Designing online instruction was an 8  week course in the summer.That was also intertwined with a internship where as a class we helped with setting up Canvas for the Fall.

In the 8 weeks of this course we made a ring tone, podcasts, cooking videos, along with writing an assessment.

When gathering my content for the Ringtone or for the assessment I gained skills that were necessary for me to make the instruction engaging, fun, and a way for learners to retain an experience from the videos or podcast that I created. 

With the the internship I gained an experience of what the field of instructional design in real life scenario. At first it was overwhelming, because it was a lot at first with all the new skills and material that I was learning. 

The internship was really good for me in building my ID skills. 

ITRC

Reflection assignment EDLT6613

The Project has been quite the project for me.  Every time I have gone to work on it, I am locked out, or it doesn’t respond the same way it does in the videos. It has been hard for me to get the hours I wanted for the project. I have to stop and start over several times while working on it in between my coursework. I have put my coursework first before the project. It already takes me longer to get that work done. 

I have learned a lot about what it takes to redesign courses and move them to another software. I learned how Moodle and Canvas work in their own ways as software. They both can be complicated in their own ways. I don’t know if I will totally finish the project, but I am trying to do as much of it as I can, and also do the tutorials as much as possible so that I can learn from the project. 

TCoP

Manic TCoP EDLT 6613

1. What was the most important thing in the reading?

“ We most definitely agree with the adage “never use technology for technology’s sake” (Curry & Ponners, 2019).

This is the Most important thing in reading because Students know when you do something just to do it. Students can feel when you are truly integrating technology. You know it, the students know it, and everyone is learning at a meaningful level.

2. What was something you Agree with in the reading?

“Agree Curry, John, et al,2022 “ if they believe as we do that technology integration is most meaningful when students are creating the artifacts, more meaningful integration will take place that could lead to deeper and richer learning experiences.” 

Students need to experience good, meaningful integration just like they do when they are learning any concept. The more meaningful, the better the retention of the integration. The students and teachers also create together, which is a neat partnership in itself. It also gives experience to the students on how to create their own designs later in their education or career.

3. What was something you Do Not agree with in the reading? 

I don’t have anything that I disagree with in this article, but I can see where some people would disagree with how some of the models put you into a certain category on how a teacher integrates technology and the level. They may use a different model depending on what is being integrated in a particular classroom and what makes meaningful learning for the teacher and students. That can lead to a “disconnect”(Kimmons et al., 2020) that you didn’t want to happen.

4. What was something you found Interesting in the reading?

What I found interesting was the Implications about reflecting on how “deep” it went once the instruction was over. It made me reassess how I design my instruction. Is it going in deep? Are the artifacts that I am creating having an impact on the students and their creation? It gave me a different perspective on instruction in design. “ The integration of technology was evaluated for how meaningful or how 'deep' it went.”(Curry, John, et al,2022)

5. What was something you found Confusing in the reading? 

I get confused with charts sometimes and how they read. The PICRAT, if I look at it too quickly or don’t line that one up right with the integration or the model, it gets confusing quickly. I am better at understanding where things fall in that now. It will just be a lot more practice with that model.

 “There can be confusion in what exactly is creative use or transformative practice, how the model applies to other educational contexts, the model hasn’t been scaled to be used to evaluate practice, and the disconnect with student outcomes (Kimmons et al., 2020).”