Dani's Massey University Portfolio

How has my knowledge and understanding of ID and learning technologies progressed this term? Over the first semester my knowledge and understanding for instructional design has grown tremendously. It has made me more aware of the impacts learning theories/views have on the decisions I make for how I design learning content for both my students and staff. I have realised that it is extremely important to have a deep understanding of these theories to be able to purposefully use them to enhance learning experiences, rather than letting them occur by chance. I have found that my pedagogical practice and beliefs for how people learn are strongly influenced by a constructivist perspective, however I can identify where many of the other learning theories and views are woven throughout my learning programmes.  I have found many of the tasks this semester to be helpful - particularly the collaborative tasks as they have helped me to understand how collaboration can be achieved...

Article Critique ( Online Activity 8 ) Seven Affordances of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: How to support Collaborative Learning? How Can Technology Help? by Jeong & Hmelo-Silver (2016) When selecting an article to critique from the module 3 readings I decided to read a few to help me to gain a better understanding of what is meant by digital affordances and decide which reading would best compliment teaching in a blended learning environment. I decided to choose Jeong & Hmelo-Silver's (2016) article because it compared two key areas of interest to me being collaborative learning and how digital affordances can support this. It is also quite a recent article with relevant ideas.  I feel my critique was objective and fair because I had enough prior knowledge/experience with collaborative learning to make fair judgements. The background reading I had completed in regards to digital affordances also assisted me with understanding certa...

Learning Theories Reflection The learning theories and views group task was a big learning curve for me. I had never really considered the fact that learning theories had such an influence on the different digital technologies that have been developed over the past few decades, until I read more about them for group task 1.4 . I also didn't realise the ways teachers implement these technologies were so heavily influenced by a range of different learning views and how these align with our personal pedagogies and beliefs. While working on assignment 1, the many activities I recommended for use in the consulting report I discovered were heavily influenced by the constructivist learning theory. This was a theory I really identified with back when I completed my degree 9 years ago, however I hadn't though about it or any learning theories for a long time. This lead me to think back on how I have used digital technologies in my classroom over the past few years and how without even...

Choosing 10 Top Tools Reflection For the last few years, I have taught in both 1:1 iPad and Chromebook classes. This has led me to try out a range of different digital tools for different subject areas. I found picking only 10 tools was quite tricky and I really had to think carefully about which tools I would prefer to not go without. I managed to narrow them down to 10 and decided to rank them beginning with my number 1 being Hapara Dashboard.  When selecting apps for my learning programme, I try to find those that are free - as teachers generally have a limited budget for all materials. The only app that costs money on my list is Hapara Dashboard which the school purchases licenses for, for all Yr4-8 students. The reason for this is that it is a necessity to keep all students safe online as it gives us access to their devices and screens in real time - as well as many other amazing features.  Over the years I have been guilty of adding apps into my programme ...