Working on my instructional webpage ...

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Image
How many times have you purchased a clothing item with an OSFA tag?  You know - One Size Fits All . If life were only so simple!  Andriotis emphasizes the importance of course content being designed with the audience in mind, speaking to all of their differences, needs, and “sizes”. (Andriotis, 2016) As stated in his smart guide article, the course content must speak to the motivation of a learner to want to succeed. As a digital learning facilitator, I work with high school teachers providing professional development and support in the effective integration of technology in the classroom. So my direct audience is my teacher group; however, indirectly, I also work to tailor the audience-specific needs of the student population. So, as I pondered this process of knowing my audience, I realized my ultimate goal would be emphasizing to teachers how they should go beyond the basic student statistics to gain a deeper understanding of their students and how to enga...
Read more
Image
https://pixabay.com/en/board-blackboard-success-business-2434016/ A few days ago, I watched a newly released movie with my family – Crazy Rich Asians. Mom and I had read the book (well, I actually did not have a chance to finish it) and were excited to see the movie. Not too far into the movie, there was a scene where a woman walked by some other people to her right. She was holding her phone at an angle in the air. Obviously, she was taking a selfie to get a shot of the other people in the background. Then ensued the texting frenzy and so on and so on. Now, I realized what had transpired along with my niece, my son, and others in the room. I was totally engaged in the moment of watching the picture fly around from device to device. However, my 83-year-old mother was totally lost and had no idea what was happening. Not only was she lost in the movie, I later discovered she was also lost in the book and could not figure out what was going on. You know how you get an AHA moment...
Read more
Image
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/8983721488 Gaming and learning?  Who would have ever put those two things together? My first thought when I heard about gamification took me to images of little race cars, Pac Man, and a host of other equally confusing or scary possibilities.  My prior knowledge concerning gaming of any sort created quite a mental barrier for this type of learning. Then EDU 653 happened -  Emerging Web and Mobile Technologies. It was completely GAMIFIED! I could slightly hear the roar of the crowds as the lions tore me limb from limb. Anyway, I jumped in without floaties - I had to - it was part of the certification curriculum I needed. And guess what! I am still above water and surfing the waves. The course is set up in 3D Gamelab. Each assignment is a quest in which you earn XPs for credit. Our goal is 5000 XPs. I know - it sounded totally exhausting to me as well. But, it has been great. The range covered by the course ...
Read more