04+EDLD+5363+Course-+Self+Reflection_Final+Assessment

Miguel Leija/ Cohort 5/
 * EDLD 5363- Final Assessment: Course Reflection Responses **

Respond to the following questions on your wiki: ||
 * For the course final, you will reflect on what you have learned in this course. Assume that you are a school or district technology specialist, coordinator, director, or leader. From that vantage point, compose a 150-word response to each of the five guiding questions below.
 * ** 1. What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned? **

 As an educator, the outcomes I had envisioned for this course were to bring different backgrounds of experience to conduct a successful professional collaborative. This collaboration required for all members to have access to online communication as well as software that had similar formatting to develop a final product (PSA). Sara, Lupe, Susan, Jennifer (and me included) achieved our goal through several means. The main three tools were Google Docs, Gmail, and Wiki spaces. Through Google Docs we worked on the pre-production portion, through Gmail we constantly updated the status/progress of the work and notified team members of changes, and all work was ultimately displayed by all members on the group’s Wiki spaces. The outcomes I feel as a group were aligned to the required goals of the class. The actual outcome that was aligned to our vision was the collaboration portion. ||
 * **2. To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not? **

 Sara, Lupe, Susan, Jennifer (and me included) achieved our goal through several means. The main three tools were Google Docs, Gmail, and Wiki spaces. Through Google Docs we worked on the pre-production portion, through Gmail we constantly updated the status/progress of the work and notified team members of changes, and all work was ultimately displayed by all members on the group’s Wiki spaces. The work is relevant to my workplace and my daily activities. This year as a grade level, team collaboration is a must since the new lesson plan system for the district is achieved online. As a group we work closely during our planning periods. However, whatever work is not finished, as long as we have access to the internet and a computer, we can finish the required planning from anywhere. Although we have our personal page for lesson plan storage, we have access to modify, share ideas, and create a final product as a whole grade level. ||
 * **3. What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them? **

The only outcomes not achieved were the successful editing of volume in the final PSA. Luckily, through collaboration one of my team members was able to assist with that problem. The second problem that did arise was the compability of software. The software was Windows Movie Maker. The video editors either had upgraded to Live Movie Maker or using online editing tools. The problem that posed transferring movie projects from the Windows Movie Maker to Live Movie Maker was compability in file formats. The simple solution so effectiveness could be achieved in the collaborative was to do an upgrade of software. This solved the main problem and thus as a team we were able to take the video, edit, and finalize a product. ||
 * **4. Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you? **

The course assignments were completed in a timely manner. The first two weeks the Digital Story Telling and Digital Story Telling Software Tutorial were time consuming but simple. The first week was a product out of personal experiences. That was the purpose of the first week assignment, to produce a meaningful digital story drawn from previous life experiences. The second week it was the development of a tutorial movie to teach colleagues how to use movie editing software. This applies to my work since I assist the technology contact by providing technical assistance and explanations to colleagues when it comes to technology and curriculum integration. Weeks 3, 4, and 5 were a success due to the set up of the assignment, the dynamics of each team member willingness to contribute, and individual ingenuity to create a product that reflected the effort of all individuals involved in the collaborative.  ||
 * **5. What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes? **

The most important thing I was taught from this course is that working collaboratively according to Randy Nelson means making “our partner look good by plusing” all opportunities available with the projects presented (edutopia, 2008). The objective of our group assignment was never to improve on what our partner did, but instead contribute and make the project grow. I loved the opportunities to work with my colleagues. I think the excitement came at the fact that we are all in different parts of the state (and one worked from Alabama) to put our ideas together and produce a PSA. My technology leadership skills were present during pre-production providing the beginning sound bites for the project. Leadership skills were present not just from one person but everybody in the team. If somebody contributed an idea, we all discussed it on making it work. Not once were the words “We can’t use that” uttered. We used all available content as an opportunity to build upon that puzzle and produce a master piece. Thus, because of this workmanship I can attest that the attitudes we all had were creative and positive attitudes. It was a pleasure working with Lupe, Sara, Susan, and Jennifer. ||

**EDLD 5363 Video Projects: **
 * ==**Week 1- Digital Story**==

**LINK: Week 1 Digital Story Telling**
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 * ==**Week 2- Instructional video**==
 * ==**Week 5- PSA- Cyberbullying**==