EDLD 1317 Contribution to Learning
EDLD 5317: Resources for Digital Learning
Self Assessment Score:
EDLD 5317: 97
Masters in Educational Technology and Leadership is the program I am currently in, a combination of Leadership and Technology classes. I have been struggling to come in from the leadership courses. The structure is different, and it always made me feel that I missed the foundational courses that could have helped me in my Technology courses. As I began my path of evaluating educational technology, instruction, and resources for education technology, I considered what topic I might utilize to further my understanding of the subject matter in both classes. I have chosen blended learning and narrowed it down to the station rotation model. My current school has been pushing for blended learning as it is geared towards student-centered instruction. As a special education teacher, it is also an instructional method that can easily be used so that teachers can modify and accommodate students' individual needs. I collaborated with several students in my program during the semester. I began by setting up a Group Me page for each session, from which we could conduct small clustered groups to receive more focused feedback. Kari Laminack, Ana Quiroz, Aleyse Cummings, Kelly C (De’ Shawn), and Laura Hallonquist were all amazing in working collaboratively with me and our group. Our collaboration process was a testament to our program's sense of community and support. They have provided amazing feedback and feedforward to the members of the cluster and all group members. We gave each other directions on finishing the course successfully and motivated each other not to give up.
In the course EDLD 5315, I worked on creating an action research plan by first brainstorming for an action research topic, then creating an outline and reading several resources to be able to do a Literature Review. After this, I could have a deeper understanding of my topic and used what I had learned in the reading and videos that Dr. M had assigned to create an action research plan. The assignments for EDLD 5315 were also able to help me accomplish the task for EDLD 5317, resources for Digital Learning. My topic for both classes is about blended learning. I narrowed it down to a program called IXL and how it is used for the blended learning station rotation model. Using this topic, The literature review helped me understand the blended learning station rotation model, and the readings helped me gain a more holistic understanding of the course. I used the reading, videos, and online class sessions to complete my task for publication. I started with the outline of my publication, looking for sites where I could publish my publication. After the Literature Review was used in the Literature Review assignment and publication rough draft, I have been working with mostly the same collaborative group for both classes, which helped as the topics are connected. It was easier for them to give me feedforward and feedback. As a group, we formulated a rubric for the rough draft and used the feedback from the rubric to edit and revise our work for the final draft. The media project was also fun to do as we were able to brainstorm programs to use in creating our media project. It was my first time using Canva as a video tool, and I used Yuja (which I learned to use in my leadership class) to upload videos to Blackboard.
EDLD 5317’s course flow starts with brainstorming a topic and formulating a publication outline. Using the chosen topic, I had to research for information and data that could support my claims in the article. Using the research information, I have made a bulleted outline of the article and started formulating my rough draft. With my group, I have also decided on a rubric we will use to evaluate and give feedback. It was an amazing collaborative experience reading and giving feedforward and feedback to my core group and other learners who needed feedback. Using the feedforward and suggestions, I edited my rough draft and made a final one. A media pith that includes the main idea of my publication and entices my audience to read my article was created. All of the assignments, including my compilation post, are all posted in my eportfolio
Connecting and Learning
1. Contributed to and helped build your core collaboration group.
During the first week of the course, I created a GroupMe group that other learners looking for a collaborative group are welcome to join. It was first posted in the other group (leadership course) so that all technology program takers could join. I created GroupMe for EDLD 5317.
2. Provided peer feedback to your core group members.
I solicited feedback on my work, gave comments on other students' work, and exchanged ideas about how to complete the projects. As long as my colleague shared it on the GroupMe or discussion board, I evaluated all of their work, from the first assignment to the last one for both classes. I also got to look over the e-portfolios of other students. I also left a remark on the discussion board post made by one of the other students. I've given them some suggestions for programs to utilize and resources to look into.
3. Revised all assignments and reflected on revisions in this contribution to the learning activity.
My core group provided constructive criticism on my assignments for both classes. For instance, the core group used the same rubric that we jointly determined to use for 5317 to quickly and easily provide comments on each other's work. I then used the input to make revisions and produce the final edition of my publication. Additionally, I received feedback from the professors, which I used to improve the appearance and alignment of my work with the desired results.
4. Diligently completed ALL of the course readings, videos, and supporting resources.
I was confused and felt overburdened when I first started the course because there were so many texts and instructional materials that I had to watch in a few weeks. The lecturers provided a more comprehensive list or pictures of the due dates for the reading, assignments, and discussion boards, and I was able to locate an online checklist of tasks. I finished reading and watching all of the assigned texts and videos, as well as watching and reading a few of the course's supplemental materials. I read most of the discussion postings, which improved my comprehension of the texts and films that were provided. In addition, I could take part in some of the professors' office hours and attend or watch all of the web conferences.
5. Consistently met all the various course activity deadlines as indicated in the calendar.
I completed most of the assignments by the deadline and could even turn in some weeks ahead of time. Even though I was in a different time zone than the other students, I could still post on all the discussion boards on time and reply to other people's posts. I completed my homework ahead of time to have enough time to modify it and receive comments from my group. Before the deadline, I would change the digital version based on their input.
Key Contribution
Additional Contribution
1. Took leadership responsibility in your base group and the course.
I started GroupMe for both classes as I am eager to collaborate with learners taking the same class that I am currently taking, some of whom are learners in the same class as my spring technology course. The Group Me had 29 members, which we eventually divided into small core groups. Even though the group was divided into core groups, we all helped each other and collaboratively gave feedback to each other.
2. Contribute to your learning and your colleagues' learning by participating in ALL activities.
I participated in and collaborated on all the class discussion posts for both courses. I attended the classes and watched the videos when I missed them or could not attend the start of the class. I love how the professors share their presentation slides. I could also read the reading and watch the videos assigned by the professors. When clarification is needed, I directly email the professors to get a clearer direction about the topic or task.
3. Active contributions in the various course forums.
I posted all of my initial posts on the discussion board before the due date and was able to give feedback to my peers on the discussion board. I respond to peers' questions and give constructive feedback both on the Blackboard discussion board and in the GroupMe chat.
