Reflections
The struggle is real. Below is my small reflection on the course. I’m still processing what I will take from the course, but here is my fun infographic for your viewing pleasure: eddl 5141 reflections
Year: 2021
Instructional Design Reflections
I noticed this post sitting in my drafts when I was reminded to complete my assignment from Week 11. Oops! I will share it in its incomplete form, as the completed form will be part of my final assignment 🙂 In Science Literacy, Gagne’s 9 events of instruction seem to …
FLIF reflections on our facilitation week
FLIF Reflection As we got closer to our facilitation week and we started communicating more frequently, I felt excited and well-prepared. I felt that our group worked well together and had a similar vision for how we would like the week would look. Our cohort frequently posts during the weekends, …
Discussion
I’ve been struggling thinking about how to address this post. Since my original plan for an online course, my ideas have expanded to include teaching and learning about racism, diversity and inclusion. This is partly because is it important to me as a person, but also because it is important …
Keller’s ARCS model and my course audit
Throughout this week and last, I evaluated Scientific Literacy (University of Alberta, n.d.) against Keller’s ARCS model of motivation. To be honest, I have felt dread thinking about this course, and how interesting I thought it would be when I began my audit. Now when I visit the course, I …
Community Building Strategy
I always want to be mindful of the situational factors when thinking about any Online Teaching, and planning to build online community is no exception. I am creating online tools for adult learners in a school setting with a variety of backgrounds. They are typically lower in digital literacy in …
Community of Inquiry and the Five Stage Model
A few years ago I delved into the world of extreme climbing from my couch. My sister introduced me to Everest: Beyond the Limit and I was enthralled. As I viewed Climbing the Learning Mountain (Salmon 2006) and an Everest metaphor was used, I considered why the Sherpas were so …
Building capacity for support staff
One of the main constraints that support staff are faced with in our context is time. We mainly work as hourly employees and though officially there exists the opportunity to work more hours, in practice this isn’t always the case. This means that taking time away from student learning is …
My reflections on the role of the online teacher
Teaching philosophy and reflections on the role of the online teacher. In my reflection on my teaching philosophy as it relates to online learning, I am pulling from a variety of experiences as an educator, but none with the title of teacher. My current job title has no bearing on …
