Week3AssignmentReflection

EDLD 5368 Instructional Design  In the instructional design course we navigated through the use of online course set-up. There was no group processing involved in this particular course. Group processing could be involved if one were to set up an online course and collaborated with others in order to do so. The online course set up was a simple process. I see how it is beneficial to the upper grades such as junior high, high school, college and beyond, but I’m still wondering how it will be useful and beneficial to the elementary aged student. Elementary students need much more guidance since they are less self-sufficient. How reliable is it for students of this age? I’m still wondering how do we monitor students if they are doing distance education online to make sure they are being honest students. While I see many benefits of online education, I still have many unanswered questions.

EDLD 5364 Digital Graphics

In this course we had a culminating project where our activities each week led to it. This course taught me how to how to look at the effectiveness of company’s logos and their graphic designs. I found this very interesting because it even applies to things we do as teachers on a daily basis. The newsletter assignment was very beneficial because we were taught to maximize the space and effectiveness of the text, colors, and graphics on the pages. While we make newsletters bi-monthly in our grade level, I had never thought about utilizing the space in order to not waste space that could hold crucial information. The graphics are just as important as the text, as long as there are meaningful and pertain to the information on the page. A newsletter could have as many participants or as little participants as needed. For this particular assignment, there was only one participant because our newsletter pertained to our specific grade level and school. There was no group processing; however, if there were a grade level consensus, then different participants could take on different roles. The team would have to come to an agreement on the content and graphics to be put into the grade-level newsletter. This course tied closely in with the third standard in the International Society for Technology in Education’s technology facilitation standards. The third standard states the facilitator will “[u]se methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of distance learning systems appropriate in a school environment.”

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Williams, Robin, (2003)//The Non-Designers Design Book//, Peachpit Press.