Born to be Wild!

Even though I’ve been an online instructor since 2004, I’m still very excited about it. Over the course of my nine years in this position, the options, tools and capacities of online education have tremendously expanded. Perhaps because I came into online education at a relatively early point in the development of this  approach to learning, I never really felt overwhelmed because I had the opportunity to grow with it. At the same time, I have continually felt the need to keep up to date with need developments and learn new skills and tools. The research about online learning has  expanded rapidly, so keeping up with that body of knowledge is also a challenge. Challenged, I think, is a more appropriate word than overwhelmed. I feel challenged in a very positive way. The certificate program has contributed to the positive challenges I have experienced through the new information, new skills, new people with whom I am interacting, and the self-reflection that is a part of each week’s learning. No – I do not feel overwhelmed. I feel like I’m riding a motorcycle on the open road singing “Born to  be Wild”. Am I dating myself?