INS 5330 Reflection Essay

INST 5330, by far the most challenging class that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO, actually impacted me professionally more than all other courses I’ve taken to date. INST 5330 course has required extra time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and used my creativity. I consider myself to be fairly creative and INST 5330 definitely allowed me to accomplish that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Three assignments in particular absolutely forced me to address the ISTE standards. I will address each assignment individually and their relationship to the ISTE standards. First, the audio file assignment
Having created the audio file myself, there is definitely not copyright infringement. The second assignment I’m discussing is the digital library assignment. The library assignment focused on teaching, learning and assessments under ISTE standard 2.a, which undertook the implementation of digital learning experiences while addressing content standards. The digital library is definitely a digital experience for students as they can only access it by way of the internet. Within the digital library, there are sixteen different content standards focused on, ranging from the difference between the inner and outer planets to the difference between series and parallel circuits. In addition, the digital audio assignment also covered digital age learning environments under ISTE standard 3.b, which calls for teachers to maintain a plethora of digital tools and resources for students. The digital library has a large number of resources and tools, ranging from YouTube videos to pHet simulations. With a large diversity of digital objects housed in one location, the digital library simultaneously addressed ISTE standard 2.e, offering several types of digital tools which reach a myriad of different types of learners from visual to audio to tactile (in the form of