Well I seem to always place great challenges on myself and the completion of my first vlog was no exception. My learning curve was quite time intensive; setting up my blog, thinking through how to even create a vlog to post to my blog, completing multiple retakes, adding subtitles, and working through the production process altogether. My first thought was to have a transcript to read but then I thought that my vlog would be scripted and flat so I chose the more authentic route of expressing my reflections ad hoc; sharing my learning by talking through my conceptual understandings aloud. Can I tell you how frustrating it is to get almost all the way through a “take” and the phone rings and you have to begin again.
My greatest take away from this experience was the realization of how challenging it is to speak out loud about your thought processes! It is one thing to write them down and revise them to articulate exactly what you want to say, but it is entirely different to just start talking without rambling on. You could almost see my mind thinking when I would pause in the video. Yes, I have felt somewhat vulnerable by completing this challenge and placing it on my website for the world to view. It is a very uncomfortable feeling to have a video on the web when you don’t feel like an expert in the process or content.
I am grateful for this experience as the more seasoned I become with the mechanical process and comfortable in verbally articulating my thoughts in a concise, well thought-out manner, I will be able to create short videos for my future online class and do so with efficiency. The presence of this blog itself will be a representation of my personal growth both through the academic course content and the variety of communication tools that I will use to share my reflections along the way.
Participating in the self-assessment inventory to determine if my philosophy and approach to assessment align with teacher-centered or student-centered was engaging. Though its structure was simplistic, it provided self reflection, checks for understanding, and corrective activities through mastery learning. The culminating slides were most impactful as they listed which category (teacher-centered or learner-centered) my original selections aligned with. The results concurred that my convictions and beliefs are aligned with learner-centered teaching practices.
My greatest take away from this experience was the realization of how challenging it is to speak out loud about your thought processes! It is one thing to write them down and revise them to articulate exactly what you want to say, but it is entirely different to just start talking without rambling on. You could almost see my mind thinking when I would pause in the video. Yes, I have felt somewhat vulnerable by completing this challenge and placing it on my website for the world to view. It is a very uncomfortable feeling to have a video on the web when you don’t feel like an expert in the process or content.
I am grateful for this experience as the more seasoned I become with the mechanical process and comfortable in verbally articulating my thoughts in a concise, well thought-out manner, I will be able to create short videos for my future online class and do so with efficiency. The presence of this blog itself will be a representation of my personal growth both through the academic course content and the variety of communication tools that I will use to share my reflections along the way.
Participating in the self-assessment inventory to determine if my philosophy and approach to assessment align with teacher-centered or student-centered was engaging. Though its structure was simplistic, it provided self reflection, checks for understanding, and corrective activities through mastery learning. The culminating slides were most impactful as they listed which category (teacher-centered or learner-centered) my original selections aligned with. The results concurred that my convictions and beliefs are aligned with learner-centered teaching practices.