The last four decades have seen a drastic change in
the way humans live, work, socialize and learn. Today, people can communicate
via the internet across the world through a webcam programs like Skype or on
social profile pages like Facebook and Twitter. We can now check the news and
the weather right on the screen of our cellphones and even save our digital
data on Cloud storage over the net. There is no stopping the advancement of
technology and the way it is enhancing our experiences as humans in all the
aspects of our lives. One of these aspects in particular is education. Although
technology has been integrated into the classroom for several decades now, it
has been for the last few years that schools have fully integrated technology
into their classrooms and curriculums. Teachers are now finding interesting
ways of immersing their students in school content by enhancing their learning
experience by combining innovative technology with well thought academic instruction
This is precisely what I have learned throughout my
Master’s program Teaching and Learning with Technology. I have added to my
knowledge of education, many efficient ways of utilizing educational technology
to enhance instructional design for education. During the several courses I
have been introduced to the principles and theory,
practicing many of these methods throughout my work. As an aspiring educator,
every single aspect of this Master’s has helped me grow and further expand my
knowledge of efficiently integrating educational technology and designing
instruction proper for the classroom of the 21st century.
In this
final class, EDU697: Capstone: A Project
Approach, I have revisited prior coursework and developed a final project that
demonstrates a high enough quality to be shared with current and potential
employers, or otherwise be included in a professional portfolio.
