Tag: Reflection

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.

This is my first installment for the reflection piece. In this weeks reflection piece, I will be exploring and informing myself in OER, or Open Education Resources and how I see myself using these resources.

OER are an open source resource that educators can utilize to facilitate teaching, lesson plans, presentations, prepping and overall general tools and features that educators may need. I see myself utilizing these resources heavily in the near future, especially in the next few years. What I struggle with and what I fear may limit me is my ability to be creative, at least creative in a productive way when it comes to lesson planning. I personally am scared that I am not able to create a great plan and class that is dynamic and that will grab the attention and motivations of the students I am educating. The resources offered seem like a lifesaver in this regard.

I also recently learned of the responsibilities I have towards fair use, copyrights and creative commons. These services and resources ensure that I don’t need to worry about breaching copyright laws and can fully focus on the lesson at hand.