Author: Joseph Roberson

Learning Experience Designer (aka Instructional Designer), Artist, Yoga Teacher, Photographer, Writer, Father.

Teaching experience:
-Taught more than 5,000 classes and workshops in yoga, breathwork, meditation
-Created, managed, and led 10-month Yoga Teacher Training program (Yoga Center of Columbia)
-Organize and lead group retreats (Costa Rica; Shepherdstown and Berkeley Springs, WV)
-Taught yoga (credit courses) at Community College of Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland)
-Taught yoga and papermaking at the Maryland Institute, College of Art (Baltimore, Maryland)
-"Yoga and Meditation in Art" public lecture, followed by multi-week course, at the Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Maryland)
-“Ancient Secrets of Longevity” presentation at Healthy Aging Expo (Howard County, Maryland)
-Designed curriculum for new program "Papermaking for Visual Artists" at Chiang Mai University (Thailand)

Community of interest, community of practice, tribe

This ‘funnel’ graphic depicts increasing levels of engagement and commitment: A) interested in the subject (community of interest); B) committed to its practice (community of practice); C) committed to achieving the group’s objectives (Tribe). This progression of involvement leads the individual from casual observer to fellow practitioner to tribe member. Sadhana Community, my tribe, can… Continue reading Community of interest, community of practice, tribe

IOU, Bob Duggan

It is with sadness mixed with gratitude that I share the news of Bob Duggan’s passing recently. Bob inspired me–and continues to inspire me–to make a positive difference by sharing my gifts with the world. My efforts today to complete One Breath at a Time and publish it before the end of the year are in service… Continue reading IOU, Bob Duggan

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Thank you, Frank!

Portfolio page is much improved!

I created this screen capture with Camtasia. It’s a short (2:20) portion of a Storyline Articulate project Shaz Malik and I designed and developed together. This Child Protection in Emergencies training consists of three separate modules; this is from Module 2, Child Protection in Emergencies. To see the rest of the new and improved Portfolio page, click on… Continue reading Portfolio page is much improved!

Transformative learning is the process of upgrading our mental maps.

As I look for my next work engagement, I ask myself: What do I really want to be doing? Again and again, transformative learning pops up. Personal transformation–or transformative learning, as Jack Mezirow calls it– has been a consistent interest threading through my entire life, both personally and professionally. It connects my choice to become… Continue reading Transformative learning is the process of upgrading our mental maps.

I would love to work on a project that involves transformative learning!

Do you employ transformative learning theory in your work? If so, I would love to know how you facilitate it, how you operationalize it. Please let me know if you have relevant information. Thanks!

Moving on, looking forward!

What a surprise it is to be unemployed! As much as I feel tempted to share the distasteful details, I’m not going to. Just suffice it to say the company, without any warning, eliminated all junior instructional designer positions. The good news is that I’m finally making progress on completing my book, titled One Breath… Continue reading Moving on, looking forward!