Final Post

Well, it is the end of the semester and for a final post I just would like to say that it has been a pleasure working with everyone and collaborating our ideas.  Activities ranging from self-reflection to creating modules, this class has definitely been a different learning experience, but a good one overall.  Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

Portfolio

Well, for my capstone project I decided to make a portfolio.  I think this is a great assignment because it will be beneficial for future job opportunities.  I'm sure it will be very helpful for the students taking this course next fall.  I think the group that made the portfolio module did a great job too.  Hope all goes well for our presentations Wednesday!

Meyers-Briggs Test

Well, last week-as part of participating in our peers' modules-I completed the Meyers-Briggs test and I'm really glad I did.  I was amazed as to how accurate the description was of my personality type.  It described myself very closely and it allowed me to learn quite a bit about my own personality.  It is interesting because even though you may know your own personality traits, when you read about it, it really helps you self-reflect on your values.  By the way great job to the group that made the Meyers-Briggs module.  It was very good.  Anyway, I'm really glad I had the opportunity to participate in that activity.

Week 7

I think the class did very well overall creating the syllabus.  I thought last night's class was very beneficial to us in regards to the TED talks.  I think they were insightful and can help us especially with our "elevator speech".  This might even help us with preparation for interviews as well.  In regards to our capstone project, I'm glad that we are able to make something that will help us in the future.  Unlike finals for other classes-like writing papers- won't necessarily land us jobs but making a portfolio might so I think this project is very beneficial to us all.

Week 6

Finally! I feel the class is running smoothly and the confusion is lifted.  I think the class has done an excellent job at organizing thoughts and ideas for the working syllabus.  The syllabus seems to be well-developed and I think that it is interesting how we get to walk through the modules ourselves.  It is like we are developing, testing, and learning all at the same time...interesting.  With the upcoming couple of weeks, I hope that we can learn how to successfully develop our capstone project so that the learning experience will go smoothly.

Week 5

I thought this week's class was pretty interesting.  I thought it was good how we collaboratively double-checked our groups' ideas so that there was less confusion.  I also liked how we could be creative with the weebly assignment.  Although I do wish that we would have been able to go over how to use the weebly a little more in class so that we could have had some better training in using it.  However, overall, things worked out well.  I'm interested in seeing more of the weebly's as we complete them.

Week 4

So far, I think our class has definitely been creative and has come up with thoughtful ideas for the future syllabus.  I was really impressed with the brainstorming ideas as well.  I think it is interesting how we are able to collectively come up with ideas as a class, yet we are able to learn about how to implement new tech skills for our own benefit in our future jobs at the same time.  I'm looking forward to seeing more ideas as we continue to work on the syllabus.

Week 3 Presentations

I thought last week's presentations went really well as a class overall, and I can say that I was really impressed by everyone's knowledge in their content areas.  I think as a class we've really learned a lot about many different aspects of the content of the course in a very short amount of time.  I'm looking forward to seeing how we can increase this knowledge in the second half of the term.

Week 2

So far, I am enjoying how we are working in groups in order to learn more about our central topics.  Cooperative learning is important.  I think it is good that we are able to view and review each other's work from each of the different groups.  This allows us to refine our studies.  I also thought the survey assignment was interesting.

Test Post

At first, Wednesday's class seemed a little confusing.  But as the class went on, I realized how we can be creative with our assignments.  I am looking forward to having a successful semester with my classmates.