I conceive of mastering a profession as a continuum, not through a series of schooling that terminate after completing a vocational school or college program. Upon attaining my baccalaureate degree, I have therefore attempted to become proficient in what I do through semi-structured self-learning, upgrading courses and other professional development activities.

My method of continuous learning can be characterized by an ever changing, moving interest which encompasses an array of fields. This notion of assorted interests that has been the impetus to my learning journey resulted in the so-called mile wide but an inch deep knowledge and set of skills over the years. While I do not deny the benefits of this lower order learning, I realized that I could channel my energy into a specific discipline thus I entered the graduate school at AU.

Looking back, I read 100-plus journal articles and learned from 24 textbooks in 11 courses that are chronologically listed below:

1. MDDE 601: Introduction to Distance Education and Training | Dr. Debra Hoven
2. MDDE 603: Foundations of Instructional Design: Systems Analysis and Learning Theory | Dr. Rick Kenny
3. MDDE 602: Research Methods in Distance Education | Dr. Cynthia Blodgett
4. MDDE 611: Foundations of Adult Education | Dr. Tara Gibb
5. MDDE 605: Planning and Management in Distance Education and Training | Dr. Terry Anderson
6. MDDE 604: Instructional Design and Program Evaluation in Distance Education | Dr. Griff Richards
7. MDDE 610: Intro to D.E. Technologies | Dr. Jon Baggaley
8. MDDE 701: Advanced Research Methods | Dr. Tom Jones
9. MDDE 702: Research Proposal Writing | Dr. Tom Jones
10. MDDE 617: Program Evaluation in Distance Education | Dr. Mary Kennedy
11. MDDE 621: Online Teaching in Distance Education and Training | Dr. Krista Francis-Poscente