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Interpersonal: Emerging Technology Presentation -- Geocaching Video (EDTEC 572, group project)
Context
In EDTEC 572 (Technologies for Course Delivery), groups created presentations on emerging technologies in education. I am a geocacher, so I offered that idea and heard back from Mario Jacquez, Brian Campbell, and Peter Spiller expressing interest in the topic. We live in San Jose, San Bernardino, Napa Valley, and San Diego, so we had to make it work across the miles. We made a video about geocaching, some of the technology behind it, and how it could be used in an educational setting.
Standard -- Interpersonal: Interact effectively with others as peers, subordinates, and leaders to accomplish goals.
This product addresses the Interpersonal standard. Our geographic locations forced us to rely on the Internet for communication, so we used several online chat and conferencing tools for planning, problem solving, and discussion when it was time to put all our separate pieces together for the final product. Brian and I met at the halfway point between our home locations (Berkeley) to film the footage for his segment about how GPS works. Mario took video of himself and his son talking about what to take geocaching, and Peter prepared PowerPoint slides, which he narrated and sent to me as a video file I could import into iMovie. As we prepared segments, we shared them via YouTube to get feedback from each other and friends not in the program. I put the parts together, editing and providing transitions, and recommending some fixes to Peter's section, which he revised and sent back to me. We had a lot of tasks to complete, and we were able to interact effectively to make it happen.
Opportunities Disguised as Problems
Our greatest obstacle was that we were spread out all over the state. Technology was the solution, of course. Our experience and comfort with the diverse tools varied as well. We settled on iMovie, and we each got to work on our sections. Because Brian and I were both in the northern half of the state, we spent a Sunday filming at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley – in the pouring rain! I taught Brian how my GPS worked, and we rehearsed and shot his segment. Due to the weather, we filmed part of it in my car. We actually had a lot of fun, despite the long drive and the weather. Brian was also the first person from the cohort that I got to meet in person. As is often the case, what started out as a problem became an opportunity, and despite a bit of adversity, we really enjoyed ourselves.
My Strengths
I am a very gregarious person, and I am motivated by interpersonal relationships. I like taking a leadership role and facilitating communication. I tend to avoid conflict, but when appropriate, I step up and address problems. I strive to make a high-quality, fun, engaging product in everything I create. We received compliments on this video, and quite a few people began inquiring about geocaching. Our delivery was effective. Our presentation was fast-paced, but had just enough information to intrigue our audience.
What I Learned About Myself in Educational Technology
During this project, I realized that I like to be in charge, but not in a power-hungry way. I enjoy bringing people together, finding each person's strengths and interests, and determining how each person can maximize those traits for the good of the smaller groups and the larger audience. I am willing to keep my peers accountable if it means the difference between a good product and an excellent product. I also enjoy testing the part of a product, and soliciting feedback, before considering the project completed. I did not often do this before entering the Masters program, partly because I don't have experienced peers at my workplace in the subject matter I teach. But now I seek out people who can help me take a different look at some aspect of a project, such as the grade-level content of a technology integration project, so I can receive some feedback.
Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R.M., & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful learning with technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
In EDTEC 572 (Technologies for Course Delivery), groups created presentations on emerging technologies in education. I am a geocacher, so I offered that idea and heard back from Mario Jacquez, Brian Campbell, and Peter Spiller expressing interest in the topic. We live in San Jose, San Bernardino, Napa Valley, and San Diego, so we had to make it work across the miles. We made a video about geocaching, some of the technology behind it, and how it could be used in an educational setting.
Standard -- Interpersonal: Interact effectively with others as peers, subordinates, and leaders to accomplish goals.
This product addresses the Interpersonal standard. Our geographic locations forced us to rely on the Internet for communication, so we used several online chat and conferencing tools for planning, problem solving, and discussion when it was time to put all our separate pieces together for the final product. Brian and I met at the halfway point between our home locations (Berkeley) to film the footage for his segment about how GPS works. Mario took video of himself and his son talking about what to take geocaching, and Peter prepared PowerPoint slides, which he narrated and sent to me as a video file I could import into iMovie. As we prepared segments, we shared them via YouTube to get feedback from each other and friends not in the program. I put the parts together, editing and providing transitions, and recommending some fixes to Peter's section, which he revised and sent back to me. We had a lot of tasks to complete, and we were able to interact effectively to make it happen.
Opportunities Disguised as Problems
Our greatest obstacle was that we were spread out all over the state. Technology was the solution, of course. Our experience and comfort with the diverse tools varied as well. We settled on iMovie, and we each got to work on our sections. Because Brian and I were both in the northern half of the state, we spent a Sunday filming at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley – in the pouring rain! I taught Brian how my GPS worked, and we rehearsed and shot his segment. Due to the weather, we filmed part of it in my car. We actually had a lot of fun, despite the long drive and the weather. Brian was also the first person from the cohort that I got to meet in person. As is often the case, what started out as a problem became an opportunity, and despite a bit of adversity, we really enjoyed ourselves.
My Strengths
I am a very gregarious person, and I am motivated by interpersonal relationships. I like taking a leadership role and facilitating communication. I tend to avoid conflict, but when appropriate, I step up and address problems. I strive to make a high-quality, fun, engaging product in everything I create. We received compliments on this video, and quite a few people began inquiring about geocaching. Our delivery was effective. Our presentation was fast-paced, but had just enough information to intrigue our audience.
What I Learned About Myself in Educational Technology
During this project, I realized that I like to be in charge, but not in a power-hungry way. I enjoy bringing people together, finding each person's strengths and interests, and determining how each person can maximize those traits for the good of the smaller groups and the larger audience. I am willing to keep my peers accountable if it means the difference between a good product and an excellent product. I also enjoy testing the part of a product, and soliciting feedback, before considering the project completed. I did not often do this before entering the Masters program, partly because I don't have experienced peers at my workplace in the subject matter I teach. But now I seek out people who can help me take a different look at some aspect of a project, such as the grade-level content of a technology integration project, so I can receive some feedback.
Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R.M., & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful learning with technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
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