For this assignment, I had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of digital tools, choose one to create an assignment, and complete the assignment as if I was a student. I have zero prior experience working with apps related to education, and no schools that I work with use any either, so I was […]
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Communicated Learning Environment
In one of the course assignments this week, I was supposed to develop a digital artifact that portrays a classroom culture I would hypothetically like to establish with my students. Within this, I am also supposed to include the role of technology within the instructional context of my classroom. For this assignment, I used Canva […]
Learning Paradigms – Interactive Infographic
This week’s assignment was an interesting and multifaceted one. First, we learned about the various learning paradigms. And then we worked in group with a few other students in our class. Each of us took one of the learning paradigms and designed an infographic highlighting some of their features. We then integrated them into a […]
TPACK / SAMR Lesson Deconstruction
We are learning about the decision-making processes teachers go through when considering technology integration. For this assignment, I made a visual diagram of the decision making process of a hypothetical lesson and detailed the considerations of technology integration. Intro to TPACK and SAMR There is a lot that goes into TPACK and SAMR models. For […]
AI Fundamentals for Government Workers
In order to be authorized to use AI on a government computer, employees need to take a course on AI first. As a government work with government provided assets (i.e., laptop), I fall under this categroy. The government has been providing different resources in this capacity. Just today, we were informed that this is a […]
All the Ts: Teacher Technology and Taylor’s Tutor, Tool, Tutee
I am a millennial. As much as I hate to age myself so early on in the development of this blog, I think it helps set the stage and offer some insight into my experience with technology as a learner and an educator. Experiences with technology as a learner As a young person, I experienced […]
Hello, world!
Welcome to my WordPress site; this is my very first post here. Classes just started this week for the Fall Semester at Ball State University. As part of the assignments in my EdTec (EDTE) 650: Curricular Integration of Technology course, I am creating a digital professional education portfolio. I look forward to using this space […]