I woke up this morning wanting very desperately to swim. So, for the first time in months, I got into the pool at 7 and swam for an hour. I must say that I am forever grateful to my Total Immersion coach because no matter how long I am out of the pool, I can get back in and still maintain my stride. Nice:)
My dissertation is coming along and by the end of the week, I should be able to give the entire proposal to my mentor. I found some new articles today and now I have to read and synthesize. I am happy because this additional information will make my proposal stronger. If you are wondering, my dissertation focus is on creating a set of KSAs to be used with rapid prototyping in instructional design. Basically, what foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes do instructional designers need when they have never worked in a rapid prototyping environment.
The remainder of my day from 3pm on has been spent on my 2nd job. Yep, I do have a 2nd job but since I said I would never talk about work here, that is all that I will say.
It may sound like I have had a very boring day but productivity makes me very happy and today has been exceptionally productive. If I can get another unit done for the other thing that I am doing I will be ecstatic.
My plan for tomorrow is to swim in the morning, get some more work done, go to Aquatica for a while, then get some more work done. It was supposed to rain ALL weekend but so far, that has proven to NOT be true.
I have reinstalled Dragon Naturally Speaking on my computer and the touchpad seems to still be working, but then again, it worked for a day or so the last time and then stopped. Hopefully, it was just a fluke occurrence because I really do like using Dragon. What a great way to take notes, I do not have to read and type at the same time, I can just read the note that I want to take out loud and there it is in the document. Cuts note taking in half.
Alright, I must get back to work –now that I am back to swimming and working on my dissertation, I cannot waste a minute if I intend to accomplish it all:)
Hope yall are having an excellent weekend. Later!
Hey Carolyn - I had to leave town so I could find time to visit your blog :). Hope you are having a great weekend! Enjoy Aquatica tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYou are funny! However, I know what you're saying for sure. We fall into such a routine at home that it is often hard to add one more thing! Enjoy your long weekend:)
ReplyDeleteUmmm...when did the "A" in "KSA" become attitudes? When I was in school, it was abilities????
ReplyDeleteYes abilities is definitely one term that is used and I am sure the person/school that taught that felt most comfortable with that or the textbooks that they purchased supported that term. It definitely is not incorrect. However, since I am doing research on my own, I have found that the "A" is used to mean abilities or attitudes.
ReplyDeleteFor my dissertation, because I am writing it and because I can back it up, I have chosen to use attitudes because it has a direct relationship to people's ideas and beliefs and therefore will also have a bearing on what they "think" about rapid prototyping.
And if you do not believe me, you can consult the most quoted source on competencies for instructional designers: IBSTIPI. (never mind, I'll provide it for you-I just happen to have it handy)- "ibstpi® defines a competency as:...an integrated set of skills, knowledge, and attitudes" http://www.ibstpi.org/competencies.htm
Lesson: Never trust anyone, do your own research:)
hi carolyn
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