Today’s educators have a unique challenge of preparing students for a workforce that is always changing and therefore they must change how they teach. The students of today need to be able to communicate, learn independently, think critically, collaborate with others, apply digital skills, and manage knowledge (Bates, 2015). For teachers to learn how to teach these skills, professional development must change also. Educators need to experience blended learning in order to bet

As I wrap up the finishing touches on my online course, I can't help but want to continue to tweak and refine the course. It seems as though there is something new I can add. Due to time constraints, I have to considered this one as done and wrap it up, even though I want to record more videos to add to the course. While working through the final portion of my course, I explored more of Universal Design for Learning (Gordon, Myer, & Rose, 2016), I am noticing to ensure my cou

I have officially re-named my course! It is now called; Technology Integration: Creating Significant Learning Environments. The focus of the course is increasing student choice, ownership, and voice through authentic learning. The basic outline is: Technology in the Classroom 21st-Century Skills COVA + CSLE Personalized Learning Blended Learning Wrapping it All Up Last week I added more meat to the first half of the outline, this week I fleshed out the second half. Now that t

As a learner, I have taken many classes but this is the first time I've had the opportunity to create a class of my own. There is a lot of behind the scenes work to be done! Many questions have to be answered, resources to be found or created, and assessments to be developed. The very first thing I had to do was to identify the outcomes of the course. What did I want my learners to know and how could they prove their learning. I used my previously created 3 Column Table and U