Vision of the Future: Where to Start?
As I approach this
project, my first thought is that whatever comes out at the end of this, I
would like it to be useful to the broader education community. This is not me
having very lofty goals (although it might be), but it’s just a part of my
personality – I like creating things for the purpose of a wide audience to
consume and use. I have dabbled in lots of digital-based creations over the
years, including making websites, blogs and videos. This course has challenged
me to broaden my digital skill set, so I really want to take up the ante and
try something I had never done before.
Now, the main
problem is, what will I focus my project on? Currently, I am only working a
temporary position and will be back to TOC-ing quite soon. The two months that
I have been back teaching in Canada, while being a good experience with delving
into this program and speaking with like-minded colleagues, hasn’t yet been
long enough time for me to switch gears over to thinking like a “teacher-librarian.”
Everything I do is still firmly rooted in being a “teacher.” So thus, I want to
use my vision of the future project to teach.
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As I’ve immersed
myself in this course and the many others that I’m taking at the same time, I’ve
found that the skills for 21st-century learning are something that
resonate strongly with me, partly due to the fact that I felt like I had to
quickly learn those skills myself when I entered university. The feeling of
being overwhelmed and being wholly unprepared in a world that required 21st
century literacy skills was a huge factor in the development of my own mental
problems, so I feel a desire to share with students the power of these skills
to better equip them for when they have to go out in the world and become
functional members of society. While this may change as I work more on the
project, I would really like to focus on the power of reading, as Stephen
Krashen’s lecture on YouTube was one of the most inspirational videos I have
ever watched over the past two months and is the one I keep going back to over
and over again.
I haven’t quite
narrowed down what type of format I would like to use yet, but it will have to
be one that is succinct and engaging. I am currently deciding between using a
video format like PowToon or an infographic like Canva. These are both pieces
of technology that, while I’m aware of them, I haven’t dabbled too much into
using so it will be a learning experience for me as I work to finish this
project.
References:
Krashen, S. (2012,
April 5). The power of reading. The COE
lecture series. University of Georgia. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSW7gmvDLag
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