Module+Eight+Refleciton

Summarize your learning for this term. How will you use the knowledge you have constructed to improve your use of technology for learning in your class and for your own personal and professional development?

I have learned a great deal in this class and in the previous classes that I have taken in this program. At the end of every semester I have been amazed at how many new things I have learned about technology and its ability to enhance learning that I feel like there isn't any more that I can learn....until the next semester starts!

I have learned even more how important it is to consider technology in the classroom not as something that students will find interesting or fun, but that it will enhance the learning experience and take it to a whole new level for students. I have learned that it is important to know the legal limitations for the use of technology in the classroom as well as ethical issues that are incorporated with using technology.

Through my own experience as a student and my experience as an instructor, I have also learned the importance of being an active participant in online learning communities. As a student, you want to feel like you can communicate with everyone and contribute your experiences with the related material. As an instructor, you have to be aware that your students want to feel like you're there for them when they need you and that you're actually caring about their learning.

I have learned that the uses for technology in the classroom can be endless. There are so many tools out ther in cyberspace to use that it can be overwhelming. This is why it is so important that as an instructor you research out the tools and make sure that it will fit into the lesson appropriately. Many of these tools are free, which can help out if there are budget constraints in the school systems.

﻿﻿I have taken all that I have learned into careful consideration and feel that I will be able to appropriately incorporate technology into lessons that I teach. I would like to try and get more technology used in our respiratory department in order to enhance the education that is done in keeping our therapists up to date with competencies and other uses. I am also involved in incorporating wiki spaces in the Sunday school class that I teach. I am excited to see the outcomes of these implementations!