A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning by L. Dee Fink
Dick & Carey ID Model by Dick & Carey
Introduction — The Logic of Backward Design by Wiggins & McTigue
Reference Guide for Instructional Design and Development by the IEEE

I found the Fink article surprisingly readable especially in contrast with Dick and Carey [...]

yarn after flying off my swift and landing on floor
Recently, I splurged on some Interlacement New York ribbon yarn, Carbon Dioxide Colorway. You might remember I whipped up a smaller skein of this with some Pheonix’s Bamboo to make a shawl for my book signing last spring.
My family and I are going to Naples, [...]

Just a couple of links to get started and fill the space.
The Learning Circuits Blog: “Learning Circuits Blog is dedicated to sharing ideas and opinions about the state of learning and technology. ***Please use it to launch trial balloons,debate with others, and challenge assumptions. ***Join us in sharing pointers to new and interesting stuff. ***Continue [...]

Today’s podcasts: Cast On 6 and NPR’s Books
If you like audible.com check out LibriVox for free audio versions of works in the public domain. Got a face for radio and a microphone? Help them out by reading a selection of your own.
Finally, if you were a fan of Christopher Lydon on the Connection from [...]

to Kat in Oklahoma who won the corset contest. Thanks to all who entered and please, watch this space as I have more items that could use a good home.

Looks like my bowl will be filled with names, I’ll post the winner tomorrow. Haven’t signed up? Not too late, email me

Alex - my beautiful son who loves to hold my yarn while I knit but never, ever wear anything I make.
Corset contest update - WOW, I can’t believe how many people are interested. The contest will be open until Midnight on Wednesday, January 4th. I will draw a name on Thursday and email [...]

Guess What? Something happened between when I ordered and cast on for my fantastic corset and when I cast off. Can you guess what it is? My work out efforts resulted in a more drastic reshaping than I anticpated. What started out as negative ease for a size 18/20 chest is [...]