First day done and dusted!
A whirlwind of anxiety was eased after a day of friendly faces, helpful tips, and plenty of examples. It began with a nervous click of JOIN to enter the meet with around 40 other members. We eased into the learning with some background information into Manaiakalani and its origins.
It was great to have first hand experience of the learn - create - share pedagogy as a member of today's cohort. Knowing that Manaiakalani is a concept of WHO opened up more of an understanding of the overall kaupapa behind it. We also took time to acknowledge those who had faith in it from the beginning, therefore contributing to the success it is now in 2021.
The biggest learning today to take back as a professional was the formatting in docs to include headings and contents, to be able to directly take the reader to a specific part of the text. This will also make created documents look more professional and aesthetically pleasing. I will also be using tables in docs more often to make the layout easier and more functional.
There were so many things to take away and share with my learners, but I feel the voice typing would be most beneficial to my students, particularly those who struggle with writing. I also took the chance to create a poster to share on our class website celebrating the new te reo Maori learning we are currently pursuing.
My biggest personal learning today was to push myself to give things a go that scare me! I came into this with some hesitation, but now that I have made the first step I feel really confident and excited to continue this course. I also feel that it will improve my home/work life balance by working smarter and not harder with the digital skills we are learning.
Bring on next week!
Kia ora Alicia,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great start you've made to DFI! Participants are often (understandably) nervous heading into DFI - it's not called a Digital Fluency INTENSIVE for nothing. It certainly is intense! It's wonderful to see that after just the first day you are feeling more settled and confident already. You have a wonderful attitude toward learning new things and I'm sure you'll pick up so many great tools and ideas that will add to your already very effective teaching practice. What a great opportunity to have in-class support and DFI all in the same year.
It was neat to see you add a digital learning object to your blog post that shares some of what you created while at DFI. Learn, Create, Share works well at all levels of learning! I really enjoyed the way you laid out your graphic and that you chose a tool to talk about that your learners are already getting so much value out of. This would look great on your class site too!
I look forward to continuing to work with you and hearing all about your DFI journey. Well done on such a positive start.
Keep up the great blogging,
Amie
Kia ora Alicia,
ReplyDeleteI often hear teacher talk about the nervousness felt before DFI and how relieved they are once they get going. Having the day to concentrate on your learning is a wonderful opportunity and it is great to see you making the most of the first day.
Voice typing is a great tool and is a game changer for students. Have fun using it with your class.
Ngā mihi
Cheryl
Kia ora Alicia
ReplyDeleteLove your Tipu in schools creation, it looks awesome. I look forward to learning and sharing with each other along the way.
Olivia