Session 5 - February 10th
What am I curious about?
- The SoTL Proposal?
- Did you check out the assignment #6 info sheet? Dr. Rice will share some great information in the Week 6 session.
- "Curve of adoption/diffusion" for present day technology. how does this map to adoption of technology in the past, ie: hand tools to horse drawn agricultural equipment or horse power to tractor power?
- E. Rogers did some interesting work didn't he? You know, Melanie Miller Foster (Ag Admin 106; @GlobalMelanie) loves to talk about diffusion. Check out this great summary: http://www.enablingchange.com.au/Summary_Diffusion_Theory.pdf
- The effectiveness of using a blog as a teaching portfolio and how it affects job applications
- Here are some tips I shared with my students earlier this month:
Ways that job seekers can use a blog to land a job Job seekers who have a blog should use it to write about their industry to highlight their skills and knowledge to potential employers, content marketer Christopher Jan Benitez writes in this post. Candidates should not, however, use their blog to vent their frustrations with a current employer. "While expressing yourself is a completely natural reaction, these negative emotions can be damaging if they end up on your blog," he writes. Brazen Careerist/Brazen Life blog (1/21) Using new technology -- and a worthy resume -- to land a job. Job hunters should be able to leverage modern, online tools such as social media and job boards to be successful, career expert Audrey Thompson writes in this blog post. Along with advanced technology, having a clear, concise and error-free curriculum vitae and job-specific cover letter also is essential, she suggests. "If you use all the resources available to you and submit a polished resume, you become a much better prospect among the competition," Thompson writes. Careerealism.com (1/22) How writing in a journal can improve a career. Writing regularly in a journal about plans, dreams, challenges and work situations can help professionals improve both their life and career, Human Workplace CEO Liz Ryan suggests. Ryan offers 25 journal prompts that can help professionals "envision the life and career you want." Forbes (2/4)How professionals can become thought leaders in their field. To become a thought leader, professionals should be writing down their ideas about topics they're passionate about and posting them on blogs or giving talks about them, Liz Ryan, CEO and founder of Human Workplace, suggests. "You will become a thought leader the minute you begin sharing your ideas with other people," Ryan writes. Forbes (1/27)
- Is my current blog ok or do I need to update to Wordpress?
- You need to use what you are most comfortable with to accomplish you goals!
What did I learn?
- I learned about the TWT certificate and portfolio and the requirements for it.
- I learned the benefits and consequences for technology in the classroom.
- I can DO this TWT certificate within the course requirements! I can make an ePortfolio using tools I have access to right now. LOVE the one-to-one chart of assignments to e-portfolio requirements!
- That "technology" seems to be fairly loosely defined for the TwT certificate and is less intimidating than I expected for someone who isn't very tech-savvy
- How the assignments line up with the TLT certificate.
What do I want to learn more about?
- I want to learn more on the TWT requirements and examples of what we will be constructing.
- This link shares some examples! http://twtcert.tlt.psu.edu/completed/
- There is a "one button" recording studio I need to look into!
- And they LOVE to be asked questions on how to use it better! http://onebutton.psu.edu/
- How to expand my comfort with using technology in a classroom setting beyond simple Powerpoint presentations
- First step is to TRY!! Learn by doing!
- What type of website/blog should I look to maintain?
- One that you are comfortable with and will find practical to help you accomplish your goals!
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