MELISSA STROUT

Collaboratively Achieving the Extraordinary

My name is Melissa Strout, and I believe that embracing the power of collaborating enables ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things for two reasons. One is that knowledge about effective practice becomes more widely available and accessible on a daily basis. The second reason is more powerful–Working TOGETHER generates commitment. Click the links below to see what I'm doing!

Growing as a Learner and a Leader

Applied Digital Learning Synthesis

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Contribution to My Learning Community

26 Apr 2023 18:46

Throughout my final 8 weeks in the Digital Learning and Leading program, I have had to ask myself more than once, what does it mean to contribute? Specifically, what does it mean to contribute to my community and to myself? Throughout this process of reflection and being asked how well I contributed to my own learning and to the community as a whole, I have come to conclude that contribution may not always mean giving to others, but also supporting them when things become difficult and encouraging them to push themselves and try harder than they are.

Right tool for the job

18 Nov 2022 14:43

You just have to figure out the best way to utilize that tool to better serve and help humans in their everyday lives. There may be some great tools here, but that tool is for a different job. I can still use that tool, but for when I’m ready for “that” job.

What Drives Me

15 Jul 2021 15:27

In Dr. H's post titled "Mapping Your Learner's Journey", the driving and directions analogy captured my attention mostly because I'm not so good at directions. He talks about how he believes it's our responsibility as educators to not only create a learning environment where the learner has choice, ownership, voice, and agency other their learning...but it's our responsibility to guide them through their personal development journey and help them take ownership of their learning.