Final Reflections ITD 602P

 I have enjoyed ITD 602P and learned more than I might have imagined several months ago. The course has provided valuable experience for me in using and exploring different types of technology in education. I was most surprised by the OER module; I did not realize that so many free resources are available online. Those finding are a game-changer for me as I move forward with helping students at the community college-level. I faced challenges in creating a video and building a website. My son that passed away in 2020 was my IT person at home; I felt he was smiling and encouraging me as I figured out how to insert that audio file on my website. I honestly do not have any constructive criticism to offer at this point; I am still digesting and processing all I have learned.

I enjoyed the resources shared by classmates that many of them have used. They were able to share their experience with various LMS and other types of technology. I was glad to share my perspectives also having taught community college students online in the recent past.

I was impressed with the OER I found for English Composition at the freshman college level. A group of faculty at AUM worked together to create an amazing resource called Composing Ourselves and Our World to use with freshman composition students. This work could be adapted to use with students in different ways; this material was one of my favorite finds of the semester. I enjoyed learning about how to evaluate OER for a particular set of students (Elder, 2019).

After creation of my own video, I considered interaction according to Bates (2015). What types of activities would I create to measure student interaction with my video? I have created quizzes and other measures before when teaching, but this course gave me a new way to look to look at both presentation and assessment.

I look forward to my next ITD class, where I am sure I will expand my thought processes even more!

References

Bates, A.W. (2015).  Appendix 2: Questions to guide media selection and use. In Teaching in a Digital Age. 

Burrows, E., Fowler, A., Fowler, H., & Locklear, A. (n.d.) Composing Ourselves and Our World. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Composing Ourselves and Our World – Simple Book Publishing (pressbooks.com)

Elder, A. (2019, July 1). Introduction to Open Educational Resources. The OER Starter Kit