For our final session of our DFI we looked at Ubiquitous Learning (learning at any time, anywhere and at any pace from anyone). This has been a concept that Manaiakalani have been focusing on from their very inception. Some ideas to ponder include:
- Learning isn't solely confined to school between 9am and 3pm.
- Technology removes barriers to learning.
- Devices are more than tools
- Rewindable learning brings added value
We were asked to reflect on the recent lock down (season#1 and season#2) and our readiness for ubiquitous learning with these questions:
- What are you proud of?
- What do you regret?
- Where have you taken forward into the 'new' era of schooling?
I would say I'm lucky to be in a school that uses class sites for students to access their learning tasks. This meant that the transition from learning in class to learning in home was much easier for students because they were already familiar with where to go and what to do. Something I have taken from lock down learning back to the classroom is using rewindable learning (screencastify) more regularly as this has helped students who need a reminder or who have been absent. No regrets.
Today we sat our 3 hour Google exam...
...less stressful than I was expecting!
The DFI has been such a positive experience for me. I was slightly anxious initially but put at ease straight away. I felt fully supported by my facilitator (thanks Vicki) and it was invaluable having a 'bubble' to meet with regularly to share ideas, struggles, successes etc along the way. Breakout groups with mini lessons were always clear and easy to follow.
I feel way more confident in using what I have learnt from these sessions and more confident in trying to figure out how to do something if I'm not entirely sure (a recent example: showing a group of students how to embed a slideshow animation into their blog).
Here's one last view of my funky wallpaper...
And here is my DFI badge...
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