
Your final reflections for this course will include the work you have done for this course (as part of your ENGAGED LEARNING) as well as a way to finalize your digital self portrait. The purpose of reflection is to continue the process from novice to expert learner.
- FIRST: review each of the pages from the course site and connect the information, topics, content to your own digital self portrait.
- THEN: apply the focus questions to create your final reflection. Use the guiding questions provided here. This framework comes from an infographic Novice vs. expert learners, written by Peter Skillen and posted to his blog site HERE: Peter Skillen's blog post.
- NEXT: Create a summary of your learning in a multimodal, digital format of your choice. Submit this summary reflection in the ENGAGED LEARNING assignment folder in D2L.
- FINALLY: create a reflective blog post on your DIGITAL SELF PORTRAIT blog titled Five Things I Know For Sure. The focus will be on the essential skills that moved you from novice to expert in your understanding about digital teaching and learning. You can use the trading card (presented on the next page) as a digital reflection of these 5 things you know for sure.
Work through these sections and respond to the questions proposed. This can be done in point form written notes, concept map, audio response, slide deck, video-story or any other multi-modal presentation format.
Transfer, consolidate, rework your notes into a brief reflection about your transition from novice to expert in the context of digital teaching and learning. Where do you feel you have made the greatest transformation? How will you continue working toward expertise in teaching with digital technologies and learning with digital tools?
Post this reflection as the final required post (to your digital self portrait, titled "Five Things I Know For Sure".
Post this reflection as the final required post (to your digital self portrait, titled "Five Things I Know For Sure".
References and Resources
- The Trouble with Rubrics, Alfie Kohn, March 2006. English Journal, Vol. 95, no. 4. - pdf file available on why rubrics don't live up to their promise
- The Patented Stager Rubric, Gary Stager, November 24, 2014. - a rubric for self reflection
- How Teachers can become fluent in classroom technology - personally connect with technology, start small, connect and reflect