I meant to complete this reflection yesterday but got distracted by an unplanned social event. Now awake since pre-dawn on a mellow Saturday morning, I think this situation represents a constructive and positive mindset of appreciating unexpected possibilities. For me, learning always happens in this context, and the best classroom teaching experiences seem to embody similar characteristics.<\/p>\n
Although busy as always over the past two weeks, the expectation that I check in to the DF modules each day created opportunities for me to pause and do\/think something new. I read about topics I would not normally encounter in my work or personal life; I considered experiences and expertise from really smart and creative people outside of my own realm; and I felt inspired by what I could do differently going forward. I feel most excited about finding new ways to have fun teaching and to make learning more fun for students. They know SO much but I think they need more ways to share what they know with each other and gain confidence in their abilities.<\/p>\n
When I applied for DF, I was hoping to learn about specific tools and technologies that I could incorporate into my teaching. I wanted someone to tell me what existed and show me how to use it. Once I realized that was not the point of this course and let go of those expectations, I began thinking about what I really wanted to DO instead of what tools I could USE. The creativity that can so easily get lost when we are busy teaching had reappeared and sparked a sense of innovation.<\/p>\n
The next step for me is to set a time to meet with Martha and figure out how I can make my ideas happen. In general, I want students to take a more active role in what they are learning through creating and maintaining some kind of a dynamic product, one that unfolds with the scaffolded content of the class and grows with their collective input of knowledge and experiences. This goal feels challenging in a discipline as complex and rigorous as nursing, but I think students would benefit from the increased creative and active learning process. As always, fairness and equity are foremost in my mind, and I think there are ways of accomplishing my idea that will reduce the power differential in the teacher-learner dynamic and increase students’ sense of competence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":267,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"design_bite_tag":[],"design_bite_type":[],"df_module":[176],"genai_activity":[],"mini_syllabi_group":[],"portfolio_type":[47],"class_list":["post-178748","portfolio_part","type-portfolio_part","status-publish","hentry","df_module-tech","portfolio_type-written-reflection","wpbf-post"],"edit_form_id":"27","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_part\/178748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_part"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio_part"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_part\/178748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"design_bite_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/design_bite_tag?post=178748"},{"taxonomy":"design_bite_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/design_bite_type?post=178748"},{"taxonomy":"df_module","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/df_module?post=178748"},{"taxonomy":"genai_activity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genai_activity?post=178748"},{"taxonomy":"mini_syllabi_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mini_syllabi_group?post=178748"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colab.plymouthcreate.net\/design-forward\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_type?post=178748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}