One thing that I have struggled with over the past few years is the degree to which the different parts of my virtual and IRL selves should be integrated and advertised. I’ve aligned myself with the K-12 educational world for well over a decade now and have been hyper-aware of the importance of editing my professional presence to be as non-confrontational and non-controversial as possible. However, I feel that my outside interests inform my professional expertise AND are part of what make my instructional design more fresh and interesting.
And I guess the big reveal in this post is that I am a lady arm-wrestler.
The Birth of Schoolmarm
Copyright 2012 Billy Hunt
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I’ve got several personas that I wrestle as, but Schoolmarm is my first and most personal expression. Schoolmarm represents the darkest aspects of my teacher and ID personas. Judgmental, unkind, didactic, and unpleasant, Schoolmarm personifies all that I fear I might become, but hope not to. When I design instruction, I design in opposition to Schoolmarm’s angry and insecure disposition.
Rather than be embarrassed about this expression of crazed therapy, I’m going to embrace it. This love of play and pushing boundaries IS what makes me a great instructional designer.
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