According
to Malone, Riestenberg, and Sundstrom
(2011), self-assessment puts the student in the driver’s seat! The
student has control over what s/he puts into the assessment. Self-assessment
provides an opportunity for student empowerment.
I
was looking forward to the EDLD 5366 class, so that I could demonstrate my
creative and innovative side. Week one’s
reading assignment really caught me off guard. I did not understand, The
Non-Designer Design Book .I was uable to comprehend the art terminology in the beginning. Some of
the examples were confusing. I had to use other resources in order to
comprehend what was being asked of me. This activity really opened my eyes into
the art and design world. I felt empowerment, and in control of my education. I was able to discuss the 4 Principles of
Design with confidence during my group meetings.
Brand discovery is about figuring out what
you want to do for the rest of your life, setting goals, writing down a
mission, vision, and personal brand statement (what you do and who you serve), as
well as creating a development plan. Schawbel, D. (2009). My group project was
definitely an example of metacognition and Branding. My group and I really
needed to time to look at ourselves as individuals and then as a group in order
to complete the Logo assignment. I felt that what we
learned as a group was recognizing the differences in learning styles and
our ability to match the appropriate learning strategy to each task.
Analyzing myself as
a learner, I would have to say that I went through the process of productive
struggle. I experienced the process of
thinking, exploring, making sense, persevering, while not knowing how to
proceed or if my approaches would work. Week two’s task was frustrating because
I was unable to find a symbol or picture that represented me. Once I found a
website that was able to produce the product I wanted, then it would ask for a
debit or credit card to purchase the Logo. I went through this several times trying
to find free logos, until I was able to pull different symbols from different
sources and use Windows Paint to pull everything together.
I feel confident in
sharing these new digital tools with my students. I have used several of the e-sources
in my Language Arts and Social Studies classes. I have created lesson plans
that incorporated Tagxedo, Animoto, and Myhistro. Students had to type in their
vocabulary words and definitions in Tagxedo. In my Social Studies class, I
asked my students to create Animoto on Thomas Jefferson and his contributions
to the United States.
In the beginning of
the class, I felt my technical skills were outdated and that I was lacked knowledge
on art and design. So I approached every task with the mind set of being a
beginner. I was able to extend
my understanding of web design strategies and tactics, as well as, adding my
professional digital design work to my portfolio.
Williams,
R. (2002). The Non-Designer Design Book.
Margaret
Malone, Katherine Riestenberg, Center for Applied Linguistics;
Krystal
Sundstrom Center for Applied Second Language, Why
Self-Assessment is Important and How to Do It Right. https://startalk.umd.edu/.../WhySelfAssessmentIsImportantCAL.pdf
Citation:
Schawbel, D. (2009). Personal branding 101: How to discover and create your
brand. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2009/02/05/personal-branding-101/
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