Seeing Through New Eyes

As I learn more and more about Instruction Design and Technology, I find that when I talk to people about it I realize more and more how much I know. Funny how that ties back to my beliefs that instruction, especially when technology is involved, works so much better when communication is invovled. It's this balance between the content, technology, and interaction that important. Wow, it's amazing that in everyday interactions the same concepts applies. I love it when I make connections!

It is interesting to me that collaboration works for a student and a teacher. As I work more on my graduate project I have found that any collaboration I can get makes the project so much easier. It got me thinking how much more can you learn either as a student, teacher, or designer when you actually work with others. It makes sense that you would want to collect as much expertise as you can to make a project work. There isn't just one person who can do it all. For students, and at least my own experiences, I have found that working together you learn so much more.

It is so interesting to me to find that I crave any kind of interaction I can get online. I stick mainly to those arenas where my friends and family are right now (basically email and chat), but I find myself being so disappointed when I haven't heard from specific people. Why would you create an email address to then never use it?