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What’s�Your Story?

The Evolution of My Learning

ETAD 802��Stephanie Pipke-Painchaud

It is not the critic�who counts; not the man who points out How the strong man� stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. �The credit belongs to the [man] who is �actually in the arena.

Theodore Roosevelt�The Man in the Arena - April 23, 1910

ETAD 802 continues to be one of the best classes that I’ve taken in the Master’s program. It’s a class that pulls together and invites deeper reflection on life not just educational technology. One of my biggest take aways is not only the valuable and interesting topics but the diversity of perspectives shared by the learners. And so I chose this quotation from Theodore Roosevelt’s Man in the Area speech delivered in Paris at the Sorbonne on the afternoon of April 23rd, 1910 because through the overwhelmingly positive and genuine interactions, the sharing of personal stories and the willingness to dig deeper into the learning what I truly want to say is thank-you to all of you for sharing this class journey with me. We are all in the arena and we are all working hard to make a difference and support each other. So I will truly miss the the Kitchen Party arena and the rich opportunity to learn from all of you :)

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It Begins

with You

It’s your story,

write the next chapter.

Becoming a Connoisseur

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The Project Overview: Color By Amber Team Training

The quick overview of my project:

Since August of 2014 I’ve been involved in launching Color By Amber in Canada. CBA is an eco-friendly, socially responsible jewelry company with a story. I never dreamed I’d join a home based jewelry business, especially not at the same time as starting my ETAD program, but what’s life without a challenge. Fortunately, ETAD has provided an excellent opportunity to analzye the needs of my growing cross country team (now at 90) and the website evolved as a way for me to create a framework on which I can build and share my CBA knowledge for years to come. It’s designed to help new and experienced stylists develop and grow their CBA business. It also means that leaders can use their time more effectively and if the basics are available in an easy to find format.
So the image on the left is our welcome page - it’s specific to our teams and requires a log in. Eventually parts will be available publicly and to potential recruits.
The image on the right showcases an example of sharing information with the team and offering suggestions for how to follow up and find complementary resources on our company site.

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CBA Training Overview

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CBA Training Overview

Learner needs:

Training is available in a variety of formats (PDF, Flowchart, Video or Audio)

More detailed modules are designed to respond to various needs of the learner based on what’s relevant to them. For example, the bulk order process is something that you need to be able to do to get the jewelry to your customers and process payment. So I chose to start with a process that every new stylist needs to be able to do right away.

Consideration of the learner needs is considered as the training is available in a variety of formats depending on the experience level and needs of the learner.

PDF of the the slide show with speaker notes
PDF with multiple slides per page as a visual reference
Flowchart for the quick version
Video for detailed step by step instructions with audio and screen capture so you can see and hear it in context.
Or for people who don’t have a lot of time you can play the video and just listen to the audio as you drive or do other work. The visuals are available for reference later.

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Project Connections & Reflections

“Knowledge that resides in a database needs to be connected with the right people in the right context� in order to be classified as learning” �~ George Siemens Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age

Knowledge Management

Connectivism�& �Situated Cognition

Knowing your Learner

Learning Styles

Motivation

Communication

Media

Rhetoric

Semiotics

Communities of Practice

Community of Practice

Meaningful

To me connectivism and situated cognition formed a strong part of the framework of connecting all of the different pieces. When I’m overwhelmed I attempt to organize the information in a way that helps me make sense of the world and decreases the pressure of me remembering everything. So if I can store some of the information externally in a network I can reach out and activate those connections as needed. Plus CBA like anything has it’s own culture, so creating a team training website to integrate with our online community of practice provides a contextual place for stylists to learn and make connections.

George Siemens comment in his article on Connectivism stood out to me as I was reviewing my learning journal and I think it speaks to me because it reminds me of Jim Collins’ get the right people on the right bus in the right seats analogy that he wrote about in Good to Great. There’s only one change I would add that knowledge doesn’t just reside in a database… I think the database is the people… it’s my stylists that bring a wealth of direct sales knowledge with them. It’s connecting the knowledge with the right people in the right context in order to make the learning meaningful.

