Reflection Prompt:
Considering the online learning self-assessment you took this week, and thinking about your reasons for taking this course, what is your highest priority learning goal for this course?
What are some specific skills, strategies or tools you are hoping to learn more about?
This summer (2013) I have enrolled in an online course: TechConnect 2.0 Online Teacher Certification which will enable me to gain the necessary skills to create online and/or blended learning situations for all sorts of students. One of the requirements for the course is a weekly reflection assignment. I will use my blog for this process.
The University of Houston has a Free Online Assessment that tests student readiness to learn in an online environment. My score on the assessment was 208 which means I am prepared for online learning and should be successful in that environment. I found it interesting that I scored 4.8/5.0 in "need for online learning" which means my schedule (I teach full time), and my distance from universities dictates a strong need to learn online. I truly believe that physical presence in a classroom is not required for rich learning experiences to take place. Online learning environments are an intriguing option that I am very interested in exploring.
For the past three years I have been attending Classroom 2.0 Live Saturday online seminars. It was my first experience with online learning and it has been such a great experience that I make time in my schedule to attend each week (unless my son has a baseball or soccer game). If I miss the live class, I will find time to attend the recorded session. The recorded session is not as much fun because I miss participating in the chat that takes place during the session. I have made many friends and have learned so much about integrating technology and improving my teaching. I even became a Featured Teacher in June 2012. As a result of my attendance I began building my personal learning network on Twitter and Google+, I started this blog, and have become active in using technology to learn, share, and collaborate with other educators all over the world.
I decided to take this course because I am interested in providing a variety of learning experiences for my students. I want to create blended and/or online learning opportunities that will result in more student involvement and interest. It will also enable me to differentiate the learning for my students more effectively. Another reason I enrolled in this class is because I wanted to learn how to use Schoology as a learning management system. Lastly, I strongly believe in learning collaboratively and I am looking forward to sharing with and learning from the other educators in the class.
My highest priority learning goal is to learn how to effectively utilize Schoology as a learning management system to provide blended learning experiences for my math students. It is important for me to experience this process as a student. That perspective will enable me to keep the student in mind as I develop online learning activities.
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