Reflecting on 521

Looking back on the last class, it seems like A LOT of time was spent presenting and listening to presentations. I really enjoyed watching the samples of multimedia projects from Ed's classes. I also really appreciated the time we were able to spend working in our groups. Learning about the LoTi levels was interesting and eye-opening. I do wish that more time was allocated to learning ABOUT multimedia and how to do it, and I wish we talked about more ideas and ways to incorporate it into our classrooms. I really think there NEED to be time limits set on the presentations in the future. While I see some value in listening to the unit plans, listening to the same group presentation over and over didn't seem like the best use of our time. Activities like Ed's examples make me think about all the things I could be doing in my classroom; they get me excited about the possibilities. Listening to five versions of the LoTi levels, on the other hand, leave me clock watching and daydreaming.

I know there are certain things we are expected to cover in each class to complete our program, and I don't mind doing the presentations. I do think, however, that something needs to be done so that they do not take the ENTIRE class. I think Ed was a great teacher, and he made the class more interesting and more "user-friendly". I hope we have him again for another class!