Aloha all -
The
last two weeks of class are dedicated to debriefs with fellow
classmates their reflections on one emerging trend topic or
application. This week, the first group presented, and I enjoyed it! I
was able to learn how other student's incorporate technologies into
their classes with Sean and Google. It was amazing to see how he has
used the Google Suite of apps in his classes - helping them to increase
their tech skills while lessening their carbon footprint! We were also
introduced to useful apps to create quizzes such as Socrative and easytestmaker. I also like Kainoa's gamification debrief. Gamification
is not just playing games, but taking ideas from gaming and applying
into a non-gaming setting. Great point! I was able to experience gamification with the Credly badges in TCC and so can relate to how it can increase engagement and motivation. Kekai's intro of Aurasma also sounds like a very interesting tool to increase interactivity and use AR in education.
The
debrief session was a good way to wrap up the class. The only
challenge was the technical difficulties at times as presenters set up,
but I appreciated hearing my classmate's perspectives and sharing of
resources.
As
the class ends, reflecting on my own learning, I realize how much we
have done this semester. The trend that I will be presenting on will be
the growing ubiquity of social media.
Here's a link to my debrief presentation:
As I was preparing my debrief, I reviewed the technologies and trends we covered and was amazed at what we had learned! There was Twitter, MOOC's, Blogs, The Daily Create, Bitstrips,
Pinterest, AR, Ted Ed Flips, and TCC just to name a few. Great
learning, great experience! Mahalo to Dr. Bert, Dal and my fellow
classmates for a great ride!
A hui hou,
Terri