Our first assignment was for the Digital part of our course. We had to identify a teaching and learning problem in our classroom eg; boys don’t want to read. This assignment was just a plan - we weren't to implement it.
We chose to present a group assignment. Initially Kerrie and I were going to work alone, but we ended up collaborating with Gretchen and Linda form Ilam School. So much learning came out of this for me and the collaboration with another school was a rich experience.
We were concerned with the issue of engagement. We all felt that our students were engaged in their learning but we were concerned with how truly deep and meaningful that engagement really is.
We had to create a 10-12 minute video - I had to get over the fact I hate being videoed pretty quickly.
The way we all collaborated to create the finish product helped to ease the load but the conversations that we had while doing the assignment were the highlight for me. Two schools in Christchurch, 4 different teachers, but we all shared the same concerns and were able to discuss strategies, look at current research and reflect on our practice as a group.
We ran into a few technical issues and I discovered you can't easily turn a PowerPoint into a movie using a MAC! However... with the help from Michael from the MindLab we were luckily able to share to a PC and successfully save our movie with all transitions and sounds intact.
Again... lots of learning for me. And a massive relief to be able to submit the first assignment!
Onto the next one....
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