14.3 - S.E.L.F.I.E. / Self-Assessment / Final Reflections

At the end of the class, I'd like to take some time to reflect. While my time management could obviously have been way better throughout this class this semester, I really got a lot out of this class. I actively participated, and really engaged with the different media. I found new ways to use and expand upon technology I was already familiar with. I learned a variety of new media. I connected these media, both familiar and new, to the classroom through lesson planning, and materials exploration in the studio.  I engaged with new ways of documenting my works - GIF, and video format.  I have some new knowledge of free apps, and open source programs to use in the classroom. I will be in the habit of continuing to look for more. I would still like to become more familiar with coding, creative coding, and website development. These are long-term goals of mine.

I really enjoyed our conversations in class about the assignments, how everyone approached the technology and assignments, and how we each use technology in our lives. An aspect of this course that I really enjoyed was the broadening of my view of technology - what constitutes technology, and how it can be used by educators and integrated into classrooms. I looked at technology in new ways, and tried to find connections between physical media and digital media. I feel like technology can deepen the experience of physical media, and physical media can lead to technology also. The combination of high-tech and low-tech or no-tech is such a fruitful place to make work and inspire students. This all felt like such an expansion for me, such an opening up of possibilities, and that is such an exciting thing to take away from a course.


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My Personal Learning Objectives

Learning Objective 1: Reframing - to begin to look for more possibilities in the technology I already use and own - to see them through a new and exciting lens of creative possibility

Learning Objective 2: Lessons - to begin ideating lesson plans based on the technology used in class, and the ideas shared in conversation to build a portfolio of these for later use in the classroom

Learning Objective 3: Barrier Breaking - to break down any perceived barriers I have to working with a particular kind of technology, and to use as many free or open source softwares as I can, in order to be able to share these without cost to future students

Learning Objective 4: Branching Out - to gain familiarity with creative coding, and website building

Learning Objective 5: Documentation - to think about and start making strides towards better and more robust ways of documenting my offline artwork in digital ways - interactive websites, trailer types of videos, ways other than just photographs with descriptions.

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S. showed my process
E. explained my outcome
L. linked to my vocabulary
F. found multiple possibilities
I. I perservered through the work
 E. eliminated carelessness