1. Academic
1.1. Building Skills
1.1.1. Skills
1.1.1.1. Use gen-AI tools to design learning experiences
1.1.1.2. How to teach
1.1.1.3. Develop asynchronous learning experiences for work
1.1.1.4. Reading for understanding academic articles
1.1.1.4.1. Gain practice reading scholarly articles/academic material
1.1.1.5. Improve tech fluency
1.1.2. Process
1.1.2.1. Curriculum Design
1.1.2.2. Designing with EdTech
1.1.2.3. Creativity
1.1.2.3.1. Be creative
1.2. Content Knowledge
1.2.1. Understand systems of Higher Education
1.2.2. Learn about learning
1.2.2.1. Find connections between designing learning experiences for adults & children
1.2.2.2. How children and teenagers learn
1.2.3. Better understand the research process
2. Exploring Education & Learning
2.1. How teachers teach
2.2. Higher education
2.3. Learning, Design, Technology Field
3. Personal Growth
3.1. Feel more confident! / Gain confidence
3.2. Challenge myself!
3.3. Make Friends / Build relationships
3.3.1. Engage in extra-curricular activities
3.4. Make my sister proud!
3.5. Find work-life-school-etc. balance
3.6. Learn how to learn as a grad student
3.6.1. Become disciplined
3.6.2. GET MY BRAIN BACK INTO LEARNING MODE AFTER YEARS OF WORKING
3.6.3. Be a student again!
3.6.4. Enjoy learning
3.7. Learn as a designer
3.7.1. Make/Create something compelling
3.7.2. Hone interests
3.7.3. Learn new things
4. Career & Professional Growth
4.1. Advance my career
4.2. Be an expert
4.3. Grow as a designer
4.3.1. Become better as a UX/LX designer
4.4. Become a better educator
4.5. Be a policy maker
4.6. Become a consultant
4.7. Find out what my professional values are
4.8. Career change
4.8.1. Shift out of classroom teaching and into curriculum design and/or teacher education
4.9. Build connections
4.9.1. Meet people with similar academic interests and goals
4.9.2. Learn from the group / Learn from my peers
4.9.3. Learn from experience of others / Learn from the group
4.9.4. Make sense of past learning experiences