As a lifelong learner, I have always been drawn to new educational and career development opportunities. Instructional design, however, came to me by surprise. Historically, I have combined my passion for learning and teaching with my love of the outdoors. In doing so, I created engaging, approachable, and memorable learning experiences for diverse groups of learners in snowboarding, hiking, and rock climbing. When I serendipitously came across the field of instructional design, my first thought was, "I didn't know I could study this as a field of its own," and, secondly, I thought, "I want to do this!"

Now, as I complete my master's degree in instructional design, I have fully delved into and embraced the course design process including learning about the people whom I'm designing for as well as researching and implementing the tools that will support my learners. I am still creating those meaningful and memorable learning experiences for people and I look forward to doing so for many years.