A Desktop Analysis of eLearning Packages

In February 2015 I did this presentation to other Advanced Practioner teachers on illustrating the delicate and sensitive process of what is involved in creating eLearning packages, whilst showcasing the unique qualification(s) our apprentices are working towards.  I'm constantly researching and studying the science of eLearning design and this was a tiny breakthrough in disseminating my thoughts on the matter.  EDIT: the A/V Production unit was later replaced with Storyboarding.

Methodology for life

I'm in a part of my life where I feel I am in a greater need to explore more about what I want in my life, more than I ever have experienced before.  It's as easy as they say, ask for what you want and you will receive.  But working out what you actually want can be difficult if you don't know.  I've also finally understood the term of loving yourself.  To me I always thought it was about loving the person I am and the things I do.  But it's actually not about that, it's making love to yourself.  The love that you give to others you need to give to yourself.  It's about treating yourself the way you want others to treat you.  Otherwise nothing will change!  You can't be the person you want to be without giving yourself respect and devotion you deserve.

Due to my recent masters module Introduction to Action Research in Teaching and Learning, it inspired me in coming up with the analogy of that our lives can be based on similar scale.

We all have aims, goals and dreams in life, and if not, why not?!  So just like action research you identify an area of improvement or lack of something then you create objectives in which to help you improve the areas that you have identified.  It then acts as criteria or a set of principles in which you can keep referring back to and make sure that you meet the objectives you set.

Here, I will give you a window to my general life aims that I wrote a while ago.  So, I could use these as my objectives in which I can keep coming back and reminding myself of if I ever veer off track.  A good idea isn't it!  A methodology for life!  :-)

• Make friends wherever I go and keep in contact regularly.
• Build a big circle of friends and bring people together and plan social gatherings at places.
• Help people through the experiences I have faced.
• Giving back to the world; help and give back more than I borrowed to people and nature.
• Being a true advocate of lifelong learning.
• Visit different countries and learn the country and culture.
• Carry on working hard and upwards (practice work hard and play hard principle) and have a clear impact in my job and in education; to become a great teacher of sorts; self-worth, coaching, eLearning, teacher education, quality assurance.
• Love and raise my own children to be the best people they can be.

My goals and dreams?  Well that's an invitation to have a cuppa over.  Let me know when you are free.  :-)

My aims, goals and dreams will change, grow and adapt as I go through my life because priorities change, as life does change regularly!  You just have to be willing and open to change and make changes.  I'm forever doing that, and it aches sometimes.  But you can't just stop still, you have to keep moving and evolving.  As I said recently; wait for nothing! If you find yourself waiting for communication, an event etc, you're wasting your time. Be a MAKER of OPPORTUNITIES!

Wild and free

I've decided to share this email that I sent to the Chief Executive Officer of the International Airlines Group on Monday 29 December 2014, in response to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation's campaign against British Airways endorsing SeaWorld.  I believe it's a strong statement and a global issue that everyone needs to acknowledge and respect.

Hi Willie,

I am aware of the issue with selling trips/packages to SeaWorld.

I understand the business of selling leisure and travel to people for joy and your company needs to make money and grow.

But ask yourself, are animals here for pure entertainment? Would you, your children and other family/friends like to see animals in an enclosure and not showing their true wildness?  Or would you like to see animals run wild and free showing their unique personalities?  As humans we want others to be true to themselves, but why not animals?  While some enclosures offer positives for breeding programmes, rehabilitation etc.  It's still not right.

You have the power to show other travel operators that through education, you could offer reasonable prices for people to see animals in the wild.  Where they should be seen.  Then there would be no reason for pseudo enclosures and environments.

Please do think about how you could change your thinking and not purely on financial greed as that is only short-term.  Think long-term and how you could revolutionise the industry and the world.  This issue won't go away, it will only get stronger.  So try to think about moving with it.

Thank you.

}-wh^ale>

EDIT: In March 2021 after watching Seaspiracy, I took to social media to comment;

I haven't enough space to begin talking about my anger/frustration.  Same issue with land-based industry with red meat...  A key message; nothing is really sustainable/unlimited - deal with it, take responsibility!  We all share the same world, take care of it.  P.S. you'll need a strong stomach to get through this.  I teared up a couple times.  Traumatising stuff.

EDIT:  April 2023, I was thinking about how people need to be more educated on their recycling habits.  One way I think could help, that is not just about social media campaigns, but prime time TV advertising and YouTube advertising.  If global governments are behind protecting and conserving our planet, then why are the majority of adverts about selling products and overall consumerism?  It's high time that people need to connect with the planet they live on and it can start by being literally pushed in peoples faces as with product advertising.  Make it an issue, make it a priority, create action in people.