{"id":24707,"date":"2021-06-21T17:25:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T17:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torithon.com\/?p=24707"},"modified":"2021-10-04T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T11:57:11","slug":"designing-a-teaching-blog-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torithon.com\/?p=24707","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Teaching Blog Professional Development &#8211; Full Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><iframe src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/articulate_uploads\/Blog-Professional-Development6\/story.html' width='100%' height='600px' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' title='e-learning content'><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designing a Teaching Blog &#8211; Professional Development Course<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first successes I had in teaching came from my blog. Teaching blogs have become increasingly popular over the past decade, and now they are considered an essential part of the job. I have always loved technology and originally had designs to be an online educator, so creating a teaching blog that was fully functional was important to me. My colleagues and administrators quickly took notice, and I began to hold informal professional development sessions for other teachers who were struggling to create effective teaching blogs. Over time, these sessions became more formal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I decided to make a career change, I would still get contacted by teachers who were struggling with their blogs and had been referred to me by word of mouth. I decided to consolidate all of the professional development pieces over the years and create one comprehensive professional development course. I wanted it to cover everything that teachers had questioned over the years while also being fully user-driven. Not every teacher needs all of the information covered within these lessons, so I spent a lot of time creating pathing that would allow for self-directed learning. This is my favorite project, as it is what led to my current proficiency in Articulate Storyline. I am fully self-taught and spent a lot of time researching and troubleshooting the program to ensure that the lesson I envisioned would come to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project continues to be in high demand, especially now that hybrid and online learning has become more prevalent. I still sell this content through word of mouth as well as through professional communities through social media. This course alone (along with other supplemental materials I have created) has been a great source of income for my family during the past year and a half. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skills Used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li>Articulate Storyline<\/li><li>Storyboarding<\/li><li>Graphic Design<\/li><li>Instructional Design<\/li><li>ADDIE<\/li><li>Gamification<\/li><li>User Driven Learning<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Originally began as informal help sessions with colleagues struggling to create and maintain teaching blogs.<\/li><li>I created a number of smaller individual guides and lessons based on each colleague&#8217;s specific needs<\/li><li>Over time, I began to compile all of the lessons together and create a comprehensive self-directed learning module<\/li><li>After I left teaching, I began to offer this course as a paid professional development option for new teachers and teachers struggling to keep up with growing blog demands<\/li><li>I used storyboarding to create the tutorial videos walking teachers through completing specific actions related to creating and designing a functional teaching blog<\/li><li>Has maintained popular and led to individual consultant jobs<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designing a Teaching Blog &#8211; Professional Development Course One of the first successes I had in teaching came from my blog. 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