Flying Solo: Instructional Designer Finds Her Niche Online

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Ten years ago, as a graduate student in curriculum and instructional technology, I never dreamed I'd be teaching more online courses than face-to-face (f2f) courses this spring semester 2005. In fact, my first experience as an online instructor was only last semester. As an instructional designer at a medical university for 6 years, I helped many instructors add an online component to their courses or develop an online course from a f2f course. I even taught a module or two in a couple of those courses; however, the fall semester of 2004 was my first solo flight. I can only describe the experience as finally being allowed to fly the plane after teaching instrumentation for 6 …