THE ADDIE

The ADDIE model is a 5 step prescription for Instructional Design. It can be applied just about anywhere. For the purpose of this assignment, I've written a simple and practical - I said nothing about ethical - adaptation of the ADDIE on the subject of lies which are like flies, far too many, but we'll save that.
 

How to tell a lie using the ADDIE.

© By Neith Hunter

Analyze the situation. Why and to whom do you need to lie? What purpose will it serve? 

What does the lie need to accomplish?

Design the lie. Write it out. Visualize it. How will you tell it? When, where, in person or remote?

Develop the lie. Practice. Practice. Practice. And more practice, until even YOU BELIEVE IT.

Implement the lie. Give it your all. Be as sincere as possible. Deliver your lie cloaked in truth.

Evaluate the lie. Was it effective? Did it accomplish what it was designed for? If not, begin again. Analyze...

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WELCOME

Why We Lie.

© By Neith Hunter

This is the 1st post for my 1st class, ETC, in the Instructional Media Design and Technology masters program. I chose a rather abstract but all too common subject, lying. I'm betting we've all participated in and been hurt by lies. I know I have...sob.  Oh well...onward.

So why do we lie?

Are some lies better or less important than others? If a lie protects someone, is it a good lie? Are there good lies? Some certainly don't seem that bad. Sometimes, we don't want the truth.

How 'bout little white lies? Does the color of the lie matter? Why do they even call it that? And, what about infidelity? Or lying about being married, as one guy recently did when he asked me to lunch, and I asked him if he was married, and he said, "no", then added, "It's complicated." And I said, yes, it is complicated when you're trying to take women to lunch who aren't your wife.

What about lying about your age? I started doing that as a teenager - my modeling agent told me too - so it seemed alright, even expected. That's what you're expected to do when you're a commodity, what ever it takes, so to speak. Fact is, lying is expected and accepted.

Ya know, it's said in Hollywood that if you want to know an actors age, you automatically add 7 years onto what ever you've read in the press, because actors always fudge their birthdays. Ah-huh, many do.

Speaking of commodities, are fake boobs a lie? Or how 'bout uploading an old or retouched photo of yourself to a dating site?

Does a lie diminish over time, become less painful or eventually morph into truth?

Please leave a comment and thanks for reading.