects you want to work on. Of course, this depends on the availability of work. If it's not readily available you may need to accept what the market bears. If you already have knowledge of one or more industries, this would be a good place to scout out opportunities. Let's say you used to work for a food cart. You were a cashier and then a cook and got to know a lot about your customers. Based on this you did some marketing as well and introduced new choices for the menu. You could take this idea and produce instructional content for this industry. You'd need to market it to the food cart owners as well as individuals wanting to enter into this opportunity. Social media would be a great asset in this case. Is the idea of striking out on your own to set up shop as an instructional designer something you've ever imagined? What do you think are additional considerati...

Digital Pioneers?

Social Media: who uses it, who is oblivious to it, and who masters it? The generation you are part of may influence the degree to which you use social media. Let's say you're a grandmother of three and you retired from the corporate world 15 years ago. Your grandkids are ages 2, 4, and 8. You live three hours away from them and your daughter keeps you updated through Facebook which you've mastered. Your daughter uses Instagram and Snapchat with her friends to stay updated with each other's kids. My question is: is the grandmother a social networker, a digital native, a digital pioneer, or something else? What about the daughter? The point is that a person's generational status doesn't define a person's social net...

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