Homework Assignment

I am currently enrolled in a M.Ed. program at Utah Valley University, studying Models of Instruction. I am taking an Instructional Design course (EDUC 6300) and am required to blog on a weekly basis. I've been thinking about making a blog about teaching for some time now, and this was the motivation I needed to actually do this. I will include posts about my personal teaching practice, but also include my assignments. So, here's the assignment outline...

Your blog will consist of weekly reflections of what we learn in class, the instructional design process, and how you will apply it in your classrooms. Your reflections should not be a summary of what we talked about in class, rather an overview and synthesis of your personal and class experience and insights and ideas for future use. I want to get a feel for your passion of teaching; if something you learn strikes you as fascinating, please express. Your reflection can cover anything you're learning about in your curriculum class but should be more than just a play by play of your week. You may find it easier to think of in terms of What?, So What?, and Now What?

What tasks are currently being performed? What stage is the team in currently? What jobs and tasks are currently underway?

So what does this mean to the project? Team? Course? How will what you have learned feed into the current project? How can you as an individual help the team perform better?

Now that you have completed to-do items, instructional event, module, how will this work into your classroom long-term? How will you use what you have learned in the future and with future teams? How will your teaching paradigm change due to your current experiences?

These are starter questions...you are encouraged to add your own reflections to your blog.

I hope someone out there enjoys this!