One of my vidcasts recorded with Jing and later edited with Camtasia Studio.
Watch and listen some things about me. They are told in one minute or less!
Clic on the link to see it on Screencast:
OneMinuteBio
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Recording: A funny thing happened with Technology
I'm exploring Podcasting for my next MAET course. After repeating the same text many times, I think I'm starting to like the sound of my voice, ha!
You can listen to me by clicking here.
You can listen to me by clicking here.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
CEP-811 Grand finale, some reflections...
Another MAET course finished! Now some last thoughts about what I've learned and the new goals ahead:
What are some things that you have learned about effective teaching strategies when integrating technology?
This course helped me a lot with my teaching skills. Learning about instructional design principles and UDL made me understand how to create better and more effective classes that integrate technology. I felt really comfortable using technology after studying Computer Science, but I still needed to learn much about instruction and learning, you might say how to improve in the scholarship of teaching. The instructional design template will be a great reference for future lesson planning in my courses and in my school. I will also have UDL very present when I decide to try new technologies at my school.
How did integrating web-based technologies help you think about and evaluate uses of technology?
Web-based technologies are for certain essential in today’s education. I got to analyze these tools not from a technical point of view, but from their educational or pedagogical potential. I found some great resources in Merlot, some useful Webquests and got to experiment more with Wikis. We are definitely using all of these Web resources and tools at my school. You also don’t need a big budget to take advantage of all the technologies, so there is no excuse for using them if you have internet access.
How have you met your own personal goals for learning about technology integration?
I feel that with this course I acquired a more guided view of how to include technology in the classroom. I learned how to evaluate with better judgment all the material and tools that are available on the Web.
Do you have any new goals? What are your plans for reaching your new goals and your long-term goals after this course is over?
Yes! I want to improve the instructional design of our school lessons and think about how to help my teachers have UDL more present in their classes. We haven’t used Wikis that much, so I will try to incorporate them in some school projects. I want to create more StAIR projects with my teachers, tell them about the concept and make more lessons modules on our Moodle platform that I’m sure will be useful for the years to come. I enjoyed participating in the TPACK Webquest, it could be a great activity to include for the teachers workshops I have to give at the end of the year.
What are some things that you have learned about effective teaching strategies when integrating technology?
This course helped me a lot with my teaching skills. Learning about instructional design principles and UDL made me understand how to create better and more effective classes that integrate technology. I felt really comfortable using technology after studying Computer Science, but I still needed to learn much about instruction and learning, you might say how to improve in the scholarship of teaching. The instructional design template will be a great reference for future lesson planning in my courses and in my school. I will also have UDL very present when I decide to try new technologies at my school.
How did integrating web-based technologies help you think about and evaluate uses of technology?
Web-based technologies are for certain essential in today’s education. I got to analyze these tools not from a technical point of view, but from their educational or pedagogical potential. I found some great resources in Merlot, some useful Webquests and got to experiment more with Wikis. We are definitely using all of these Web resources and tools at my school. You also don’t need a big budget to take advantage of all the technologies, so there is no excuse for using them if you have internet access.
How have you met your own personal goals for learning about technology integration?
I feel that with this course I acquired a more guided view of how to include technology in the classroom. I learned how to evaluate with better judgment all the material and tools that are available on the Web.
Do you have any new goals? What are your plans for reaching your new goals and your long-term goals after this course is over?
Yes! I want to improve the instructional design of our school lessons and think about how to help my teachers have UDL more present in their classes. We haven’t used Wikis that much, so I will try to incorporate them in some school projects. I want to create more StAIR projects with my teachers, tell them about the concept and make more lessons modules on our Moodle platform that I’m sure will be useful for the years to come. I enjoyed participating in the TPACK Webquest, it could be a great activity to include for the teachers workshops I have to give at the end of the year.
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