Course Reflection

This course was fun to take. I enjoyed learning about all the different tools presented. All of the activities that were planned demonstrated great instructional tools. Each one expanded my horizon and I enjoyed completing them. There were parts that were more difficult than others and some were pretty frustrating. The frustrating parts had more to do with being kicked out - having sites freeze up repeatedly - and problems with accessing sites. Some of my frustrations were from trying to complete parts of the assignment before reading like I should have. Once I read and watched the videos in the resource section most of the time it answered my questions. The assignments were all something I felt was relevant and would be useful in my field to know about. I like how Dr. Yuen has listed multiple resources in the Lecture Notes - this gives me plenty to choose from and different ways to learn it, so it appeals to students who have varying learning styles. I think this is something I will use if I teach. This helped me more thoroughly learn the content seeing the material in more than one way and also seeing it multiple times. I had never heard of Mixxt before so this was a great way to experience it – be forced to be immersed in it! I have liked using Mixxt, but found some of the pages difficult to navigate. The only activity I dislike in this class will be the last one I have left and that is the research paper. I like the discussion forum - I think it is important for the teacher to plan interaction for students. The discussion forum allows students to really be part of a class, ask for help, help other classmates, and exchange ideas. Commenting on other people’s assignments can help the student look at things in a different way. This also helps the student see the value of their work and/or see how maybe they can make some changes to improve. Having this feedback helps the student determine if they are on the right track. The other students in the course really have taught me a lot and have provided some great examples. I have enjoyed looking at others' work and have appreciated the work they have put into their projects. My classmates have great ideas and I can certainly see the value of implementing many things in the classroom.