Educational Technology

  Assignment 5: PowerPoint Interaction   Working on Assignment 5, I learned how to embed links within PowerPoint to outside and inside destinations. I liked the assignment because I think you can do a lot of things with that feature. However, I think that the number of slides required was a little excessive and it was difficult to meet that number. Next time, I think I could work on making it more visually pleasing and make it look more like a fun game.     Data Collection   I think one very important use of data collection that I could do in the future is to see if all my students have the necessary resources for assignments. This could be asking them if they have a working computer at home, access to Wi-Fi, or access to word processing software. Another way that I could use it is to help track student’s progress so if anyone starts to fall behind in class, I can help them get to the class level, so they aren’t left behind. Both could work for any...

 

EME2040   For EME2040 I have been on the online section. Because of this, most of my interaction with the class has been through c anvas. It has made me think, though, that as I teacher I would want to ensure that my classroom assignments remain fun and fresh each week. I think that that is one of the best ways of keeping students engaged in the class and the material.   O pen E ducational R esources (OER)   Ope n educational resources are online resources that can be used for free . OERs can also be changed or remixed for your own purpose and can then be shared. The OER that I found is called 100 People: A world Portrait, which is a resource designed to help students see different places around the world through the perspective of 100 people across the world. This resource contains photo galleries, videos, and articles that can all be used reused for educational purposes.     Assignment 4: PowerPoint for Information Dissemination   In assignment 4, I l...