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EDTECH 522 Culminating Reflection

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As a course culminating reflection, we've been posed two questions to answer in a reflective blog post. What technological knowledge have you learned in this course? What pedagogical knowledge (e.g., knowledge about adult learning theories, instructional design, online learning, and teaching) have you learned in this course? It would be somewhat easy to dismiss the… Continue reading EDTECH 522 Culminating Reflection

Blackboard Online Lesson Reflection

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Creating an online lesson -- in Blackboard, or any LMS (Learning Management System) -- can be a daunting task. In this case, I've used Blackboard many times as a student and felt that I was familiar with the LMS enough to create the lesson. It turned out that what I see as a student is… Continue reading Blackboard Online Lesson Reflection

EdTech Innovator Artifact

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Becoming an innovator in the EdTech field means finding and solving problems within our education environment. One of the problems that has been identified by not only myself, but by the team I am a part of in my educational institution is the lack of any tool that gives us the ability to properly track… Continue reading EdTech Innovator Artifact

Effective Online Teaching & Communities of Inquiry

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This week, we had two main readings to complete. The first, in Teaching Online, by Ko and Rossen, discussed the effective methods and strategies for the design of an online course. One of the biggest takeaways from this reading, for me, was that timing and pacing of the course are important, but also that they… Continue reading Effective Online Teaching & Communities of Inquiry