Well we actually all made it, almost. I suppose we won't really know until the grades are posted. I honestly didn't think I'd be able to get through when we first started. It has been a baptism by fire, out of the frying pan into the fire, the whole magilla, water up to the eyeballs experience. If everyone had seen the last pag eof my ICP it summed it all up-Hallelujah!
Most of what I learned was through practical application and osmosis, as this type of subject should be. I learned very little through the readings, not that it wasn't important, but I personally learn better through doing. Some of the blogs, articles, and videos were very informative and helpful-especially the one about how society, especially schools, kills creativity. This then leads to less real learning and more drones being spit out into the world.
More than anything, I learned so much from my fellow classmates. I was blown away by the caliber of work put out and beyond impressed with the assimilation rate. Some of the projects were of such high quality they could be marketed. And if I remember correctly not many of us had previous experience using many of these technological tools.
As I mentioned last night, I'm glad the class is a requirement, it is one that has direct and definite utility in education, but I AM SO GLAD it is done with. No offense, Dr. Smirnova.
(I hope after all of this that I pass and don't have to take it over,lol)
About Me
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- Augiedog
- In a former life I was a pastry chef. After getting my BA in Creative Writing I realized I needed more education. Thus, grad school in secondary ed ELA. My future holds an interesting, and hopefully fulfilling, career with students who will benefit from my desire to teach as well as to learn. My additional purpose is to get cracking on my first novel--I imagine I will gain much needed material to write about in a high school forum.
2 comments:
It was definitely a baptism by fire, Anabel. I, too, am glad it's over. I think we all came through OK in the end.
Hi Anabel,
I agree, that I was totally overwhelmed at the start of this class. I also agree that I am so glad to have had this opportunity. I was a great learning experience! I am glad it is over too!
Jeanine
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