EDUC 703, Extending Human Capacity via Transliteracy, has been an incredible class to end the Innovative Learning program. My biggest take-away has been experiencing the need to create new products in which I had to learn and practice the needed skills along the way. Like other members of Cohort 18, I wanted samples of how to create sketchnotes and a documentary. I giggled when our professor told us what needed to be done, but not how it needed to be done - because this is exactly what I do in my classroom! Such experiences as these are helping me improve my teaching practice, primarily through empathy for my students, the end-users. I will continue to implement guided inquiry where I will facilitate learning and my students will determine how to demonstrate their own understanding, but I will remember the hesitancy and lack of confidence that frequently comes with learning new things.
Experiencing the dynamics of the TPACK model as a student helped me push through my own struggles to learn new things. I understood the Pedagogy and used Technology to help me acquire more Content Knowledge. This, along with allowing time for the learning process, allowed me to be more patient with myself and to gain needed insights. As I'm finishing my master's degree in Innovative Learning, I understand that to be innovative, one needs an open mindset, a willingness to try new things, and an understanding of how information and technology can be used to support student learning.
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Megan BurtonInnovative Learning Archives
June 2020
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