I'm notorious for firmly burying my feet into the ground and saying NO to anyone who suggests that I travel, see different places. Notorious, for two reasons. ONE: I just don't feel like traveling for the sake of traveling. Of course one learns a lot by seeing lots of places. I don't deny. But, I... Continue Reading →

YOU MAY LIKE TO CHECK OUT PART 1 BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS POST. The audience clapped uproariously. And I smiled, seated in the audience, wondering how Husain Haqqani could even ask such naive and rather simplistic questions and yet walk away with such heartfelt appreciation from the enlightened audience. Some of his earnest questions were: Would anyone... Continue Reading →

In general, 'theory' gets overshadowed by 'practice'. For obvious reasons! It's something like my theorizing about how to paint a landscape vis-a-vis the very action of painting the landscape. Practice takes over theory, in that sense. But, in effect, it's theory from which action springs forth. Put it another way, theory is the foundation over... Continue Reading →

In my last post, I reflected on pedagogical content knowledge and appreciated the critical role it plays in contributing to sound learning design. I use the term pedagogy to mean instructional methods and not (just) those of teaching connected with education. By that reason, I mean it to encompass andragogy too. Now, digging a bit deeper... There... Continue Reading →

I've been playing the role of a Learning Designer for quite some time now - 5 years, 9 months as on date. Of late, a bit of reflection has been doing rounds in my mind, prompting me to document my grasp of the learning design basics. I reckon to myself that it's worth the effort... Continue Reading →