EDLD+5364+Final+Assessment

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? When I first started the course, I figured I would learn how to use technology in the classroom. As far as technology I was thinking of items such as Smartboards, interactive response systems, Airliners, etc. As the course started, I realized that this course was not meant to show me how to use technology items but to show me how technology can help all students achieve academic success. The course showed me how online tools such as the Book Builder and UDL Online Lessons plans could make learning fun and interesting for students of all ages and situations.  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?  Yes, I fully believe that outcomes I got from this course are 100% relevant to my work at my school. As one of the computer lab teachers and the school’s campus technologist the things I learned from this course will help many of my teachers on my campus. I have already shared with my co-workers the information learned from the UDL Book Maker and several have already gone online to make easy to use books for their students with the exact content and pics/graphs they want to students to use and learn from.   3. What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them?  I think looking over the past 5 weeks, all outcomes I had for the course were reached and achieved. The course was a wealth of new information for me and my fellow co-workers.   4. Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you?  For the most part, I was successful in completing the course assignments. I think the only drawback for me in completing my assignments on time were personal issues that I was working through. If it was not, for that one very big issue I would have been on task and on top of everything, just I have been with my other courses I have taken so far through Lamar. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">5. What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes? <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Being at the end of the course, I learned something very valuable about myself; I learned that I could work through anything and get the job done. I was able to work through a very big personal issue and still find a way to get my course work completed and contribute to my team project. I learned that I am not as technology suave as I first thought and during the Winter break, I have some work to do to be fully acquainted with some online items and features. I learned as a leader I could take criticism and still work in a group setting with people I have never seen before. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">