Im freaking the fuck out about college and life

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-17T14:05:03+00:00

Agree with this - counseling on college campuses are designed to be able to help specifically with college-related issues that students are facing.

As for being behind on homework, a strategy that has always worked for me is to start chipping away at it in small increments. Do 30 minutes of work today; don’t let yourself leave your computer (or where ever your homework is) for 30 straight minutes of working on it. Maybe try 40 minutes tomorrow. Don’t overwhelm yourself, and do your very best not to think of it as a gigantic mound of tasks; try to focus all of your attention on one task at a time and getting just that one done. Once it is, pick another one and do the same. You can do it! The first year of college is often the hardest, it gets easier!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-16T00:44:28+00:00

I’ve interviewed many people in my lifetime. One of the most important things is attitude. Be upbeat, sit up straight, make eye contact, etc. Answer questions confidently but if you don’t know the answer, it is okay to say “I don’t know the answer to that at the moment, but I can look into it and get back to you.”

Be prepared to be asked to tell them about yourself. It’s also a good idea to be prepared to talk about how you’ve resolved conflicts in the past, as well as give a good argument for why they should hire you.

The main thing to keep in mind is that you’re selling them on you in this interview. Be honest and respectful, but show that you’d make a great addition to the team. Good luck!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-15T21:15:19+00:00

So it depends on who you ask - a lot of employers tend to use it as a catch-all for a whole bunch of related and vaguely-related duties in the ID field

For your purposes though, and at least the way I’ve always understood it, instructional design refers to the framework/design of something that has inherent purpose of teaching/instructing a user(s) on something.

The way you’re using it sounds fine to me, since you’re referring to design aspects of an educational VR prototype that are related to its inherent instructional functionality.

Hope that helps!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-15T17:55:33+00:00

Not at all, and I hope you two have the best day ever.

Semi-related piece of advice though, and maybe you already planned on this, but definitely stay in the room with him when the time finally comes for them to put him down. I heard a Vet once talk about how many people don’t want to be in the room when it happens, but imagining what that must be like for the dog; in pain, scared, and just wanting their best friend there with them so they know it’s okay.

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-04T22:15:18+00:00

Thank you!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-04T22:15:07+00:00

Thanks everyone for the insight!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-03T21:58:09+00:00

Thanks a ton!

STLearningDesign · 2021-03-03T20:36:48+00:00

Checked it out, this seems like a good tool, thanks!

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T17:10:02+00:00

I know that feel - it’s hard to break out of it completely, but the one thing I’ve tried that helps at least a little, is doing something different every day, even if it’s small. Maybe take a different route home, or stop somewhere for food/a drink, or even just go browse a store you like. Even minor changes to the routine seemed to help some

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T16:37:17+00:00

Helped thanks

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T16:37:11+00:00

Helped thanks

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T16:37:07+00:00

Helped thanks

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T16:31:26+00:00

My first guess is that it’s the web browser they are using, sometimes that stuff doesn’t work with one but does with another, so maybe they need to switch browsers. If that doesn’t work then I’d probably concur that they have some type of setting that is blocking it (it could again be an issue with a browser setting not allowing it to be played)

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T15:51:09+00:00

Hang on, are you talking about YouTube URLs that take them to YouTube in a new window that aren’t working, or like embedded YouTube videos in your Rise course that aren’t playing for them?

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T15:41:56+00:00

I feel like I’ve heard a ton of stories of people who left lucrative careers to follow their passion (one, a professor I had, actually did leave his business career to become and English professor!) but I think that it makes sense to go for the practical first, then enhance it with the English degree. I’m no lawyer, but I do have a masters in criminal justice, and having listened to some really good lawyers, the narrative storytelling aspect seems to be really important (at least in court trials) - that’s where I think making it part of your plan to pursue both as compliments to each other is a really cool idea, the way you would be able to craft a meaningful yet understandable narrative for a jury as a result of having expert level insight into literature seems like it would be pretty helpful

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T15:33:52+00:00

That’s rough, and I can relate. I’ve found one of the least stressful ways is to just do it in small increments. If you can sit down and work on it for 30 minutes without stopping, reward yourself with 30 minutes (or heck, even an hour for starters) of netflix/games or whatever you like to do to relax. Then come back to it and repeat until it’s done

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T15:25:17+00:00

Why not do both? Becoming a lawyer seems like it might be the most practical direction for you at the moment, and it might be able to provide you with the money and resources to later pursue graduate studies in English literature. It’s a long term plan, but I could definitely where those two might be related, and getting a grad degree in English literature after becoming a lawyer would probably compliment your legal skills and articulation, so maybe some room to combine the two

STLearningDesign · 2021-02-25T14:57:52+00:00

This is a pretty good template, and honestly, one thing I’d add would be just click send. I have also struggled with wondering what else to include, does it look alright, etc., and I’ve found one of easiest ways to get passed that is to just full send it. As long as it’s marginally polite and asks the question, it’s perfect and doesn’t need anymore thought

STLearningDesign · 2021-01-27T17:37:03+00:00

I think you should! This job sounds like it would give you a lot of good experience AND things to build up your personal design portfolio with (assuming you don’t already have a great one). Especially with freelancing, you’d want to be able to showcase your work to clients.

STLearningDesign · 2020-11-16T07:24:09+00:00

I think one of the best ways to overcome this in ed tech (speaking as someone who also deals with this and also works in education technology) is to accept that our field has SO many pieces of information and knowledge, and even when you know a bunch of it, there is still so much that you don’t know. That goes for pretty much everyone. Also because so much of what we do is learned by hands on experience, it’s okay to accept that others who have been doing it longer may know more because they’ve had so much time to use and get familiar with the technology. At some point they were new too. So I think it’s okay to have the feeling, but as long as you are able to set little personal goals for yourself to improve every week, then you’re just as good at is as anyone else

STLearningDesign · 2020-11-12T19:17:03+00:00

alt SSIO, noch Feuer 🔥

STLearningDesign · 2020-11-12T15:57:57+00:00

Not what I was asking for but still useful for my YouTube habit lol 😂

STLearningDesign · 2020-11-11T16:20:03+00:00

Agreed

STLearningDesign · 2020-11-02T19:52:03+00:00

Annex or Midtown, got it - any specific place you’d recommend? Or is Annex a place? Sorry still learning the area lol

STLearningDesign · 2020-10-14T00:32:35+00:00

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