It was such an exciting journey with courses 5302 and 5304. I was not sure that I was ready to take two courses simultaneously. Now I am happy that I did it this way. It was a challenge to balance between two different assignments every week. But it was worth getting that feeling of accomplishment.
I am grateful for the constant support from my classmates on Groupme chat. It has become an excellent learning community for me. Being a member of this learning community means engaging in joint learning activities, soaking in innovative ideas, and sharing perspectives and experiences to understand the information. Learning happens through discussion, reflection, collaborative teamwork, and most importantly, taking the initiative and responsibility to listen, question, and think critically within the community of my classmates.
My small group collaboration was the same: Kelven Wilson, Chastity Crissman, and Pedro Carrizales. It was beneficial to have their support: we brainstormed ideas about assignments, peer-reviewed our work, shared some advice on how to organize better our ePortfolio, reminded each other about deadlines, etc. Building a few supportive relationships with my classmates is critical because, as an online student, it would be easy to miss the camaraderie that often exists in a traditional classroom. That same camaraderie online motivates and keeps me engaged in classes.
The 5302 course was Concept of Educational Technology with Dr. Harapnuik. The course focused on a growth mindset on the COVA approach to learning. This course expanded my knowledge about the learning process and how to deliver information to my students differently, more flexibly. We also posted information about learning networks we are part of; this was a helpful resource to improve my professional networking.
The 5304 was Leading Organization Change with Dr. Grogan. This course was focused on implementing the change in the organization. In my case, the change was my blended learning innovative plan. I created two possible ways to launch my plan based on influencer strategy and the 4 DX model. This was incredibly challenging and new for me.
I realized that I need to plan my time carefully to be on time with all these assignments. That is why I actively used Reminders and Google Calendar. It helped me stay current with my homework, readings, and discussions.
Every week I actively participated in discussions on Blockboards for 5302 and 5304, posting and replying to my classmates. It was fascinating to observe how people react differently to some discussion topics. I found it helpful to get support from your classmates on these sometimes-complex topics.
I also attended Zoom lectures for both courses and participated in discussions in break-out rooms.
I considered all suggestions from Dr. Harapnuik and Dr. Grogan to improve my assignments and made needed corrections.
Looking back on my effort for these two classes over the past eight weeks was particularly good; I put in the time needed to focus on what the assignment was asking for. I improved my innovative plan with my growth mindset plan and influencer strategy to launch my project in the next school year.
Self-Assessment Grade
Based on the collaboration group and discussion forums participation, I deserve a 90/100 for the 5302 EDLD class and a 92/100 for the 5304 EDLD class.
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