Showcase
Introduction
This page showcases work I have done in the Master of Arts Educational Technology program focusing on adapting technology to better support student learning and understanding as well as my own understanding of student understanding. Projects and assignments like the student understanding podcast, supporting student understanding with technology screencast, and math anxiety research review showcase my work in understanding student understanding through use of technology and research. Other assignments helped expand my personal learning network as well as prepare me for leadership in technology at my school.
Learning Technologies Design
I created this website for a my math 7 class I teach. It was created to showcase the best elements of design. I worked to incorporate web 2.0 elements, including more innovative use of presentation software. One unique feature of this project is that it has been user-tested allowing me to analyze and fix any design flaws. The design process was recorded in this portfolio.
Professional Learning Network
I mapped my Professional Learning Network (PLN) and expanded it to include additional resources on programming in Python. This is included the use of academic journals, colleagues from around the world, and 21st century communication like twitter.Using these new PLN branches I was able to network with professionals in the field to find the best resources to learn. I not only categorized and expanded my PLN, but learned how to develop my network when needed and to value opinions and perspectives that I may not have thought of myself.
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The culmination of this work resulted in a demonstration of all that I had learned in programming in Python. I have since continued my education by taking a computer science course devoted to python here at Michigan State University.
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Remix, Reuse, Recycle
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This video showcases my work with creative commons. Using Mozilla Popcorn Maker I took a number of different media and re-purposed them to create a presentation on flipped classroom instruction. This exercise showcases how students and teachers can remix, reuse, and recycle old content that has a creative commons license to represent other ideas.
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Student Understanding Podcast
This audio file is on the topic of student understanding. In this podcast I interview several 7th grade students that I teach. I ask each of them to explain what causes the tides on Earth. I used this information to better understand my student's understanding. Recording student responses allowed me to analyze very thoroughly any misconceptions students had on the topic. In a classroom it would be advantageous to go back and analyze each student interaction and response as the flow of time moves to quickly.
Supporting Student Understanding with Technology Screencast
The video to the right is a screencast demonstration of a digital manipulative used for analyzing skewed one-variable data. This tool is useful for supporting student understanding on the topic. Being able to select an appropriate tool for teaching is a valuable skill.
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Math Anxiety Research Review
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In this research review of math anxiety I analyze numerous academic journal articles to answer the question of how I can support student learning for students who experience math anxiety. This method of finding solutions to problems of practice through scholarly articles is a best practice for professional educators and valuable tool for continuing to improve my own teaching.
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Leadership Action Logics
Below I have created a presentation using haiku deck to the "logic" of educational leadership in technology. I have learned that their are many variants in leadership style and personality and these are categorized in "action logics" developed by Rooke and Torbert published in the Harvard Business Review. Though these logics were developed for business they transfer well to the realm of education. Being mindful of your leadership strengths and weaknesses will allow for implementation of technology rich learning experiences in my school.
Leadership Action Logics - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Infographic
In this infographic I weigh the benefits of using portfolios in mathematics to inform teachers of the student learning. It is designed to quickly summarize peer-reviewed journals on the topic into an easily digested poster. It is useful to be able to communicate larger ideas to colleagues in such a format as not everyone has time or interest to read academic journals.
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