EDLD+5363+Reflections

1. What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned?  · I expected this class to be an involved, hands-on course, which it was. I envisioned that as a student, I would demonstrate construction of digital stories for use across all curriculum areas. I also understood video planning, design, production, editing, and evaluation to make up a major component of this course. Upon completing the course, I now have a better understanding how to shoot quality videos, including different types of shot angles, how to use Audacity, and how to work together with a team on a project that requires many different responsibilities. Comparing different video software was also very interesting as was creating a podcast to explain the differences. This class was very engaging due to the fact that our assignments were hands-on and allowed for creativity. I was able to achieve the outcomes for the course and I feel that the course outcomes did align with what I envisioned. 2. To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not?  · This class and the outcomes that I achieved throughout the course are very relevant to what I do in my school and job. I am an instructional Technology Facilitator for my district and a great part of my job is training teachers on technology tools. We currently offer training sessions on Movie Maker, Audacity, Podcasting, and Photo Story. We encourage our teachers to use these tools regularly. This class has given me some great ideas that I can take back and incorporate into my trainings. However, most of the concepts that we learned about in this course were not new to me. So a review was nice but it would’ve also been nice to learn about something new. Podcasting is becoming very popular in my district. We encourage the teachers to use Audacity as well as Mimio. With Mimio you can record the computer screen as well as record audio. 3. What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them?  · After rereading all of the learning and performance outcomes for this class I have to say that I was able to successfully achieve all of them. The only one that I was not able to maintain throughout the course was to “// Participate in an optional web conference session the first week of the class.” // I attended the conference the first week but was not able to attend all of the others. Having a new baby and my husband being out of town for two weeks during the class did not allow me much free time. I would’ve liked to have been able to attend all of the conferences but sometimes I feel that nothing really gets accomplished so it’s not really worth my time. 4. Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you?  · Yes, I was successful in completing all of the course assignments. I don’t do as well with the readings. This time it was harder for me to since I am at home on maternity leave I didn’t want to use my home printer so reading off of the computer is not very easy for me. But overall the assignments were very easy for me since I train teachers how to create podcasts, make movies and use Audacity. I wasn’t able to actually participate in any of the actual filming of the students for our PSA since I am at home but I opted to do the editing so that was a lot of fun. It was frustrating to not be able to fully participate since I am not on campus but I did the best that I could considering the situation. I also wasn’t able to participate in all the of the web conferences. 5. What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes?  · I honestly did not learn that much from this course. Since I train and teach teachers on these concepts this class was mostly a review for me. I have been working with video, podcasting, video file extensions, editing video, shooting video and multimedia type products for quite a few years now. I did learn that when at home on maternity leave my attitude is quite different from when I am at work, which I think is understandable. I usually take on leadership roles whenever I am working with a group but this time my time and effort was limited so I was not as eager to step up as I would have in the past. I definitely had to learn to manage my time more effectively. I enjoy teaching and training teachers about multimedia. I did enjoy the discussions. Being able to hear what others had to say about their learning was very interesting and encouraging.