Alright perfect we’re testing this out so I’ve never used speech to text before this is odd and interesting and I’m excited to test it out I’m recording this on the evening of Sunday basically basically a week after our actual lecture that which was on zoom so I’m going to try to remember as much as I can I believe for the most part we were talking about UDL and accessible learning and basically how can one make a classroom accessible and what are the challenges that are faced when it comes to accessibility I believe the overall the idea is good I think everyone just strive for accessibility and that it’s not something that anything anyone would ever disagree with what I think the challenge comes down to is the practicality or basic just accessibility in practice and this came up during some of our discussions all of the modes we’re talking about for UDLS and having basically independent plans for everyone implies that either the teacher has all of the time needed to be able to implement all these plans and think about these plans are also thinks about that the students have the resources all of the resources that they need and that they have teaching assistants or educational assistants to actually be able to implement these plans fully I believe that was a point that was made make up a lot of students who themselves require some additional assistance and their struggles with the system I think in theory it works out I think in practice it’s hard to get it nailed down perfectly and I think it’s just because there’s so many holes in the system itself I personally AM4 including all fours of accessibility i’m personally on the stance that if you need something tell me and I will get in and I will do my best to get it done however I also acknowledge the fact that sometimes people just don’t know or don’t feel comfortable saying what they need at that given time but again I’m for it I just think in practicality might not work out as well as people might think it should which is unfortunate.
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Basketball: I am writing this a week after the game took place. This was quite the learning moment. This was the first week that we had a full 8 people at the game, usually we only had 6. We were looking forward to the game because we thought we wouldnt get tired as quickly and would be able to out pace the other team who only had 5 people. We were wrong. Going into the half, we were tied with the other team. We had decent tempo, but lost numerous possessions by sloppy turnovers. In the second half, we didnt score for the first 7 minutes which sent us behind. We repeatedly made bad passes, took bad shots and didnt make the extra pass. I found myself getting frustrated as we kept giving up points and it boiled into me yelling at some people on my team to pull it together. I never am the person to raise my voice in this way but I had had enough. a handful of people decided to play “hero ball” and the numerous missed layups sent me over. i felt bad about it after the game and apologized thinking I should be better as the team captain. That being said, we should and could have been better. Going into next week, we will emphasize moving the ball and playing as a team.
Volleyball: This was an interesting week. I’m still very much learning how to play within a system, where to go and how to better position myself, We won and lost a game, roughly reflecting how the semester is going for us. What made this week interesting is that a person on my team talked himself off the team. Two weeks ago, he complained about have to sub, something we all have to do. last week, he complained about soft criticism and being told/encouraged to step up. He said that if we dont change to his terms, he’ll leave. I told my captain, who asked me what to do, that he should just lie in the bed he made, or follow through with the words he said. She agreed and he left. I think this is for the best as this guy was often the negativity and stated that he would rather we lose than to have us win if it meant getting his way. We’ll see how this goes moving forward.
As discussed in class, the majority of share the experience of transitioning to online teaching modalities during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Reflect on your experiences as a student studying in this new format. What aspects of online learning did you like? What issues did you encounter? If given the option to pursue a programme offered either in a F2F (Face to Face), online, or hybrid format; which would you pick and why?
personally, I didnt like the transition to online learning during the pandemic. I appreciated the convienience of countinuing education at home. However, I hated that I had to do school from my bedroom everyday. I found myself getting distracted often because the device they expected me to use to study was also the device I played all my games on. And of course, being by myself with no one around, I prefered to play games than do school. This refelcted in my grades as I almost failed all my classes one semester. As many of my peers seemed to get better grades during the pandemic, my tanked despite my best efforts to cheat at the time. I think that hybrid or F2F may be he best for me as I am able to hold myself accountable.
As we saw with Covid-19, transitions to new modalities are not always expected nor thoroughly prepared for in advance. As a new educator in the secondary system, what advice do you have to yourself and other new educators in how they can best prepare themselves for such a transition if it were to happen in the future? Share two learning activities you plan to have “in your back pocket” that would be useful for leading a course in your specific teachable area during such an emergency transition.
I think the advice is simply to think ahead and to have a rough plan for worst case scenarios. As for activities I would have if I was placed n an emergency situation, I will imagne if I was in the Covid Pandemic. I was have basic discussion groups about their opinions on various topics. I would also maybe have a book or two that we could read and then discuss about in class and maybe do a home project about the book.
basketball: We ended up winning by 30 points this week. My team is coming together. We are figuring out how to act and move as a team. My teammate Mason went off this week bullying and dominating in the paint. Going into this coming week, we face another 1-3 team. It should be a solid game since we’re both at similar levels. I still believe that my team will pull ahead.
Volleyball: We lost the first game by quite a bit. We had a rough start, tried to come back, but coudnt quite make it. The second we ended up winning by 1 point in overtime. We were feelinng good about ourselves. later that night, I got a text from my captain that someone one the team was being toxic and a overall pain. They were saying how they werent happy with their role and wanted a major change. They stated that they would rather play all the time and lose than sub and win. I found this a bit ridiculous. I told her to drop it since it was 1am at this time. I havent heard back since then, so i assume the other person dropped it. Lets hope that nothing back happens this week.
Today we had a brief lesson. We discussed the uses, applications and issues with open AI and AI generated images, I think the whole idea of AI generated images is unique. I support it in the fact that its helpful and convenient. However, I never want it to get to the point where it replaces human made art. From my understanding, AI bases its images off of human made images published online, so its creativity is limited. Its going to be interesting to see how AI is used in the future within education.
