Hi EME2040 class, 

I am an anthropology major and education minor. I have been at this university since the Fall of 2021 and will be graduating this summer. This class is the last education class for me to complete my minor, which I chose because of my interest in possibly teaching English after graduation. I also have an interest in working in my major, so I am currently seeking opportunities to both tutor English, and become involved in work outside school relating to archaeology. 

I have used technology in an education setting both as a student and a tutor/teacher, although my experience with the latter is more limited. I have previously tutored English to English language learners at the local downtown library in which I often used videos, worksheets, articles, and quizzes I found online to incorporate into a lesson plan. I have also used online resources when I tutored math years ago. I am also currently figuring out the best ways I can use technology to tutor English remotely online. 

My PLN greatly varies and changes each semester, as its heavily influenced on what I'm focused on learning, which changes at least a little bit each semester. Although since I have been at this school for a while, there are some fellow students and professors that I regularly communicate with and help me learn material each semester, so I would consider them a part of my PLN. Academic journal search engines like Jstor helps me find and read about current research regarding my major. Outside of academic learning I would consider some online communities part of my PLN, particularly when it comes to working on mechanical things like my truck or motorcycle. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Post #5

       So far I have enjoyed using twitter. I have not had a twitter account since briefly in middle school, and though I have heard about it and seen posts before, the way it works is fairly new to me. I have been following various news sources, along with educational related material, most of it being research. I can see how twitter can be useful in getting information fast, especially new research and news worthy events. This could be helpful in a future career as staying up to date on certain events and research will be important no matter what field one is in.       The digital divide can affect student success in a few different ways. One way is if assignments require technology access/knowledge outside the classroom, where technology and instruction is provided. This divide may also continue outside of public education, leaving those who have lacked technology access in a position to make up for lack of technological knowledge/skill with li...
Read more

Blog Post #9

      My  experience in EME2040 has been nice so far. I have enjoyed taking this course asynchronously online, likely more than I would have in person in sync. I think that asynchronous online classes are best for courses having to do with any sort of digital literacy. I really like being able to work on assignments at my own pace in this course.       Open educational resources, or OER, are educational materials that are either public domain are otherwise allow free use, redistribution, or adaptation. OER can help provide access to classroom materials, be it lesson plans, books, or any other type of instructional material. This can be beneficial as it can reduce or eliminate some costs of education, like textbooks. OER can also save teacher time by reducing the amount of time required to develop a lesson.         https://www.edutopia.org/open-educational-resources-guide     I thought assignment 4 was a inte...
Read more