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As the sun sets on my time at Lamar University and work on my masters degree in Digital Learning and Leading, I look back on how far I have come with anticipation of what my future will hold. What an Edventure! EDLD 5302 - Concepts of Educational Technology Course Goal: Learners will take ownership and agency over the learning process and incorporate learner choice and voice in designing authentic projects that use technology innovations as a catalyst for change in their organizational setting. This class was the first time I learned of the Growth Mindset and COVA + CSLE. These two beliefs would impact my outlook on education and professional development. I developed my Learning Manifesto, a
What is innovation? George Couros (2015) defines innovation as “a way of thinking that creates something new and better” (p.19). As I have progressed through my Digital Learning and Leading (DLL) program at Lamar University, I was asked to develop and implement an innovation project. I didn't want to choose any random topic that didn't make any sense to me, I wanted whatever I chose to be useful to a Technology Integration Specialist since I would be spending so many months on the project. Why not make it applicable to my job? My plan initially began as Micro-Badging for Professional Learning as a way to track technology proficiency for my teachers. I figured this would fit within our curren
What is COVA + CSLE? Harapnuik, Thibodeaux, and Cummings (2018) advise educators to “create a significant learning environment (CSLE) in which you give your learners choice, ownership, and voice through authentic learning opportunities (COVA) that equips them to learn how to learn” (p.9). This means offering your students multiple ways in which they can demonstrate their learning in your classroom breaking the mold of a teacher-centered classroom and shifts it to a learner-centered classroom where students have more control over how they learn and the way they present their newly acquired knowledge. Throughout my coursework with Lamar University in the Digital Learning and Leading (DLL) prog