Attached is an image i generated using Microsoft designer. there are challenges to this tool. Namely resolution isnt great beyond its original size. Also, the colors, dimensions, and composition are off. Otherwise, the image covers the general idea of what i wanted.
Basketball:
It was a good game for us. We ended up losing, but we played a lot better than previous weeks. We tried the 1-3-1 offence with limited success. we were even with the other team for the first half roughly, but lost the 3rd quarter. We were down 20 into the 4th but brought it back to 9 points at the end of the game. I personally believe we lost to the ref. They gave the other team 8 free throw attempts, and gave us none. Those extra opportunities gave them the point advantage. As to why we had no free throws, couldnt tell you. I tried to keep a positive attitude as the captain, as my mood sets the mood for the rest of the team. My team didnt seem upset at the lost, but took it as a learning opportunity which I appreciated. We came up with a plan for next time and see hope things go.
Volleyball:
It was a rough week for volleyball. We lost both our games this week. I tried libero, with limited success. I definitely prefer power after playing libero. I found myself getting frustrated with the quality of our play. my team kept hitting the ball out of bounds. If we could just keep the ball in, we could have at least given ourselves a a chance. I didnt play well either. I made several placement error that led to points for the other team. We tried to keep a positive attitude throughout, but the miss plays made it challenging . We’ll bounce back next week.
This refection includes my reflections on the lecture help Oct 3rd.
This lecture component included the topics of screen recording, educational videos and how to use screencast. In all honesty, I found this particular lecture confusing. It could be that I have taken a handful of painkillers to alleviate the pain I feel in my teeth as a result of getting fillings in this morning, or it could be my inability to understand what exactly is expected.
I believe we are expected to utilize a screen recording software to record a video and include voiceover, then upload the video on one of many websites?
Update: I managed to create and edit a video. However, the software I used has a watermark so its not the best
I thought today’s topic of learning techniques and ideas of cognitive load, redundancy and dual coding interesting. The ideas of dual coding and cognitive load are definitely areas that I’m going to continue to look into. I definitely agree that having multiple modes of which data is being presented really enhances ones ability to absorb and retain it. I thought that the video we watched showed a great example on what not to do. The entire video I thought was contradictory and redundant. I thought it proved it’s point by doing the opposite. I’m unsure whether this was intentional, regardless, the message was clear.
The group activity will be interesting as I believe we will be doing a topic that I am unfamiliar with. I believe we will be doing a theme on music. I enjoy listening to it. Although using music as a tool will be foreign to me. I look forward to learning and expanding on this subject unknown to me.
Basketball: We lost last week, and I find myself surprised that I am not upset at the loss. I took that game as a learning experience. We sucked on transition defense. We had trouble finding the open person. That being said, we also only had 6 people show up, so we were running on tired legs.
This week, we are still running low on people because the game is running late. We have enough, but its going to be another hard game. I find the admin part of being captain challenging. I find myself searching and recruiting to alleviate the pressure on my team. We have a new girl coming in this week, and next week we have two more guys joining us. hopefully this will be enough for the semester.
Volleyball: WE WON!! I was super excited for the win this week. Our captain was out receiving surgery so none of us knew each other nor did we know if we would work out as a team. That being said, we did well. I did struggle a bit to learn and adapt to the 5-1 rotation we were running. I found myself in the incorrect position and bumping into people. My teammates were super supportive and helped me with placements. This week, our captain is back. She said she might play depending on how she feels. Hopefully she recover’s well so that we can secure our second victory.
As we find ourselves halfway through week three of the semester, we find ourselves in week 1 of university intramurals. This semester, I find myself captain of a 5v5 basketball team on Tuesdays and a member of a high tier volleyball team on Thursdays. Both these teams offer their own challenges and aspects that I will be documenting, or blogging throughout the semester. I intend to use this platform to document my thoughts on how things are going, my own development within these sports and address challenges and issues as they come.
Basketball: This is the start of the season. I’ve played organised ball before, however this being my first time captain of a team. I opted not to rejoin the team I was part of last year due to issues and disagreements with some other players on that team. We wont dive into that as its no longer relevant. Over the past month, I’ve asked, called, searched, and recruited what I think is the best team I could find, well, the only team I could get really. Half the team consists of my friends from varsity swimming, and the other half are “random” people from the intramural portal. Being able to play with my friends is going to be fun, however some of them don’t really play basketball. So it’s going to be interesting to see how they play and adapt to organized play tonight. The other consists of people I invited over the intramural portal. I made good effort into doing a quick google search into them to assess their abilities and set my own expectations ahead of time. What it came down to is, “if they signed up, I assume they can play”. I’m nervous to see how we all play together, since for many this is the first time I will formally meet them.
“basketball hoop” by acidpix is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Volleyball: This time around, I am formally registered for a team. Last year, I just showed up and hoped the refs let me play. My captain is my coworker from summer camps. She has assembled a team of formal volleyball players and personally, I’m scared to disappoint. I have good knowledge of the sport, my sister played power throughout her adolescence and coaches as an adult. I am fortunate enough to also be playing power. I know what the position entails, what expected of me and where I should be. What I am nervous about are the rotations. I’m am used to a simple roundabout style where everyone plays everything. This time, we are playing a 5-1 rotation. 5 hitters, 1 setter. I’ve spent many evenings researching this rotation and studying how I should play this as a power. That being said, I look forward to some high jumps and some hard spikes.