Reflection - Module 6

 

• Reflection: This week you completed a brick for a technology.  In your current capacity (teacher, etc.), how could you use this same process to improve your practice?  For example, could you use a brick to determine which instructional tools you use (or would like to use) or which curriculum resources?

First off, I found this tool to be a great resource. It made the process of thinking through what is currently being used and what direction I may want to go quite easy, at least for my way of tackling problems. I plan to use this tool, along with the application rationale table, to analyze every technology component I currently use in the organization, with the help of my trusted advisors, to determine what needs to be phased out and what will better serve us in achieving our ideal future state.

Now that I also am aware of the IMS Global Learning Consortia, I plan to get a full list of their partners/members to simplify my search of applications, hardware, etc. for teaching, communications, production, marketing, and delivery and data analytics solutions. With that list in hand, I can hone in on only the applications that use the IMS standards and thus, avoid having to have custom API's and integrations build for us. By joining the IMS Consortia, Conexiones could also benefit from the prior thinking that has already gone into analyzing and choosing the right solutions for the different working parts of an online learning organization. This will help tremendously with filling in the various bricks that we will create.