Final reflection:
What did you find most valuable about taking Bricks & Clicks? I loved taking this course! At first I was overwhelmed and felt that I signed up for the wrong class:) But once I jumped in I started to like it! Every week I learned so much and conquered my fears about this world on-line I didn't know much about. I feel a great sense of accomplishment, having handled every week's task(s). I really got into it, and now I'm using O-space on a weekly basis, posting work and comments for my students. I have a lot of plans for my future teachings, especially posting filmed drawing demos (I need to learn how to edit them first) for my students.
Describe any "Aha!" moments you had in class? There were many. Lots of them were on the technical side, but also while navigating the B&C and O-space and especially building my e-portfolio. Seemingly simple tasks like posting on O-space or downloading pictures into my e-portfolio.
What tools/ideas/practices did you discover that could enhance your face-to-face classes? All named above and specifically posting the topics of a class incl. respective drawings. Especially useful for students who miss a class or simply want to review and practice.
What were some of the challenges? The challenges were more of a technical nature at the beginning, and later on more of an intellectual nature. Taking the class was VERY time-consuming.
What could be done better? There is always more one can do. For me it is mostly a matter of time I have available to invest. I will be busy with filming demos, and learning to edit them. I am used to teaching in F2F, so I will have to think about (and research more) how I could teach my students to draw on an on-line, blended basis, or have them at least be able to study and practice that way. Maybe also commenting and evaluating their work that way.
Do you think you'll teach a Blended class in the future, explain why or why not. I don't think I will be able to teach a fully blended class in the near future. I feel the type of class I'm teaching isn't suited to a totally blended environment. But for sure I will post demos for my students on-line. Maybe some critiques and evaluations. Of course, it's great to have the students do on-line tasks and research and review previous topics. In regard to credits for this class, I'm not allowed to assign homework. Only in circumstances where a student missed a class or is really behind, I can encourage them to practice, mostly through copying and tracing. But this would have to be decided by our fashion department chair. The class I'm teaching is based on drawing from a life model. We always have a model to draw from (except when a model cancels). There are other drawing classes like fashion Illustration (without a model) in our program, e.g. I can imagine some of these classes being taught in a blended way.
Final module critique and rubric for Jennifer:
Hi Jennifer,
I think I am not the ideal person to evaluate your work, to be honest. Our fields of expertise are worlds apart.
I think the class you are teaching is very interesting. I see you will have no problem to teach a blended course.
Final module critique and rubric for Dawn:
Hi Dawn,
I kept looking and reading about your module, while I was working on mine:) Even though we work and teach in very different fields I found it very helpful and, as I already wrote you before, very inspiring!
Your module looks very good (visually) and is super informative, (and not overwhelming!). The tasks are very clear and the expectations as well.
Thank you! Great job!!