What made you decide to take this course? What are your learning goals this term?
I decided to take this course because I have previously taken other EDCI courses and have really enjoyed the content. I enjoyed these courses because I found the subject matter to be very relevant to how the world is advancing with technology. While I may not be in an educational program, as I am an economics major, the EDCI courses have taught me much about digital media and online learning. For this course specifically, I am interested in the design aspects of creating an effective learning platform that can incorporate interactive multimedia technologies for learning. I think that it is essential to learn the skills to be able to effectively teach and learn as we continue to move more towards online structures for learning not only in educational environments but in everyday life. I believe that being able to engage in whatever it is that is taught can enhance learning and improve the way instruction is designed, which is why I am interested in discovering more about interactive and multimedia as a tool for learning.
Some of the personal learning goals I have set for myself in this course include, being open to new technologies. I have previously used WordPress in my EDCI 338 class, but I still feel that there is room for improvement in my technical skills and I need to practice using it as I have found myself getting confused and frustrated with some of the elements of the site. I however have not used Mattermost, which is something that I would like to get more comfortable with. Another one of my learning goals this term would be to strengthen my collaborative skills with my other classmates and learning pod. I want to improve how I work with others and focus on building projects more collaboratively, as in previous terms when there was group work, we would normally just assign a certain part of a project to everyone and that be it, rather than working more collaboratively and having everyone pitch in their thoughts and contribute more to the overall success of the team.
michellemylrea
testing
jimbo
Hi Michelle. It’s cool to see you’ve already taken an EDCI course, and it’s promising that you’ve returned to take another. This is my first EDCI class and I’m happy to hear about others’ positive experiences. I agree, courses are far more enjoyable when the subject matter is relevant! Since COVID, we’ve seen a huge increase in the importance of digital media and online learning, and I think this trend will continue. I’d also like to acknowledge the confusion I’ve had with certain elements of these websites so far and I’m wondering-was there was anything that helped you to figure this stuff out in your previous EDCI course? Anyways, great first post, and good luck with future ones!
James
Justine
Hi Michelle! Thanks for your post. You have some really interesting insights here! You mentioned you’ve taken other EDCI courses before; is there any sort of commonality you have found with key learnings or have they all been vastly different from each other? I appreciate that you mentioned what goals you’d like to achieve throughout this course this fall. I think it’s really important to set your intentions early on. Collaborative work is such an important part of being in our world today, and I think it’s a skill that is constantly evolving us as we learn more about society. Looking forward to learning lots from you this semester and collaborating to build a strong academic team.