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The Learning Lab

Thoughts on instructional design, tech enablement, and building better learning cultures.

Choose Your Next Role FIRST

The first step in any job hunt should be to research jobs and choose your ideal position.

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Career Milestones of 2021

A reflection on major events in my professional life this year.

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Part 4: Transitioning Jobs on a Tight Budget

Being the frugal budgeter that I am, pinching pennies whilst training up to become an instructional designer came naturally to me.

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Part 3: Leveraging an Emergency Fund to Switch Careers

I would need to independently fund my own unemployment. There were a couple of months between jobs where I didn’t have any income because I immersed myself in job hunting as a full time gig.

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Part 2: Getting Out of Debt for Personal and Professional Freedom

I had been abroad for 6 years and had buried my head DEEP in the sand when it came to my personal finances. Even though I was making good money, my lifestyle was out of control.

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Part 1: Financing a Job Transition

Transitioning jobs can be a strain financially. For my next couple of posts, I want to discuss my financial situation because personal finance is a topic I am VERY interested in.

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How Did You Do It?

The most common message I get from teachers looking to transition to the corporate world is simple: How did you do it?

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What Does it Mean to be a Learning Professional?

What does it mean to be a learning professional? Education was always for me.

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Choosing to Leave Teaching

Choosing to leave teaching made sense rationally… But emotionally, my heart will always feel very much like a teacher.

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A Small Pep Talk

A small pep talk for instructional designers who don’t feel like technology wunderkinds. You can learn to be tech-savvy.

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