Candidates create instructional design products based on learning principles and research-based best practices. (pp. 8, 243-245, 246)
Six years ago I had an idea for a new collaborative type of classroom. I had spent the previous 5 years getting AV equipment installed in all of our existing classrooms and was looking for an opportunity to do something different. Problem is I didn’t quite know exactly what I wanted to do. At the same time a donor wanted to do something new and innovative in the library. I pitched this not fully fleshed out idea and it peaked…
Screencasting is something that I believe strongly in. The ability to take a project and make a less than 8 min video on exactly how to do something, I think is a great learning tool. These days if I really want to learn anything, a quick youtube video is my goto. The tough part of this assignment was to come up with something to do a screencast on that has some sort of activity or followup that the students can do as well. I…
Over the past year I have been slowly moving all of my presentations to Google Slides for a number of reasons. It is always online and easy to share and present. It is easy to create and allows me to pull in images and resources using the full power of google from within the app. This summer Google introduced the power of audience feedback as an option right within slides. For me this new option has moved me firmly over…
The dreaded group project. Let me start by saying that as a teacher I have long been a fan of group projects. Bringing that collaborative learning into a larger hands on project that involved many skills was always a plus in my mind. This was my first student group project that I have done in 25 years. We were tasked with choosing a state (Idaho) and then researching 6 principles that could help to bridge the digital divide. We were…