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ADL Journey Synthesis
Read more: ADL Journey SynthesisThis page is a final synthesis of all my work completed throughout the ADL program, and includes a compilation of work from the capstone EDLD 5320 course. I progressed significantly in my learning over the course of this journey. Get started by learning a bit more about me, my learning philosophy and the annotated bibliography…
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COVA Reflection and Application
Read more: COVA Reflection and ApplicationIN THE BEGINNING with COVA… In my first two classes of the Applied Digital Learning program, I was plunged into the deep end of the COVA approach (Harapnuik et al., 2018). In those first classes, I was asked to create an e-portfolio using whatever platform I wanted and to develop an innovation plan idea that…
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All Together Now!
Read more: All Together Now!EDLD 5313 Contribution to Learning Assessing my own learning is always a bit of a challenge as I think about my personal learning efforts and contributions to my learning community because there is always room for growth. However, I believe that I put significant effort into this course and deepened my learning in many ways.…
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Creating Significant Learning Environments: Tying it all Together
Read more: Creating Significant Learning Environments: Tying it all TogetherEDLD 5313 Final Compilation What does a significant learning environment look like? How do I create a significant learning environment? These felt like overwhelming questions at the start of this course. I was introduced to the concept of significant learning environments in my very first course in the ADL program, but even after reading the…
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CSLE & Growth Mindset Reflection
Read more: CSLE & Growth Mindset ReflectionStriving to create significant learning environments means that every aspect of the environment must be considered. While growth mindset is one environmental aspect, it is only one part of the whole. Interestingly, in a recent meta-analysis at Case Western Reserve University it was “found that the overall correlation between growth mindset and academic achievement is…
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Understanding by Design: UbD Template
Read more: Understanding by Design: UbD TemplateReflection and Comparison: Fink’s 3-Column Table and UbD 3-Page Template Learning how to design a course is a completely new experience for me. I have delivered lots of instruction and facilitated hundreds of professional learning events over the years, but I was not the one designing the curriculum or the PL content. The concept of…
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Aligning Outcomes, Assessment and Activities
Read more: Aligning Outcomes, Assessment and ActivitiesInnovation Plan Integration This course aligns with my innovation plan by planning for the Year One professional learning (PL) implementation. By utilizing Fink’s (2013) course design principles I will create a significant learning environment for learners. This course will provide educators implementing the Reading Horizons (RH) program with critical knowledge of the Science of Reading…
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A New Culture of Learning
Read more: A New Culture of LearningIn my first career, I worked as a Recreation Therapist in an eating disorder treatment center and then in an addiction recovery program. I designed treatment plans for patients with the goal of helping them rediscover and connect with what brought them into a flow state (Csikszentmihalyi, 1991). When I heard Douglas Thomas (2012) discuss…
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