Evidence and Reflection Learning #1:
Learning Project Summary
OLTD Learning Outcomes Addressed:
- Articulate a summary of personal learning in the course in a multimedia, online format.
- Make your learning visible through the execution of a passion-based learning project
Reflection to support evidence:
I have chosen my learning project summary for my first piece of evidence. For this assignment we were asked to choose a skill to learn, something of great interest to us, worth learning and somewhat complex. We were required to find learning sources predominantly from Open Education Resources. Our instruction was to create weekly blog posts showcasing our progress by using a variety of media sources to make our learning visible. Evaluation on this task was based more on the process than the final summary.
I chose to learn about inquiry in the primary grades for my learning project. Although not intensely complex, I did find the process challenging and am thrilled with the learning that took place. Through this process I was able to create a learning unit that will help scaffold learning what inquiry is, why it is useful and how to build inquiry questions. Because the BC curriculum now supports inquiry learning, and because it is a practice that engages and excites learning, I think it was a very valuable learning experience. I chose to create my summary using Thinglink which is an interactive organization platform where I could incorporate images, video and documents from my 6 weeks of learning. I found it simple, intuitive and will definitely add it to my list of presenting tools.
Participating in a learning project supported by Open Education Resources brought to light many new ideas that I will take into my teaching. I had not realized how many free resources were on the web to support education in almost anything you want to learn. I was pushed out of my comfort zone to contact people I would not have thought of approaching and delighted with the response. I really understood what building a professional learning network meant during this process and am now consciously spending time each week building towards it. Watching my students’ faces light up asking questions they were really interested in showed me that I will always choose inquiry whether I am teaching online, face-to-face, or in a blended learning class.
I have chosen my learning project summary for my first piece of evidence. For this assignment we were asked to choose a skill to learn, something of great interest to us, worth learning and somewhat complex. We were required to find learning sources predominantly from Open Education Resources. Our instruction was to create weekly blog posts showcasing our progress by using a variety of media sources to make our learning visible. Evaluation on this task was based more on the process than the final summary.
I chose to learn about inquiry in the primary grades for my learning project. Although not intensely complex, I did find the process challenging and am thrilled with the learning that took place. Through this process I was able to create a learning unit that will help scaffold learning what inquiry is, why it is useful and how to build inquiry questions. Because the BC curriculum now supports inquiry learning, and because it is a practice that engages and excites learning, I think it was a very valuable learning experience. I chose to create my summary using Thinglink which is an interactive organization platform where I could incorporate images, video and documents from my 6 weeks of learning. I found it simple, intuitive and will definitely add it to my list of presenting tools.
Participating in a learning project supported by Open Education Resources brought to light many new ideas that I will take into my teaching. I had not realized how many free resources were on the web to support education in almost anything you want to learn. I was pushed out of my comfort zone to contact people I would not have thought of approaching and delighted with the response. I really understood what building a professional learning network meant during this process and am now consciously spending time each week building towards it. Watching my students’ faces light up asking questions they were really interested in showed me that I will always choose inquiry whether I am teaching online, face-to-face, or in a blended learning class.
Evidence and Reflection Learning #2:
Open Education Resource Summary
OLTD Learning Outcomes Addressed:
Open Education Resource Summary
OLTD Learning Outcomes Addressed:
- Demonstrate familiarity with common terms, definitions, and elements related to OERs and, more generally, open education.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of open education, including conflicting viewpoints around the ownership of knowledge, copyright, and copyleft licenses.
- Identify, critically assess, and evaluate existing OERs, OER platforms, and repositories.
- Examine current research around best and emerging practices in OER design, development, and implementation.
Reflection to support evidence:
For this assignment, we were asked to develop and share/present a multimedia artifact that clearly described key learning outcomes in the course. To summarize our six weeks, I reviewed the weekly course readings and student blog posts. To present the material, I chose to organize my material into a Prezi and provide a narration for the images by screen-casting.
I have used Screencast-o-matic multiple times now, but Prezi was a new tool for me. To help me better understand how to use it successfully I watched many tutorial You-tube videos. My favorites were Prezi Tutorial: My first Prezi and How to control the zoom and pan speed in Prezi. I have always been tentative about creating a Prezi, feeling a little dizzy from the movement. What I learned in the video was if you overlap edges and give a reference point to where you will be going next it takes the dizziness away. Although I spent a lot of time in creating, I didn’t feel I produced a particularly interesting presentation. I would like to spend more time experimenting with how to make to make a more impactful delivery. Because I added a narration, I did not have a chance to experiment with the music option or audio pathway tools. The central theme I took from this course is that OER’s are essential to the success of future education. The issues surrounding publishing quality resources to share have to do with Copyright, ego and money. Defining and bringing change through awareness to the way we think about what creative thought is, what can and can’t be copyrighted and for how long, and embracing and understanding creative commons would be a great first step.
This course provided fundamental knowledge into the world of Open Education Resources (OER’s), helped me understand copyright and creative commons and highlighted the issues surround sharing work. Instructionally, using OER’s will be essential whether working Online, Blended or in a traditional classroom. Using textbooks can be limiting in information, costs a lot of money to produce and require constant reprinting to be updated. Being able to educate my own student on copyright laws especially around sharing and creative thoughts and modelling more awareness to use creative commons licensing will be important to support creating more OER's
For this assignment, we were asked to develop and share/present a multimedia artifact that clearly described key learning outcomes in the course. To summarize our six weeks, I reviewed the weekly course readings and student blog posts. To present the material, I chose to organize my material into a Prezi and provide a narration for the images by screen-casting.
I have used Screencast-o-matic multiple times now, but Prezi was a new tool for me. To help me better understand how to use it successfully I watched many tutorial You-tube videos. My favorites were Prezi Tutorial: My first Prezi and How to control the zoom and pan speed in Prezi. I have always been tentative about creating a Prezi, feeling a little dizzy from the movement. What I learned in the video was if you overlap edges and give a reference point to where you will be going next it takes the dizziness away. Although I spent a lot of time in creating, I didn’t feel I produced a particularly interesting presentation. I would like to spend more time experimenting with how to make to make a more impactful delivery. Because I added a narration, I did not have a chance to experiment with the music option or audio pathway tools. The central theme I took from this course is that OER’s are essential to the success of future education. The issues surrounding publishing quality resources to share have to do with Copyright, ego and money. Defining and bringing change through awareness to the way we think about what creative thought is, what can and can’t be copyrighted and for how long, and embracing and understanding creative commons would be a great first step.
This course provided fundamental knowledge into the world of Open Education Resources (OER’s), helped me understand copyright and creative commons and highlighted the issues surround sharing work. Instructionally, using OER’s will be essential whether working Online, Blended or in a traditional classroom. Using textbooks can be limiting in information, costs a lot of money to produce and require constant reprinting to be updated. Being able to educate my own student on copyright laws especially around sharing and creative thoughts and modelling more awareness to use creative commons licensing will be important to support creating more OER's