EDLD+5363+Reflections

The title of the course was intriguing. Multimedia is a word used frequently in education today however video technology is true multimedia. I was excited to start the course and worked on the assignments with that same excitement. I wanted to learn what programs were being used in video editing today as well as how to use them. I wanted to create videos and edit my work. I think I achieved the outcomes that were important to me and I also think the course provided me the tools necessary to do so. I teach Technology Applications. My students are required to know a little bit about all technologies available to them. I teach it as an introductory course to everything dealing with technology. Video can not be ignored. Some of the information I obtained will be useful to me and some will not. The school district controls what software we can use whether free or purchased and ultimately they will decide what I teach as it pertains to video software. I also do not currently have a video camera but that will be my first purchase this year if I am given enough budget money to do so! I honestly can not think of an outcome that was not achieved. Of course there are always improvements that could be made, but I feel like I learned a great deal and if there is a missing piece, I have not found it yet. The assignments were structured in such a way that they could be successfully completd within the brief time schedule of the course. There were challenges, but all were overcome fairly quickly and with relative ease. I believe that I obtained outputs that met course requirements and that I was proud to submit. As a student I learned to push myself beyond the comfort of my prior knowledge. The course propelled me through fear and self-doubt. I realized my own vulnerability and was extremely proud of myself when I persevered, overcame and succeeded. I found that letting go was more empowering than controlling every aspect of the group project. My group was more than capable of completing the project without me and I without them. But what we created together was more rewarding because it was truly collaborative. I felt supported and felt like I supported the others so that they gave their full effort as well.