My EDUC-6710I-2 class is coming to an end. My final assignment is to look back and reflect on my experiences in this course. I have been given a few questions to answer....
In what ways has this course helped you to develop your own technology skills as a professional teacher?
This course has helped me to develop my technology skills by introducing me to Web 2.0 tools that I had not used before. Before this course I was familiar with the terms wikis and podcasts, but had never created one for myself. Thanks to the assignments I have completed I will be able to teach my students to create these tools and use them to facilitate learning.
In what ways have you deepened your knowledge of the teaching and learning process?
I have deepened my knowledge of the teaching and learning process by becoming more aware of the fact that my role as a teacher should be moving more towards become a facilitator in the classroom while students are creating their own knowledge through the use of different technologies. I am realizing that I need to work smarter not harder and the Web 2.0 tools are an excellent way to accomplish this task.
In what ways have you changed your perspective from being teacher-centered to learner-centered?
I have changed my perspective from being teacher-centered to learner-centered simply because I have learned how to make the Web 2.0 tools work not only for me, but also for my students. Up until the start of this course I was using technology in my classroom but it was mainly teacher-centered usage. I have now changed the way I let me students use technology and have redesigned my lessons to be more learner-centered.
In what ways can you continue to expand your knowledge of learning, teaching, and leading with technology with the aim of increasing student achievement?
I can expand my knowledge of learning, teaching, and leading with technology by continuing on with my Master’s degree in Implementing Technology in the Classroom. I can also stay current on the latest technologies used in classrooms. I think the most important way to expand my knowledge to use and implement as many different technologies as possible in my classroom. This will most definitely increase student achievement.
Set two long-term goals (within two years) for transforming your classroom environment by which you may have to overcome institutional or systemic obstacles in order to achieve them.
Two long-term goals that I have for transforming my classroom are
1- Begin using Skype to connect with learners around the globe and use this as a tool to facilitate student projects and experiments in the classroom.
2- Begin working on my “paper free” classroom. My goal is to eventually run my room with no worksheets or text books, instead using only technology and Web 2.0 tools.
1- Begin using Skype to connect with learners around the globe and use this as a tool to facilitate student projects and experiments in the classroom.
2- Begin working on my “paper free” classroom. My goal is to eventually run my room with no worksheets or text books, instead using only technology and Web 2.0 tools.
This has been my favorite course so far in the Master's program with Walden University. I look forward to learning more about implementing technology into my classroom!
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