Blog #4
Learning Management
Systems
I
don’t have a lot of prior experience with LMS. The first experience that I ever
encountered with one was when I came to college with Canvas. I wouldn’t call
myself a Canvas expert, but I have learned a lot about over the years. I would
say canvas is asynchronous communication because all the work and communication
done through the program isn’t always occurring at the same time. Online learning
provides a lot of ease and convenience to students’ lives, but I am very much a
visual/kinesthetic learner, so I prefer in class learning. I don’t avoid online
learning completely, but I try to take most of my courses in person.
Open Educational
Resources
Open
educational resources are resources that are used for educational/learning
purposes that are free and open for anyone to use. These resources are typically
online and are used by many. One example of this is YouTube. Although YouTube
is often only seen for entertainment purposes, it actually serves educational
purposes too. People post tutorials, lessons, reviews and more all with the
intent to help people learn or understand a topic better.
Reflection on
Newsletter Assignment
Before
the newsletter assignment, I had never worked with the necessary skills needed
to create one. It gave me great experience writing home to parents as that is very
important especially when working with a younger age. One thing that I found challenging
was getting the layout correct. Sometimes I would accidentally delete something
or run out of room and the layout would get messed up. But now that I am more familiar
with the newsletter layout, I can work towards improving this. A newsletter is
something I can definitely see myself incorporating into my classroom, so this
assignment allowed me to gain a new skill that could be used in the future.
Peer’s Posts
I commented on Hayley’s
Blog (1/28) and Olivia’s Blog (1/28).
After reading your post, it helped me to understand open educational resources much more. I really liked that you included YouTube as an example. I did not think of this and after reading your post, I remembered many times when YouTube videos would be played in class. I also think Canvas was a great example of LMS. I also discussed classes online, but explained how I thought it would fall more in the synchronous category because of the interaction we often have with other students, such as commenting on their discussion post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the YouTube statement. It is often seen as simply a means for entertainment, but it is a wonderful educational tool as well. You can learn anything from playing the violin to solving differential calculus equations by watching YouTube videos. Also, I like your newsletter! It's a rather unique design!
ReplyDeleteInteresting post! I love the point about you preferring in class learning due to being a visual learner; that is a topic that would be great to look into more. Also loved the example of YouTube being an OER. Very creative examples and POVs!
ReplyDeleteHi Mallory! I found it really interesting that you used Youtube as your example for an OER, I never would have thought of that! But it makes a lot sense with how teachers and students can use and post and everything on there! I also LOVE the name of your news letter, I found it really funny and creative.
ReplyDeleteHi, Mallory
ReplyDeletePlease note that not all YouTube videos are OERs. Some of them are copyrighted. You can check the detailed information for each video.