1.2 Reflection: Personal Learning Goal

I guess, according to the results of the online course readiness assessment, I am more than ready to be successful at taking an online course. I guess that's not surprising to me, considering I am really good at independent learning and I have a busy schedule that would make traveling to a classroom extremely difficult. 

What is your highest priority learning goal for this course? 

I guess my highest priority learning goal is discovery and broadening of my knowledge of educational technology. As a technology coach, I am charged with assisting the teachers at my school site with integrating technology into the classroom. I serve over 100 staff members, each with their unique sets of circumstances, curriculum, and personalities. Given all of the variables at play, a particular tool or website may work perfectly for one teacher, but for another, it could prove to be useless. This is why it is so important for me to broaden my knowledge as much as possible. Teachers will be looking at me to be the expert on a wide range of technology tools, and at times, I feel slightly ill equipped to fully serve every sector of our school. I am looking forward to exploring everything there is to know about educational technology!

What are some specific skills, strategies or tools you are hoping to learn more about?

One of the best aspects of this course, in my opinion, is its use of Haiku Learning Management System. This is especially helpful because our district has recently adopted the Haiku LMS and will be one of our primary tools for delivering instruction in the classroom. I think taking a course that is delivered via Haiku will help me immensely in broadening my understanding of Haiku LMS, and hopefully allow me to realize possibilities I haven't yet thought about. Besides Haiku, I am looking for a definitive roadmap of what a blended classroom looks like and how a teacher can pull it off. I believe the blended classroom is the future, and the faster we can innovate new and exciting ways to offer this mode of instruction, the further ahead of the curve we will be. It's exciting to be on the cutting edge, and I want to move closer to it!  Regardless of what we discover throughout this course, I will be eager to see where the journey leads!