The first Noble Truth of digital learning

October 17, 2023•72 words

The first Noble Truth tells it simply: there's suffering.
Duhkha. Unease. Standing unstable. A bumpy ride.
In #DigitalLearning, it seems, it's paraphrased: there is social anxiety. Lots of it, everywhere you look. (DOI 10.1186/s41239-023-00419-0)
There are always dozens of requirements for everything a #LearningDesigner builds, coming from all sides.
Might as well add this thousand-year-old question: "will this here make learners more or less anxious?"
Most rides are bumpy enough without us.

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