Final Reflection Edt 180
Final Reflection Edt 180
Final Reflection Edt 180
December 2nd,2019
Mr. Lewallen
Reflection
Looking back over your previous reflections, do you see any themes or
patterns emerge on your approach to learning with technology? What stands out
to you? Were you surprised by any of your observations on your own learning
experiences? Looking back at my previous reflections, there are patterns that I notice I
times that growing on my ideas and projects would allow my technology that I have
chosen to be more efficient and useful. I was surprised by my ability to recognize that
my projects need improvement so they can be more compatible for my students and
all the assignments) what were some of the problems or challenges you
encountered, and how did you solve them or work to get past them? How has
your strategy for dealing with challenges changed over the course of this class
(or has it)? With every project in this course, I always felt challenged when it came to
picking out the topic or medium I was going to focus on. Creativity is not my strong suit
and it never has been. You can imagine my panic when I found out I would have to pick
the technology used for every project along with the project topic. My strategy to
overcoming this challenge was brainstorming and using my resources around me. I
would first pick a technology I was interested in or wanted to learn about. I would then
think of my personal interests that would also draw the attention of other users. By
doing this, I was staying true to myself while also considering other people’s thoughts
and opinions. This always allowed me to carry out a project module that represented my
Compare the way you thought about learning with technology before the
beginning of this class, and now, what has changed? Why do you think it
technology. For as long as I can remember, technology has been a part of my learning
tablets/computers for a class, it was always present in my education. What has changed
though was the way I can use technology to benefit my future students. I believe it has
If you take an assignment from the beginning of the class, and one from
the end, compare and contrast how you approached those assignments. What
changes can you see in how you approached the work? Looking at the first
assignment that we did for class, which was researching different types of artificial
intelligence, to our final project, which was a project of our choice, my approach has
changed in numerous ways. For the first project, I had no clue what to do. Though the
instructions were right in front of me, I saw no point in doing research on artificial
intelligence as I felt it had no use for me. All my mind was thinking was about robots.
This was a mistake on my end because after actually doing the research, I discovered
much more than I had anticipated. The point of me saying this, my approach has
What's the one thing that you have seen in your classmates' work or
process that you would like to try in your next project? One thing I saw in my
classmates work that I would like to try in my next project is using the concept of a
visual essay to make an online book with hand drawn pictures. On our last module
project, I had the opportunity to peer review Diego’s project. He used a program where
he used text to explain what was happening and then had a hand drawn picture on the
same page. I thought this was an interesting way to do a visual essay but that it would
also be beneficial for my future students. Though my students will be young, they could
make a story book of their own drawings on tablets. I myself would like to create a story
too.
Thinking about any of your module projects if you could go back and
change something what would you change if you had a chance to do this
assignment over again? If I could go back and change a project, it would be the one
we just did. We had so much creative freedom to explore technologies we have already
used and ones that we haven’t. I dropped the ball of creativity and stayed within my
comfort zone. I chose to do a visual essay when I know I would have enjoyed using the
3D printer more. The reason I restrained from using the 3D printer is because I was
scared to go to the lab and ask questions on how to use it. If I had the chance to go
back, I would use the 3D printer and ask questions to expand my knowledge.
What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for your next semester /
class? One goal I would like to set for myself for next semester is to stop
procrastinating. When I procrastinate, my quality of work is less than it should be. This
is a goal that I seem to always set for myself, but I am determined I can achieve it with