Elements of Educational Technology
As I reflect back on the last couple of weeks of my first two courses through the MET program, I am amazed at how much I have learned already. I set up a Google+ profile to collaborate with peers so that we can share ideas, help each other with assignments, and as a way to learn about important announcements from Professor Saba. Using hangouts was great because we could literally communicate with our peers at an instant if we had a questions that needed immediate answers. I also set up my very own Blog and began using it as a digital notebook of assignments completed in the EdTech program. Being able to post videos on the Blogger App was very easy to do and is a powerful communication tool as well.
Educational Technology is not cut-and-dry. The thirteen elements of educational technology need to be taken into account when determining the success of students. It was difficult to choose three that were most important. Professor Saba's diagram even showed elements overlapping, as if one could not exist without the other. The thirteen elements are equally important and mutually dependent. In my classroom, I'm sure I will be looking at my classroom in such a different light after reading about the elements of educational technology. I have already began thinking about one of the most important aspects of educational technology to me which is "study". It is very important for me to know that the technology I am using is actually helping my students. I hope to develop assessments to measure this with my students in the fall.
Apprehension for starting my first two online courses is beginning to subside. Balancing my coursework with my family life, learning how to be a student again, and making time relax has been difficult. After completing several assignments in both of my courses, I'm beginning to feel as if I can do this. I realize that the road is still a long one, and I have a tremendous amount to accomplish. I know that I will have the support peers and professors along the way to help when I'm struggling.
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