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Future Trips & Technology Plans
Traveling & MET
I plan to visit Jamaica in the near future! I have met many MET students over the past couple years whom I know I will continue staying in contact with as we’ve developed a friendship – yes, we did that online! Some of these individuals have invited me to look them up and let them know if I ever make it their way so to stop in for a visit if possible and I definitely plan to do so! This MET journey isn’t quite over for me just yet either as I have two destinations yet to visit. I will be finishing my ETEC 580: Case Study in September 2011 and as a high school math teacher, I vowed to myself that I would not complete the program without taking the 533 math course which was cancelled last year. So, I will be completing my MET journey with ETEC 533: Technology in the Math & Science Classroom in January 2012 - see Jamaica for details.
My School Role(s)
Due to my newly acquired digital knowledge and skills in the UBC MET Program, I am well on my way to becoming a proficient digital-age 21st Century teaching professional and mentor to others. I now possess the necessary knowledge-base and experience to make pedagogically sound technology and media choices. I plan to use my arsenal of pedagogical knowledge along with my ‘tech toolkit’ to help my school’s staff integrate technology more purposefully and seamlessly. I can effectively integrate my new skills as a Digital AISI leader in my school by modeling and continuing to take the initiative to develop my own e-learning resources while encouraging other staff members to explore, learn and become part of this digital world. I plan to continue to in-service my colleagues and set up regular ‘tech tips’ help sessions and Professional Development workshops when called upon to present! I’m really looking forward to presenting some of the tools I’ve explored to my colleagues this fall at our PD Day. I have an even bigger bag of tricks now to engage the crowd!
My Classroom
Digital learning objects challenge students to analyze, problem solve, and reflect on their learning (Janson & Janson, 2009). I plan on using different story-telling tools to make abstract mathematical concepts more interactive. I will demonstrate and compose a list of about 10 story-telling tools for my students to explore. They will be designing their own digital stories based around math concepts that we’re learning in class. I also plan to use technology to facilitate collaborative and discovery learning using: wiki spaces as collaborative learning environments; concept maps for data organization; simulations and videos to show authentic use of mathematics in careers and in everyday life; online curriculum course content surveys, quizzes and tests for instant formative feedback; and my interactive class Moodles. By integrating digital learning objects and activities into my f2f instruction and introducing my Grade 12 Math 30 Moodle course site and my Grade 9 Moodle course site later in the year as a blended mixed- mode approach to enhance my f2f instruction, my goal is to tear down the invisible walls that separate me from my students. I seek to engage them in a new, meaningful, constructivist math learning experience!
My Career
I eventually will be taking my Doctorate in Educational Technology; however, I’m not sure of the timeline. I would like to teach for a few years first with these new skills under my belt before I embark on that journey!
I also plan to publish my Case Study that I am writing for my ETEC 580 course. I plan to use this piece of work to collaborate with people in the field of Educational Technology; and in the future, possibly present at conferences for the Professional Academia Community.
References
Janson, A & Janson, R. (2009). Integrating digital learning objects in the classroom: A need for educational leadership. Journal of Online Education, 5(3).
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