Entries by Jessica Bishop

Small Things: Contexts in the Learner’s Experience


You’re writing a paper during your lunch and need to review the instructions. The syllabus should be in the learning management system (LMS). You don’t have your computer, so you open the LMS app on your phone.

The navigation looks different than in the browser. You tap through several screens before finding the syllabus. You read through the details, which mentions you should refer to another document. 

Twenty minutes pass, and you still can’t find the supplemental instructions. …

2022: Choosing My Focus for the Year


Goals can be chosen at any time. Yet a new year feels like a new start—a natural break to try something new. It’s no wonder we choose this time of the year to set goals.

Setting a focus helps me—without it, my attention wanders. Over my life, I’ve accomplished some goals—and let others go. The ideas of what seems worth pursuing changes with circumstance or attitude. Yet these efforts can help us define (and redefine) what matters….