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Hello! Welcome to my weekly blog! In this blog I discuss and answer the following: • The characteristics of distance education and e-learning that distinguish distance learning from traditional classroom-based learning. • What are 1-3 challenges that exist in moving the content from your chosen c

The Case:  Assume you are the CEO of Banquo Education, an 80 million dollar for-profit, education solutions firm that helps traditional schools and universities launch online education projects. It's Friday night and your VP of Human Resources, your Chief Legal Counsel, and VP for Academic Programs

1. Power and leadership are intertwined. “Leaders at all levels have access to power, but that power often goes unrecognized or underutilized” (Center for Creative Leadership, n.d.). Leaders may leverage power from different sources. Research has shown that there are 7 sources of power. They includ

The following are group member behaviors (group norms) that I think, if followed, would best enhance the effectiveness and satisfaction of your workgroup in this class.  • Identify SMART goals Goals help drive the behaviors of the team. Essentially, the goal(s) is the starting point that provides

1. Despite the commonalities between leadership and management, they have distinguishing features that allow us to set them apart from each other. The major difference between the two is their focal points. To be precise, leadership puts people first. It’s all about leading, influencing, and inspir

The Quakers Consortium Quick facts: Based in the Philadelphia region. Members include: University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College and Swarthmore College Fun Facts:   The name is influenced by the quakers in the Philly area. Two of the colleges in this consortium that have

I think the vulnerability of non-profits today in comparison to a few years ago would depend significantly on the risk management and contingency plans that the organization has in place that promote longevity, sustainability, and that helps them to whether various external storms. In this case, n

What are the ethical responsibilities of education institutions and professionals towards the lifelong learning needs of all people? And how do we reconcile the conflict to share resources or profit from them?  A shouting match ensues between your colleague and another student during a lesson. You

How do coaching and mentoring differ from each other?  When I think about coaching, the first thing that comes to mind is the world of sports like soccer, cricket, and athletics. Many of these athletes, Olympians, and World Champs such as Kirani James and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce have excellent co

Hi everyone, • What are the differences among the three concepts of measuring training, assessing training, and evaluating training?  Measuring training The use of an instrument to acquire information that pertains to learning and development in the workplace. “It simply means determining th

Welcome to week 3’s conversation! We’re off to a great start! Let’s keep the momentum going! The topic up for grabs revolves around training delivery methods. The following questions are asked: • What business goals are best met with the delivery of formal training and performance support via Dis

There is much controversy over the definition of certain terms across disciplines. Education, learning, training, and development are just a few of these concepts that pose a challenge to underpin and define. Despite this, scholars have made several postulations of these terms to develop a conceptu

Multimedia has been a rather easy term for me to grasp. Meyer (2009) puts it very simply describing multimedia learning as “learning from words and pictures” (p. 1). Comparably, the YouTube presentation provided an extended version of his definition adding that multimedia not only comprise of text

Hey, hey, hey!! Reading #1  Kalyuga, S., Chandler, P., & Sweller, J. (2000). Incorporating learner experience into the design of multimedia instruction. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(1), 126-136. Click to access the article   Concept  Dual mode instruction/presentation Relationship of conc

As a distance educator, what do you think about the duration of the length of copyright granted in the United States versus the interests of the public? Would your conclusion differ if you were the holder of a lucrative copyright? Discuss your opinion about the duration of copyright. Hello ther

Postma (2021) noted that “despite all the negative connotations, office politics are not inherently evil. They are about two things: influence and relationships...” Leadership is essentially about people and relationships. Since office politics and leadership have the same thing in common, i.e., re

Hertzberg’s two factor theory seems plausible and relevant mainly because humans still make up a large portion of the labor market. Currently, there are several organizations that are concerned about employees’ job satisfaction and employ various strategies to ensure that they are satisfied. For in

1. Leadership is about people and relationships. Relationships are built on trust and other variables. Since trust is a key ingredient in the development of professional relationships, then leaders should give it unduly attention.  There are different ways to develop trust like being open, transpar

For the most part, managers in the 21st century make decisions, gather, process, and disperse information. Also, managers often function as liaisons, figureheads, and leaders. Their current roles are thence synonymous to the ones posited by Henry Mintzberg in 1975. Regarding their leadership and man

I always equated leadership with seniority. Essentially, I have always conceptualized this term as someone in authority that has power and control over others.   Do all good leaders have charisma and the ability to communicate a vision that followers can embrace? Generally, I think personality at

What role do you see marketing and branding playing in DE and e-learning ventures?  The marketing and branding strategy of a DE institution or business can have many positive impacts. For one, marketing campaigns can spur interest and raise brand awareness of the DE institution or venture. Louis (

Many scholars would agree that there is much controversy over students being viewed as customers. Just a week or so ago, I chimed in briefly on the conversation noting that students should be regarded as customers. Having read other perspectives in the readings this week on the matter, I still stan

Why do we have a problem with the concept of profit in education? Profit in education seems to be a very controversial issue among thinkers and professionals in the educational landscape. For some, it’s a relative good while others deem it a necessary and unnecessary evil. Critics that perceive it

• What are the major issues in managing change?  Employee issues: Resistance to change  There’s an adage that states, “people don’t like to change” and change management experts made it clear that “if you can’t change your people, you can’t change anything” (Shore, n.d., as cited in Emerson, 202

• Why are such activities important in the business context?  There are several benefits of informal learning activities in the workplace which makes it very significant in this context. A very common perk that I have come across consistently in the readings this week is that it helps employees so

Why is it important for the improvement of human performance to align learning goals with the organization's business strategy?  Microsoft’s former learning and development (L&D) consultant, Michelle Young, once said that “you can give them all the theory, but unless the team can put it to work, it

Hi everyone! Let’s explore the use of multimedia in education and the issue of accessibility. Several educators are becoming increasingly aware of the need and their responsibility to make the learning environment accessible to all learners. As their awareness heightens, debates surrounding the a

Hi everyone, Happy reading!!!! Reading #1 ADA Compliance (Sections 508 & 504). Click to access the article  Concept  Curated content Relationship of concept to Gagné's nine events of instruction Event 1- Gain attention  Event 4- Present the content How: Content from external sources that ADA co

Hello there! As creators and users of works, it is crucial to comprehend copyright and its related issues in higher education, especially in the digital era. A better understanding can help individuals refrain from committing violations inadvertently or intentionally. This discourse therefore pro

Scenario: An 80 year old man sells the copyright in his just-completed novel to his 20 year old granddaughter, hoping thereby to lengthen the duration of the copyright from his lifetime plus 70 years to his granddaughter's lifetime plus 70 years. Will his plan work? Welcome to yet another analy