I am going on a journey here.. I’ve spent some time in my life travelling to places around the world, discovering new cultures and people. In the meanwhile, I learned a lot about the world, myself, life.. This time I am embarking on a different journey, which still involves people with different viewpoints that will shape my experience. My aim is to learn more about digital education.

You see, I spend some hours of my life teaching, trying to inspire people. But in order to do it more successfully, I need to try out different things, fail a few times, and learn how it all works. I am working on letting go of the fear of failure myself, so I can better support my students in learning this. The best way to do this is to put myself on the receiving side, to be the student this time. I am taking a course in open learning, in which I should learn to use at least a dozen different tools, most of them requiring a certain level of exposure that I am not always comfortable with. It can be terrifying. But it’s all about facing your fears, then they no longer have power over you.

A few months ago, I recorded a short video lecture. It took me three hours to make a three minute clip. And a lot of courage to actually watch it to make sure it came out alright. Last week I recorded an introductory video for this course. Okay, it was a lot shorter, but I did it straight away. And that made me happy. So, as with so many things in life, it’s about moving. Putting one foot in front of the other. And one day something will happen and you will see how far you’ve gone without even realizing it.