Week 13: 13/1 Whole Course Reflection

My learning objectives:

1. Learn more new medias.

2. Integrate new media in traditional art assignment.

3. Increase my abilities to use technology.

4. Be creative in using new technology, and learn use digital devices to create a meaningful and interesting critique.

Reflection:

At the beginning of the class, I felt confused about taking this course. Because I didn't think technology can be a good tool to help create a meaningful and engaging class for students. All I think about technology is computer and game, it means students should far away from them because when students are obsessed with games and computer will bring bad influences on their study. I believed traditional education methods are the best way to educate. After I learned course, I want change my mind that new media bring so much fun to the traditional class and also a great way to help children learning and expand their knowledge in a positive way.

I think I'm pretty good to reach all my goals. I learned and made different projects use different medias and enjoyed learning process. These experiences helped me think about create the lesson. Because I have been experienced, when I teach I know what kind of problems students may have and help me understand how students learning. Also increased my abilities to use technology and solved the technology problem when I met. A lot of materials and machines I never used before, such as 3D printer and circuit, expand my knowledge of using different types of new medias. It also help me break my traditional thinking to use new media in a creative way, such as scanner not only for use scan paper and photo, it could also be a tool to create a meaningful lesson.

I loved this course and in the future teaching I will try my best to engage as much technology as I can integrate to different disciplines, such as science, nature, math, geography, history, and etc. to help students learning in a relax, interesting, and enjoyable classroom environment.