Well, we've started the last class of this Masters program. The idea behind this last class is to come up with an idea for a culminating project and put it into practice. We spent a few weeks in the Portfolio Experience class (CEDO 555) coming up with an idea for the project and some of us went further by planning it out. For my project, I am going to try and implement and manage a Learning Management System (LMS) with an assignment. A secondary goal is that I'm hoping to make it a collaborate assignment where I can help integrate technology into the lesson. Here is a little back-story...Last year I had spent some time showing teachers different ways to facilitate electronic assignment submission. It was a fairly successful endeavor but the problem became a matter of uniformity. There are many different tools out there that will accomplish the electronic submission goals but it can get confusing to the students, staff, and parents if every teacher is using something different. To achieve the highest efficiency and, ultimately, proficiency - I feel standardization is necessary.
After meeting with the instructor (Louie), it became evident that I should narrow my focus and edit the timeline a bit. Instead of trying to give the assignment, allow time for the students to work on it, and then grade and return the assignment...the altered goal will be to find and use a LMS, collaboratively create the assignment with the classroom teacher and have everything in place for the implementation and electronic reception of the assignment. Louie and I felt it was a necessary adjustment because it allowed for a much more realistic timetable.