I mentioned knowing your learner earlier.

In case the different shape of Semiotics is bothering anyone, I made myself leave it as different because it reminds me that subtle changes in signs can impact the meaning in many ways.

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Communication

Rhetoric� (Logos, Ethos, Pathos)

Media �(Who? Why? �What’s the Message?)

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Knowledge Management

We attempt to make the unseen tacit knowledge explicitly come alive and there’s an energy in the sharing of knowledge that feeds the hearts of educators.�S. Pipke-Painchaud, Learning Journal, 2015-16

Knowledge management is a personal mission for me. How do I manage all of the valuable information I come across in a day, what networks can I tap into that help me learn. We are all knowledge workers that Peter Drucker talks about. We take our knowledge with us everywhere. The website serves as a personal way for me to organize my knowledge and make it readily accessible. It enables me to reinforce the knowledge in my head in external nodes that I can purposefully link together. Thanks to technology I’m never far from my knowledge network.

The concept of tacit knowledge resonated deeply with me as it’s our very own compilation box set of our biggest hits. It’s what makes us unique and the ability to share our knowledge with others is a critical skill of educators. We take knowledge in, make sense of it and attempt to share it back in a variety of ways to meet the needs of our learners. ��We attempt to make the unseen tacit knowledge explicitly come alive and there’s an energy in the sharing of knowledge that feeds the hearts of educators. ��I’ve watched Color By Amber leaders talk about how they feel after presenting to a large group for the first time or helping a team member learn a new skill and it makes me smile when they say how much they love it. It’s why teachers teach and why sharing knowledge unites us and makes us stronger.

You’ll notice my green threaded back loom is not the same as the other artisan. There’s a lot of tacit knowledge embedded in the weaving process that gets lost in translation from Spanish to English.

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Tacit Knowledge - Chiapas, Mexico Style

Driving:�- on the highway�- in the city�- Speed Bumps
Mayan & Catholic History
Artisan’s Skills
Food
What we take for granted
The Smile

Driving is a cultural experience. You can see it on TV but until you are in a van driving partially on the shoulder of a single lane highway, you forget how nice it is to drive in Saskatchewan even in March. There’s a solid yellow line down the middle and then a blue line down the center of your lane… so you drive half on the shoulder and watch the vehicles in front for their hazards to go off. That means it’s not safe to pass…. Any other time, around a corner, in on coming traffic … it’s safe to pass…. It’s an efficient system just not for the faint of heart.
Driving in the City: San Cristobal de las Casas was founded in 1528 and it’s streets are quite narrow. So even though a street might be two way you have to pull over to the side to let the oncoming traffic go by.
Speed bumps quite effectively regulate speed in the city and on the highway… people just know where they are and travel quickly from one to the next… but don’t forget to watch people’s hazard lights for a reminder that they are coming.
Catholicism in Mexico is built up on a strong Mayan history and we were fortunate to witness a local once a year celebration of the Black Christ. Our guide explained that it’s all about the law of balance black and white; male and female, heaven and the underworld.
Our Full Circle Artisans have an amazing skills set as do we all. They make a complicated process look easy, but the time it takes to weave a fabric on a traditional back or pedal loom is something that’s hard to imagine in our culture. It’s done the same way that it’s been done for hundreds if not thousands of years.
Food: We had some amazing mexican food prepared by very talented chefs.
What we take for granted. Our donation was to contribute to purchasing food and supplies that would be of value to the artisans when we left. Each group of artisans was very thankful for the donation.
No matter the culture or the language is smile is still a smile.

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Every time you pass by a concept again you bring a� different perspective �and if you keep an open mind each time you pass you will add something new �� It just depends what you are ready for....�

So What’s Your Story?

Stephanie

ETAD 802

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Every time you pass by a concept again �you bring a different perspective ��and if you keep an open mind each time you�pass you will add something new �� It just depends what you are ready for....�

So What’s Your Story?

Stephanie

ETAD 802