FLIF Reflection
As we got closer to our facilitation week and we started communicating more frequently, I felt exci
ted 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, so loading up with tasks during the week never made sense to us. I feel like we brought some elements of all 3 of the student-facilitated learning to our project.
I really liked that we brought our own skills and attributes to our collaboration and helped each other manage our time well to ensure we were as prepared as possible for anything that might come up. We all agreed that the ARCS framework was the largest piece within the new learning and structured our task and reading assignments to reflect that.
To improve, I think I might have brought more of the previous weeks’ learning to this task and selected a few more resources and artifacts that were not already listed in the course page. However, we decided early on that we did not want to overload our cohort and dilute the learning objectives. When I added a photo on our page it provided me with the option of alt-text. I want to maintain inclusion whether I am f2f with others or in an online environment, so that is something I want to use more thoughtfully as I engage with my own learning.
We received positive feedback in many areas, and going in the middle of 3 groups, I feel I adapted my feedback in the final groups’ week based on the feedback that we received and that the first group had received, as well. Common feedback that groups received and that I appreciated was the personal invitations to learning. We managed our own workload by dividing our cohort and choosing one person to respond to two others. This gave learners someone to respond to if they had questions or concerns and provided a more personal learning experience. Personalizing and differentiating instruction are core to special education, and core to my teaching practice, so it was a good fit.
Overall, I really appreciated the opportunity to connec
t with some of my cohort personally, as sometimes the faceless discussion boards can be very isolating, and any way that we can create more connection is purposeful (Carrington, 2019).
Carrington, J. (2019, November 04). Reconnection revolution. Retrieved March 27, 2021, from http://www.drjodycarrington.com/reconnection-revolution/
