30 minutes past the deadline!

Uh oh! I am 30 minutes past the deadline with my blog! Well, I'll give it a shot anyway. It is nice to have our project finished! I really enjoyed seeing all the presentations and finding out what everybody else was busily working on during the semester. I was impressed with all the computer based design projects. I just found out that the local charter school just did a school dance and etiquette class for their students. I wish I would have known! It would have been a perfect opportunity to get some feedback on our design project! I got a call from this charter school on Monday informing me that they had reached my daughter's name on the waiting list. We are going to tour the school tomorrow to make sure it is something we want to do. I feel like interviewing the teachers and asking them what their learning theories are. Throughout this semester between the two classes, I think I really like constructivism!
I'm looking forward to a nice, stress free Christmas break. We'll be flying to Kentucky at the end of this week to spend two weeks with my husband's family.

Final Class Tonight

Wow! This semester has really gone by quickly. For our project we are supposed to write up what we have learned. I must say that I have learned a lot. I think the most interesting thing to me is how the different learning theories play into the design of instruction. Also, the design process is very methodical. At first, I was overwhelmed by the task we had in front of us. When I started to feel that way, I just had to remind myself to follow the steps provided. I found the textbook very helpful in that regard. To just read the textbook without a project in mind, I can see that it might be difficult and boring. I found that as I read each chapter with our project in mind, it gave me a very clear roadmap of where we were headed and what the next steps should be.
At the beginning of the semester I had doubts about my ability to design instruction without a teaching background. Now, I see that I can do it and that if I follow the steps I have learned, it will all turn out okay!