Review and Self Assessment

My understanding and perspective of technology and design in education evolved throughout the course. In education we work towards creating opportunities for students to engage in the learning process. Technology is an exciting tool to engage in the interest of learning and the pride of creating a product. This course provided a variety of software applications that can be used in the classroom. Learning new software was at times difficult but became easier as I viewed and attempted operations. The experience of learning these programs has given me the confidence to continue to better my skills and bring these applications into a classroom. Projects that I submitted began to take on a classroom focus. The projects could be used as a teaching tool or as way to demonstrate evidence of learning. In some projects some technical criteria was overlooked. The Blog allowed me to engage with peers, publish my work. I enjoyed viewing and posting to colleagues blogs, learning from there projects, and reflections. Toward the end of the course and during major assignment work a couple blogs were posted a week late. The blog became a community of learners providing feedback and encouragement. Technology has the ability to be an excellent learning tool engaging people and projects.


Blog
1: "Self introduction" https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/09/hello-i-hope-all-is-well-for-you-all.html
2: "Instructional Design" https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/09/instructional-can-give-presenter-frame.html
3: "Gimp First Impression" https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/10/gimp-first-impressions-to-have-free.html
4: Photo Post and reflection https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/10/images-for-assignment-2-below-photo-is.html
5: Gimp certificate
6: Audacity certificate
7: "Audacity Impression" https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/10/audacity-has-lot-going-for-it.html
8: Audio post and reflection https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/10/audio-assignment-raw-bear-hunt-readers.html
9: "Design Thinking" https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/11/design-thinking-design-thinking-model.html
10: "Sketchup Impressions"
11: Tiny House post and reflection https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/11/week-10-i-found-this-project-to-be.html
12: "Shotcut Impressions"https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/12/blog-12-shot-cut-training-was-more.html
13: Video post and reflection https://colveretad.blogspot.ca/2017/12/video-assignment-video-that-i-am.html

Training Certificates:
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Assignments
-Instructional Power Point: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SJcgzhRVbcLPifhEK0TGYzkAgdfmp-UMGVBQVKzjlGk/edit?usp=sharing


-Photos using Gimp: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SJcgzhRVbcLPifhEK0TGYzkAgdfmp-UMGVBQVKzjlGk/edit?usp=sharing


- "Going on a Bear Hunt" Audacity project: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0EiUbbFRSnVdER
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- Tiny House:


-Shotcut video project:


Comments: I enjoyed checking out other blogs and leaving a comment or replying to comments left on my blogs. 

5 Chapter quizzes: I have completed each chapter quiz.

 Rubric Self Assessment
-I have an excellent comprehensive grasp of the subject matter through completion of my certified training and chapter quizzes.
-I have demonstrated an excellent ability to make sound critical evaluation of the material given through my self assessments, reflections and blogs posts.
-My best work demonstrated exceptional capacity for original creative and logical thinking through projects that connected to the classroom application as a teaching tool of way to demonstrate evidence of learning.
-I have shown an excellent ability to organize, to analyze, to synthesize, to integrate ideas, and express thoughts fluently through providing peer feedback through blog comments and published reflections. I came to see the blogs as a community of learners and a stage to present, publish our and celebrate our work.

5 Major Assignments: 45%
Chapter Quizzes: 17%
Blog Entries/Peer Sharing: 18%
Participation and Interaction: 20%



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