Reflection - Week 5 DFI
What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
I guess today I gained more of an understanding as to why Manaiakalani encourage a digital classroom as it makes teaching and learning more visual for not only the student but their whanau and their support village. It is encouraging students to feel more connected to their learning. A digital classroom allows the facilitator to share what the students are expected to learn. Something that has stuck with me from today is the Learn - Create - Share - that a visible teaching and learning lead to acceleration in learning.
A visually appealing site for students with the 'wow' factor hooks the learner in and encourages learning from the start. I like the link between a 'good shop window' and the first page of your site. Grabbing that attention visually right from the start is going to help create success.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
Making buttons on my site would not only improve my workflow but also the students. Less time wasted clicking into different places to find the work.
What did I learn that could be used with my learners, how could they use?
I think I might get photos of the kids and their artwork onto our site to make it more personalised and create some cool photo buttons.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
Kia ora Kristalee, I am so glad you are making your class site your own now. I could see your excitement as you started to make the changes last week. I always think the sites represents what our classroom is like. The site when fully operational certainly helps with our workflow and the collaboration in our classrooms. Such a great opportunity I have to watch you progress through your DFI journey.
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