3.3 Online & Blended Learning
Candidates develop, model, and facilitate the use of online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks to support and extend student learning and expand opportunities and choices for professional learning for teachers and administrators. (PSC 3.3/ISTE 3c)
Artifact
Reflection
This field experience involved designing and implementing a one-hour technology workshop that supported Microsoft Innovative Educator training at our school. The activities included a needs assessment survey, developing a plan for the workshop trainings, making decisions about which parts our team members were responsible for and how we could collaborate, designing workshop materials such as handouts, videos, and PowerPoints, conducting the actual workshop, analyzing feedback, and reflecting upon our experience. I learned how to be the presenter of information as opposed to the absorber of information, and how to use multiple forms of technology to create presentations that would be interesting and appealing to my colleagues. We used the partnership approach throughout not only the design portion but also the delivery, as we worked with each other and our colleagues to make it a positive experience for all. Although it was a collaborative effort, my individual contribution was design of a PowerPoint including a Welcome to the workshop and Introduction to Basic Office 365 navigation, as well as development of the agenda and aspects of the evaluation.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to develop online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks. In development of the content, I participated in an initial planning meeting that included development of a needs assessment survey to understand teachers’ MIE concerns. The survey results were analyzed to determine the focus of the workshop and inform development of the workshop plan. Work sessions included planning of digital content such as the PowerPoint presentations, as well as handouts and the Weebly platform that would house the workshop components.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to model and facilitate online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks as the next step was actual implementation of the workshop during a professional learning session. In modeling and facilitating the components of Office 365 for the workshop, it was necessary to use the knowledge that was gained through development of the digital content, and work through the agenda to demonstrate basic Office 365 navigation, use of Forms to create quizzes and review the results, and create digital notebooks within OneNote. Facilitation was also evident as we offered teachers an opportunity to create their own content, which involved support and troubleshooting from our presentation team.
From completing this artifact, I developed an understanding of the specific digital tools and resources being supported, as well as how to use other tools and resources to design and implement our plan. I learned how to troubleshoot the digital tools and implement for effective use in order to create an authentic digital learning experience. I learned how to use blended and online learning, as the presentation was mostly online but also involved handouts and instruction about using OneNote to support blended learning across grade levels and subject matter. To improve the process involved in creating this artifact, I would video effective use of each component of Office 365 and provide access to the videos as part of a digital learning platform.
This workshop supported M.I.E. training, which is currently required of all staff at our school. Being in a new building with newer and more technology available, the expectations are that we are learning to use the technology for instruction and collaboration, with a goal of increased student engagement. The presentations in this workshop (involving Office 365, OneNote, and Forms) were designed to support staff in areas they had already received training in, but that were lacking in deeper understanding. A goal of the workshop was to help teachers complete M.I.E. homework, and our survey concluded that teachers felt much more confident in doing so. The impact can be assessed further by classroom visits in which we can observe OneNote and Forms being put into practice, and by possibly surveying students on their level of engagement prior to and during implementation of these digital tools in their classrooms.
This field experience involved designing and implementing a one-hour technology workshop that supported Microsoft Innovative Educator training at our school. The activities included a needs assessment survey, developing a plan for the workshop trainings, making decisions about which parts our team members were responsible for and how we could collaborate, designing workshop materials such as handouts, videos, and PowerPoints, conducting the actual workshop, analyzing feedback, and reflecting upon our experience. I learned how to be the presenter of information as opposed to the absorber of information, and how to use multiple forms of technology to create presentations that would be interesting and appealing to my colleagues. We used the partnership approach throughout not only the design portion but also the delivery, as we worked with each other and our colleagues to make it a positive experience for all. Although it was a collaborative effort, my individual contribution was design of a PowerPoint including a Welcome to the workshop and Introduction to Basic Office 365 navigation, as well as development of the agenda and aspects of the evaluation.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to develop online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks. In development of the content, I participated in an initial planning meeting that included development of a needs assessment survey to understand teachers’ MIE concerns. The survey results were analyzed to determine the focus of the workshop and inform development of the workshop plan. Work sessions included planning of digital content such as the PowerPoint presentations, as well as handouts and the Weebly platform that would house the workshop components.
This artifact demonstrates my ability to model and facilitate online and blended learning, digital content, and learning networks as the next step was actual implementation of the workshop during a professional learning session. In modeling and facilitating the components of Office 365 for the workshop, it was necessary to use the knowledge that was gained through development of the digital content, and work through the agenda to demonstrate basic Office 365 navigation, use of Forms to create quizzes and review the results, and create digital notebooks within OneNote. Facilitation was also evident as we offered teachers an opportunity to create their own content, which involved support and troubleshooting from our presentation team.
From completing this artifact, I developed an understanding of the specific digital tools and resources being supported, as well as how to use other tools and resources to design and implement our plan. I learned how to troubleshoot the digital tools and implement for effective use in order to create an authentic digital learning experience. I learned how to use blended and online learning, as the presentation was mostly online but also involved handouts and instruction about using OneNote to support blended learning across grade levels and subject matter. To improve the process involved in creating this artifact, I would video effective use of each component of Office 365 and provide access to the videos as part of a digital learning platform.
This workshop supported M.I.E. training, which is currently required of all staff at our school. Being in a new building with newer and more technology available, the expectations are that we are learning to use the technology for instruction and collaboration, with a goal of increased student engagement. The presentations in this workshop (involving Office 365, OneNote, and Forms) were designed to support staff in areas they had already received training in, but that were lacking in deeper understanding. A goal of the workshop was to help teachers complete M.I.E. homework, and our survey concluded that teachers felt much more confident in doing so. The impact can be assessed further by classroom visits in which we can observe OneNote and Forms being put into practice, and by possibly surveying students on their level of engagement prior to and during implementation of these digital tools in their classrooms.