Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Reflecting on Learning

Well, it's finally over! (No offense, Dr. Smirnova, but this class was tough!) At the beginning of the semester, I had doubts that I would make it through with my sanity intact. In the end, though, taking this class was very worth it. Given the skills I've learned -- and the information I've acquired -- I have no doubt I'll now be able to offer my future students a richer learning experience.

Working on the ICP was the culmination of everything. It allowed us to take the skills we learned over the semester and actually apply them to a lesson plan. In the end, I would have liked a little more time to present because I felt rushed and left things out of my presentation, but overall, I was happy with it. I felt I included a lot of interesting information about blogs and how they can be used. My presentation would have benefited from a few more links to good education blogs. In a real classroom, I would also have time to actually have the students do the exercise in creating a blog in groups. (Below is the link to my presentation if you'd like to check it out.)

All in all, this class was very worthwhile. It provided more concrete, real information than almost any other class I've taken in graduate school.

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