{"id":8142,"date":"2026-11-03T19:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt524\/?guid=9b3fdebeb7830a322fb24b10126f3ed5"},"modified":"2026-11-03T19:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:05:03","slug":"a-great-start-to-lrnt-524","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt524\/a-great-start-to-lrnt-524\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Start to LRNT 524!"},"content":{"rendered":"by Lisa Gedak. &nbsp;<p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><\/p><h3><span style=\"color:rgba(32,41,68,0.88);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:400;\">Hi all,\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><h3><span style=\"color:rgba(32,41,68,0.88);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:400;\">It was wonderful to connect with those of you who joined our first Coffee &amp; Questions session this evening. I enjoyed our conversations and the opportunity to begin exploring instructional design together.<\/span><\/h3><p>We started with a broad overview of the course and began considering what instructional design is and how our decisions as designers can shape learners' experiences. We also explored a few tried-and-true instructional design models and frameworks, including <span><span>ADDIE, Backward Design, and Constructive Alignment<\/span>,<\/span> and considered how they might inform our design practices across different contexts.<\/p><p>A few quick updates and reminders:<\/p><ul><li><p><span>Our Zoom session was recorded, and the recording should soon be available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.royalroads.ca\/moodle\/mod\/zoom\/recordings.php?id=910088\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moodle site<\/a> for anyone who couldn't attend or would like to revisit our discussions.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span>I'll check in tomorrow to make sure everyone can access the Moodle course site without issues.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span><span>Assignment 2 teams:<\/span> As requested, I've started a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1bERtXFa8ODOaHZQ_pNy1Y1fsSQl8mBstR6GkZvGS4W8\/edit?usp=sharing\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared Google Doc<\/a> to help you form your self-selected teams for Assignment 2. Feel free to begin connecting with one another.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span>Sarah, our Team Coach, will join us on Friday, November 20, to support your group processes as you move into developing your second assignment.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>As you begin exploring the course materials, activities, and assessments, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions. I'm always happy to help.<\/p><p>I'm looking forward to getting to know you all better and to learning both with you and from you as we move through LRNT 524 together.<\/p><p>Thanks again to everyone who joined us this evening, and I look forward to connecting with the rest of you soon.<\/p><p>Lisa<\/p><p><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lisa Gedak. &nbsp;Hi all,\u00a0It was wonderful to connect with those of you who joined our first Coffee &amp; Questions session this evening. 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