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Week 12 Reflections Think about the term “Human Performance Technology”. What do you think of? Do you have a picture in your mind of what that means and of what someone who works in this field does? Now, I know that we have been studying this field for a little bit now in class soContinue reading “Week 12 Reflections”

Week 11 Reflections Socrates once said, “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom”. As we look at this issue of ethics not only in the field of Human Performance Technologies but also in our daily lives, the sentiment of “knowing thyself” seems both straightforward and incredibly complex all at the same time. Most ofContinue reading “Week 11 Reflections”

In the wedding scene at the end of the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, the father of the bride, Gus, makes a toast in which he refers to his family and his new son-in-law’s family as “apples and oranges”. He then makes this statement, and it is one of my favorite quotes in theContinue reading “Week 10 Reflections”

George Bernard Shaw once said that “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place”. I have always loved this quote not only because it serves as an excellent reminder that our view of what has been communicated may not be how someone else views it but also because itContinue reading “Week 9 Reflections”

As I read this week’s readings, I began to imagine that this entire discussion about media and learning was actually the script for some Shakespearean type play only one whose artistry was drawn from the field of instructional technology. Perhaps it was like “Hamlet” and his famous soliloquy “To be or not to be”. OnlyContinue reading “Week 8 Reflections”

Someone once said that “You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve come from.” I believe that this no less applies to our field of Instructional Systems Technology. For this blog post, I want to specifically focus on the history of our field and how our current ways of viewing instructionContinue reading “Week 7 Reflections”

Week 6 Reflections Have you ever watched a spectacular dance like the one in the video clip above and marveled at the incredibleness of it all? The dancers’ feet are moving so quickly with such perfection and in absolute harmony with each other and the music. As a beginning student in ballroom dance, I startContinue reading “Week 6 Reflections”

Think back to the last time that you played a board game especially a game that you did not know well or one that you were learning for the first time. There sat the board game with its brightly colored design and interesting little pieces. It was all very intriguing but you may have feltContinue reading “Week 5 Reflections”

Those of you who are fans of the Office may remember the infamous prank that Jim pulled on Dwight. If you have never seen the scene or you would like to watch it again, you should definitely click on the clip above to watch it. The inspiration for Jim’s prank was a science experiment thatContinue reading “Week 4 Reflections”