CEP 811 challenged me! I really enjoyed learning about TPACK and am happy to see that in CEP 812 we will explore this model further. The ISTE Guidelines challenged me to think about my Spanish curriculum on another level. One thing I am still struggling with is how to include all of the speaking and spontaneous language practice in my teaching along with the delayed and non-spontaneous practice that most of the technology tools we have studied provide. I hope to work on this struggle further in CEP 812. I have thought a lot about my STAIR project too. It was a frustrating and worthwhile project for this course. It was frustrating because the technology I had the ability to apply did not allow me to do everything I wanted to do! This reminded me of the frustration of learning a language, mostly at the ill-fated moment when you want to express yourself but don’t have the words or grammar to do so! (a.k.a. You WANT to say: “This is the best meal I have ever eaten here in Argentina, and anywhere else! You are an amazing cook! Please teach me, you are a master!” BUT all you CAN say is “Yes, this is very delicious. Thank you. I like soup.”) So I rearranged my project to try to meet my goals, and to use the technology I can use, all the while struggling with the idea that I think it is time that I actually break down and take some classes in programing or something (I don’t even know what) to create useful applications for my classroom.
Some things that I learned about effective teaching strategies when integrating technology include: Be deliberate, use a model (ITSE, UDL, TPACK), and do a little at a time!
How did integrating web-based technologies help me think about and evaluate uses of technology? I have respect for the time it takes to create effective technology that is appropriately applied to pedagogy. With that, I have learned that if I am going to do something, I should do it well and thoroughly. Master one or two skills, apply them to teaching, and move on. It’s a circle.
How have I met my own personal goals for learning about technology integration? I created my first website (that I will actually use!), I created a wiki and actually understand what that is, and I have some very nice resources (TPACK, ITSE) to guide my work!
Do I have new goals? Yes, I want to learn more tech skills to create great, interactive, teaching tools. Remember the digital eye that we looked at where students could change the color, the iris size, etc (it was in the UDL module)? I would like to update my skills to create great teaching tools such as this for Spanish, and then use them throughout my curriculum (CMS, WebQuest, etc.) My current plans are to participate fully in CEP 812, to get through the 7 weddings we have this summer and have my first child in mid-July. Maybe I’ll take that course in the fall! :-)
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