A Quick Note On Motivation - Understanding Your Learners Means Understanding Yourself
As a student in instructional design, it is becoming a lot more obvious that I am learning and unlearning all the time. I went to university a bit later than normal at 30, so I know the feeling of being older than most students in a classroom and the disassociation that come with that feeling. Within the online learning experience, I also know how stressful learning new tools and concepts can be if I feel a disconnect from the learning environment or the material being delivered. As a quick aside, it seems so obvious that learning online includes a certain amount of disconnect between learners and their instructors. However, as I come into contact with people who have gotten their bachelor's degrees online or have decided to use their adult years using the internet to learn something new every day, I realize that I am simply clinging onto what I wish these learning environments were. I am trying to reform my reality to fit the ideas in my head. Think about your own frustration...