Course reflection

Course Reflection

My learning experience in Educational technology during this semester has being tremendous one. I have taken away a lot from this course; I got the privilege of learning about Marc Prensky, who is an American writer and speaker on learning and education. I strongly support his view on digital immigrants and digital natives. I am now able to categorize persons who are technology savvy and persons who not so technology savvy. Moreover what I liked most about this course is that I was expose to Instructional System Design (ISD)  which is also known as ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implement, Evaluate) and SAT (System Approach to Training). I believe if these learning technologies are employed effectively it can result in greater success for learners.

In Educational technology I learned about ISTE NETS. ISTE NETS are created for both teachers and students to ensure best practice through the use of technology. They are the standards for learning, teaching and leading in the digital age. Some of the various tools created by ISTE NETS are: movie maker, wiki, podcast, facebook and webquest.  I believe that if all these tools are used correctly can produce excellent results on both students and teachers on a hold.

In addition to that, being an active participant in class had allowed me to reach my full learning potential; I was more inclined to do my assignments especially the on-line discussion which I was very enthuse about- it made learning fun and exciting. In doing the Educational Technology course I did not experience much difficulty with the course because I always attend class with an open mind which makes me ready to learn and take on any challenge that might arise during the course.

My learning goals and strategies were to learn as much as possible and apply what I learned to my daily life. I got the chance to learn about the different types of learning theories for technology integration in a more detailed format which allowed me to have a clearer understanding about learning theories on a hold.

 Prior to doing the course I was only au-fait with the one format of writing lesson plans but doing the course I was exposed to the ASSURE model which is another model of writing lesson plan. It is as effective as the one that I am familiar with because it contains all the relevant elements that is required for lesson plan writing and for the execution of an effective lesson.

I learned about the cone of experience which is a model that incorporates several theories related to instructional design. It is a learning process that presents bands of experience arranged according to degree of abstraction and not degree of difficulty. It has been good for me to learn first-hand what this distance learning is all about. Thank you for your help and patience.

The classroom that I did the course in was a very learner friendly environment; it was very organized and was suitable for the teaching of the Educational Technology. Prior to going to class each week we have the privilege of reading ahead because the notes are posted on schoology website and being a visual learner it is very beneficial for me. Reading a head enables me to be vast during class discussions and it helps me with retention of information.