Incandescent ID

Image created by Gemini What do I want my PLN to accomplish? In this day and age of Social Media, you don't really think about what your social media network can do for you. You want to get a job? Build an audience on LinkedIn. You want to be an Influencer? Build your audience on social media. You want to build your business? Build a network of influence across social media platforms. But do you know what all of that is? All of what I mentioned is part of a Personal/Professional Learning Network. According to TeachThought , in order to create, manage, and promote a Professional Learning Network (PLN) you have to become an expert at curating ideas and community, managing networks and information, and socializing - how you think and interact with the public. That is a lot to think about. It takes a lot of mental and emotional energy trying to wrap your head around all of that. But with how fast the world is moving, changing, and evolving, we are at the point where you really do have...

Blog Brainstorming generated by Gemini What makes a good blog post? It's amazing what generative AI comes up with sometimes. All I said was to create a comic art image of a person typing on a computer with the screen showing, blogging about what makes a good blog. And Gemini hits it right on the head. I didn't ask for a bulleted list, but there it is. (Kudos to Gemini on the details of the background and desktop. I mean, come on, now!) This week we were supposed to read several blog posts from three different learning and development sites and observe what makes a good/engaging blog post and why. So let's analyze that using the points Gemini so graciously provided. 1. Catchy Headline What makes a good headline? How do you grab someone's attention? If you are to believe YouTube culture, you need to hook your reader in just a couple words. You need to pull at their base levels to get those clicks. But is that accurate? Let's look at Julian Stodd's Learning Blog . ...

Welcome to the Light!      The purpose of instructional design is to combine adult learning theories with sound design practices and psychological principles to increase the learning efficacy and success rates for training and development programs. The most successful development programs analyze learner needs and target the training to meet the learners where they are.     Incandescent ID is a state of mind , existing to shed light on those areas of training and development that don't receive enough attention or consideration. How can we meet learners where they are if light isn't shown in those dark recesses where their needs aren't being met?      My name is Gaea McT íre, working towards an EdD in Instructional Design and Technology at Idaho State University. While the majority of my doctorate program is higher education oriented, Spring 2026 is a venture into Instructional Technology for Human Resources Development (HRD). Learning how one can ...