I’m coming down from a really serious six week project. \u00a0I was asked if I could teach a class in social networking, said yes, then had to develop the course.<\/p>\n
So now, I need to cast around for more work. \u00a0Part of the work I’m going to create is going to be teaching versions of this class — bits and pieces as seminars and continuing education classes for teachers who might find themselves a bit overwhelmed by the new ways their students communicate and want to keep up. \u00a0(Hey, I live in an area that has an old Ivy League institution. \u00a0Keeping up with what Those Crazy Young People are doing is important<\/em>).<\/p>\n I’m also reeling from the idea that I taught something I developed myself<\/em>. \u00a0You old hands at teaching can feel free to laugh. \u00a0You guys do it all the time. \u00a0I<\/em> had never gotten up in front of a classroom without the backup of a course someone else<\/em> had developed before.<\/p>\n Now, as intimidating as it was (and yes, I was scared), I love to learn stuff, and I love to teach stuff. \u00a0I could happily spend the rest of my life making a living going and learning something and then teaching it. \u00a0It’s just fun.<\/p>\n “Learn stuff?” I hear you ask. “You’ve gotta be kidding me! \u00a0You’ve been doing online social networking for nearly fifteen years! What’s this nonsense about learning stuff?”<\/p>\n Well, there’s a big difference between doing something for years, and organizing the concepts clearly enough to teach that same material in a finite amount of time. \u00a0Not only that, you tend to fall into a routine, so it’s a good idea to find out what other people are saying on the subject. \u00a0When you do that, you will<\/em> learn something new.<\/p>\n So, today I’m back to bidding on projects and working hard on breaking down the one-day seminar to smaller time units for potential classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m coming down from a really serious six week project. \u00a0I was asked if I could teach a class in social networking, said yes, then had to develop the course. So now, I need to cast around for more work. \u00a0Part of the work I’m going to create is going to be teaching versions of … <\/p>\n