Wow! I thought I understood Bloom's taxonomy but boy do I have a lot to learn. It was so meaningful to have each level explained in such detail as I read Bloom's Digital Taxonomy online, because the site shared verbs that are appropriate for each level. Even after reading a detailed description of Bloom's work I still found that I could not get a perfect score on the quiz related to that question- so frustrating! Several of the levels are so similar in my mind that I am still confusing them. I am hoping that as I go through the process of writing my own goals, the various levels will become clearer to me and I will be able to write goals that are appropriate and clear for each level.
It is also challenging to write appropriate learning goals for each module. I've written goals before and even taught students how to write goals but the challenge comes with incorporating them into the right Modules and then developing online activities that support goals that are meaningful for master's level students.
Right now it's two steps forward and one step backward as I struggle through learning a lot of new technology on top of developing a new course. It is definitely more work than I anticipated but I'm hoping that the final product will be well worth the effort.
Going through the process of organizing material and developing course content in modules definitely makes you think about what you are teaching and what makes sense for the arrangement of that content. It was actually kind of liberating for me when I designed the Ed. Psych online course because I had to eliminate some of what I covered in the traditional course. I was forced to take a hard look at what students really needed to learn and then could work on the learning activities that I thought would best help them learn.
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind what Smith says in chapter 2: "It's OK to feel uncomfortable."
Patti,
ReplyDeleteI feel your frustration with the quiz on Bloom's Taxonomy! I still have one wrong and the it's driving the perfectionist in me crazy!
I can relate to Smith's advice on feeling uncomfortable because every time I think I have something organized in my head, a new idea is introduced or I think of a different way to present the material. I'm really having to focus on spending my class time on the most important material (which I feel is writing and learning the iEP) and using the online work for the other content that needs to be covered (or should I say, the content I need students to learn!)
I'm glad you caught yourself - It's not what you cover, it's what students learn.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti,
ReplyDeleteRight know I am caught up in the conundrum of not having settled on a text for my course. That coupled with the prospect of havig to have my dissertation proposal complated over spring break is putting a damper on how far I am getting. Good to see you are breaking through and I may have to visit for some consultation occasionally.
Is anyone else having a terrrible time trying to decifer the letters that prove we are not robots (in order to post items)?