CEP 810: Personal Learning Reflection

The learning styles session was one my favorites. I was able to consider how different learning styles can be integrated into effective online learning. Elearning faces major challenges when it comes to reaching different learning. But, it has to be possible. That session was an excellent reflective experience for me, and a great way to consider the different learning styles when creating a completely online learning experience.


The Internet offers a more dynamic experience. Its integration into teaching and learning shifts the progression of learning experiences. The design of a lesson is drastically affected by this shift. Teachers will seek to have their students conduct learning on their own. The question becomes about how to guide an exploratory experience instead of how information can simply be imparted to the students. The Internet also offers more resources for content, interaction and exploration. Specifically, students should be learning to access and assess online content materials themselves.


I worked with the SIG DreamLMS, and I feel what we produced was one of the best examples of teaching with technology. I used Camtasia Studio to create a quick video presentation explaining the work I had done. I think this was instructive and made the content I was presenting pretty easy to digest. The experience was delivered completely online and so having video was important. I think the entire group’s work really made it a quality experience because we had multiple different delivery methods. In the end this layered approach would give the viewer a varied and interesting experience.


I feel I have progressed towards my goals set out in my Personal Growth Plan. This class has helped define a direction and a base understanding for how technology will affect my work. It is my goal that by the end of this course I will have created learning modules that are highly interactive, visually pleasing and deliver content in the most effective method possible. I do think there is work to be done still, if I am to achieve my goals. Creating truly engaging online learning is difficult, I believe this class has given me the necessary focus.


Moving forward I hope to apply what I have learned in this class, along with what I learned in CEP 811. Using creativity, thinking about TPACK and considering learning styles at all times are some of my goals in the future. To reach these goals I will be purposeful in my course design, perhaps even doing prenotes about which aspects of the content adhere to certain learning styles well and which ones do not. This strategy will help me to be more creative in the design of lessons what do not cater to some learning styles.