Final Project Evaluations / End of Semester

It was nice to get various perspectives on my project as well as some productive critiques.

I learned a lot from viewing my colleagues' projects in terms of how to deliver instruction with the various tools available. There was so much creativity inherent in these projects that I have to use those ideas in my next instructional designs.

I really enjoyed this semester as T.J. and Terri worked side-by-side in designing the instruction. I really enjoyed the online resources introduced in 572 - I even started sharing them with my colleagues at school.

540 really helped me to break things apart and analyze each component and then bring them all together again.

Academically, I think I could have applied myself a bit more but I had a little difficulty at the beginning of this semester when my wife broke her elbow and she needed a little bit more help and attention. I didn't realize how much help and attention she needed as I found I had less time for everything else including these classes. Thanks Terri and T.J. for the encouragement and flexibility. I really enjoyed the phone calls - they were very helpful! It's nice to know that your instructors really care about your success.

Video (Part 1)

What should the content of my video be? I had a few half-baked ideas the first week the project was assigned but nothing solidified. I wanted my video to be useful as well. When Terri Linman and I spoke on the phone, we came up with the idea of creating an introductory video for my classes. What better way would there be to introduce the rules and content of the class to my middle school students? I'll keep it light-hearted and also get the point across.

After successive revisions, I am still not satisfied with it. I think this video will go through some tweaks before the end of this semester.

The tools of choice included iMovie, images from the Internet, and a mp3 audio file from Free Play Music @ http://www.freeplaymusic.com

Thanks Terri, for the great ideas and encouragement!

Sharing Online Resources

When I began the COMET program, I wanted to share things that I learned with my school. Anyways, I began sharing the online resources with my fellow teachers and have received plenty of positive feedback. This is certainly encouraging; I'll continue sharing resources when I have the time.