The purpose of this Week 1 assignment for EdTech 543 was to create a non-linguistic representation based on my understanding of the three main topic areas – connectivist learning theory, personal learning networks (PLNs) and communities of practice (CoPs). I created this graphic of concentric and overlapping color sections with faint lines spreading out from the center […]
It’s week 1 of EdTech 543 and we are in the middle of a Facebook, Twitter, and Diigo extravaganza! And I decided to rebuild my blog for this course and use this space as my framework for the final portfolio coming up in Spring 2016. Oh yes, plenty of time to put all that together […]
This is a final post for EDTECH 501 and a reflection on what I’ve learned in this course. There were a few challenges in this course. One was feeling “out of sequence” since I had finished a certificate for online learning in May and then decided to continue on with the full M.E.T. While it […]
Evaluation of Technology Use This week I had the chance to evaluate the technology maturity of my institution using the Technology Maturity Benchmarks. We looked at the use of technology through several different filters and rated aspects of behaviors and resources for each category. I tried not to be biased in my evaluation of each […]
TECH Trends I focused my attention and work this week on one trend -evolution of online learning – and one closely related solvable challenge -low digital fluency of faculty -mentioned in the 2014 Horizon Report for Higher Education. The report identified the evolution of online learning as a long-range trend that will continue to drive […]
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