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Final Entry LTEC 5220

I have learned a lot about the multi media perspective in this class.  In some ways, there is obvious.  I have learned a great deal about graphic, audio, video and web design. I seemed to have gotten my money’s worth for the Adobe Creative Suite. 
Some key things that I need to keep in mind.
·         Planning is of paramount importance.  Tools like storyboarding help immensely. 
·         Use stuff out of the creative commons or the public domain. Royalty free things are good for the “real world”. 
·         Don’t be afraid to ask for help.  If not, you will have wasted a lot of time.
·         Find good help. I had great help from my parents and friends when making my videos. I was also working with Jessica Lambert, but she had to drop the class. I wish I could have been there for her
·         Constantly find ways to improve.
·         When doing online training, it is helpful to follow along by having the program that you are being taught open and following along. If not, you are going to zone out.
Ultimately, I think the most valuable thing I learned in this class was because it was one of my first online classes.  As a teacher, I plan stuff to be more interactive. I am good at asking questions and standing out.  Online classes take new skills.
·         Time management.  I honestly am the master of procrastination.
·         Finding a good place to work. I am surprised how much money I spent on Starbucks this summer.
The self-directed nature of online class forced me to realize how important multimedia is. Lectures by nature are highly audio.  Online classes have much more reading.  Teachers and run around, and make good stories to keep people entertained.  Technology has music and flashy pictures that try to make up for this.
The prompt also asked me to talk about constructivism.  I understand the need to think in this way. As hard as I try to teach my students, there are so many false conceptions that they have.  I try to tell them that proteins help them build muscles so they feel like that they have energy. Proteins are rarely a power source. And yet and the end of the year they say that proteins give you energy.
A constructivist way to teach students is to teach in a broader sense.  Not only are they memorizing facts, but they are understanding the framework around it.  From a multimedia standpoint, we should show students more simulations, and to give them more background knowledge.  Teachers would be more facilitators and would spoon feed students less.

I enjoyed this class. I feel like I have grown up a lot this summer. I hope to take a class as fun as this one in the future.  

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