e-Learners and e-Learning- Making Connections

As an e-learner, e-learning developer, and e-learning educator, I am constantly looking for ways to learn new skills and knowledge that I can then apply into my daily activities, and to transfer that to my students as well.

One thing I have learned over the years as an educator is that to be good at teaching something, you must learn it yourself, figure out how you learned it and then picture your learners in your shoes. That way, you don't make too many assumptions (i.e. talk down or assume they have already interacted with that information before, or in the same way).

By the same token, to learn something, teaching it is the best way to learn it. First, you have to figure out the tone, the structure and the method. So, if you are looking for some way to teach a new software tool to a group of learners try that approach. You may not perfect it the first time but with different trials, it gets easier.