ETEC 565 e-portfolio

My name is Cathy Jung. I am a Learning and Development Manager with 10 years experience in the field of workplace training. Prior to this I worked as an ESL teacher. My proposed flight path for ETEC565 is to make a number of stops in my journey to learn about various technologies. I start my flight as a technological newbie, who has a general understanding of the technologies available, but who has relatively little experience using or implementing them. In prior MET courses, I gained exposure and used cmaps, wikis, blogs and voicethread, but know that I have only scratched the surface of these tools and have yet to discover the possibilities of the various other technologies that exist. Furthermore, the NETS categories clearly indicated to me the long road I have ahead of me to become a digital-age teaching professional.

 

 

ETEC565 is my fifth course in the MET program. During my flight in ETEC565 and moreover in the MET program, I intend to expand my understanding of educational technologies. I’d like to gain exposure to the theory of educational technologies and act on the opportunity to use a variety of these tools and media, and from this, implement relevant educational technologies within workplace training programs. 

 

In terms of what I would like to learn about LMS, this would focus on how to begin implementing one in the workplace, while focusing on record keeping, self-registration and approval processes, online assessment, and web-based and blended course delivery. With regards to synchronous communication, my goals in this area would focus on incorporating technologies such as audio-conferencing, video-conferencing, interactive whiteboards and text chat. In learning about social software, I’d like to focus on how to implement blogs and wikis into workplace training, with an emphasis on reflection on learning and creating a repository of knowledge. The forms of multimedia I would like to learn about include how to incorporate text, audio, still images, animation and video into workplace training. The incorporation of interactive games would also be area I’d like to explore.  However, when selecting and implementing any of these technologies in workplace training, the Bates and Poole SECTIONS model will play a key role in my decision making process.

 

My estimate in terms of the resources I would need to master these technologies as a novice professional include:

§         access to the technologies,

§         training on how to use the technology,

§         a sandbox to experiment and play with the technology,

§         access to technological support in the event I encounter problems,

§         an audience to share my technological creations with who would provide feedback, and

§         practice, practice and then some more practice.

 

Overall, my flight path seems like quite a journey, with many stops in between where I will be able to explore, learn and use such technologies. I look forward to the sites I will see along my flight and hope that it will be a smooth ride, although as a technological newbie I suspect there will be some turbulence!

 

 

References:

Bates, A.W. & Poole, G. (2003). Chapter 4: a Framework for Selecting and Using Technology. In Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success. (pp. 77-105). San Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers.

 

Chickering, A.W. and Gamson, Z.F. (1987). Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.  American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 39 (7), p.3-7.

http://www.aahea.org/bulletins/articles/sevenprinciples1987.htm

 

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Dr Needburn’s Historical Flying Turtle Retrieved from: http://www.holisticforgeworks.com/company/