EME 2040 Blogs

     I currently use data collection such as Qualtric surveys for experiments in my recent psychology courses. The subject matter I would continue to use surveys for would be for math and science, at any grade level. For advanced use, I would use surveys in high school grade levels for individual experiments that the students can use to conduct their own research and be prepared for data collection in college courses. Data collection is an essential topic for nearly all areas of school subjects.     After reviewing my classmates' blogs, the most interesting topics I found were about the digital divide. I think it is important to address this topic as students with diverse backgrounds and history of technology use and access. In order to become effective and inclusive teachers, each of my peers discussed methods in integrating technology into the classroom and suggested different ways in which students, parents, and even teachers can use technology inside the sch...

      My experience as a distance learner has been a journey. At first, I was very reluctant to the change it brought to my learning/studying methods compared to being an in-person student before COVID-19. However, after some time, I have "warmed-up" to my distance learner position and have constructed some sort of rough routine to this lifestyle. What I dislike about being a distance learner is my lack of human contact. I have not been able to be as motivated to do my work because of the initial COVID-19 restrictions to being on campus and utilizing the library/classroom settings. As a teacher, I hope to be able to collaborate with my students on the syllabus schedule and classroom expectations because online learning has proved to be more demanding and challenging to engage and ensure students are doing work (constantly).      Open Educational Resources are learning resources that anyone can access and utilize for whatever purpose(s) and found online. "Op...

1. The time it took in working with my Web Design Assignment was tedious. Overall, the experience was interesting and I found the skills to be very applicable with all of my uses of software and websites: trial and error. My website design turned out to be aesthetically pleasing to me and easy to navigate. Next time, I want to go above and beyond with extra gadgets and buttons on my site for children/parents to use.  Devyn's Website 2. Some new skills I have learned from Diigo are: bookmarking and expanding my annotation skills. I find it very useful to annotate everything I read when conducting research or completing assignments because the knowledge tends to stick with me when I take notes. The tools supplied by Diigo can be shared and my annotations may help people. All in all, Diigo grew on me after further use. 3. I believe teachers and students are equally at the forefront of driving innovative educational technology uses for the future (in different ways). Teachers hold the ...