“Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude.”
~ Eric Allen; https://quotestats.com/topic/quotes-about-learning-from-others/
This is officially my last blog post for my EDTC 300 class! I had many opportunities for an online course to connect and communicate with my classmates in various ways. My classmates have provided me with so many tools, resources, and thought-provoking conversations. I wanted to share the ways that I contributed to the learning of others through this course. It would take forever to share all of the ways I contributed to the learning of others, so I put evidence of a few examples for each aspect of the course. I organized these photos into a Google Slides Presentation. Take a look at my key contributions!
The online community that I was most regularly on was Twitter I would say. As seen in my Google Slides Presentation, I have contributed to the learning of others in a variety of ways. This includes:
- Retweeting my classmates’ tweets
- Retweeting other people’s tweets
- Commenting on tweets about my classmates’ learning projects
- Answering questions that my classmates asked about my learning project
- Provided my classmates with screenshots of recipes and tips about my recipes
- Replying to my classmates’ tweets and comments
- Engaging in conversation with my classmates by commenting on tweets
- Participating in online chats like SaskEdChat
- Tweeting unique resources that others have not tweeted
- Tweeting fun, engaging resources that pertain to the Sask curriculum
Twitter was such a great tool for an online class. I loved how I had the opportunity to communicate and connect with my classmates even when we were not face-to-face. I have so many resources and tools bookmarked on Twitter! My classmates shared an immense amount of valuable resources that I will definitely be keeping in my back pocket! I wanted my tweets to pertain to current teachers, as well as teachers in Saskatchewan. My favourite tweet of mine was about a website called Discovery Dairy where you can adopt a cow for your classroom…how cool is that? This was a must-share! It definitely pertains to the Saskatchewan Curriculum. I did my research before I posted it and once you adopt a cow for your classroom, you get updates about your cow regularly, as well as lessons and activities! Such a great way to teach students about agriculture.
I shared a good balance of resources, meaning some pertained to fun activities for the classroom and others pertained to pedagogical practices. Even just simple tweets like reading/writing methods are incredibly useful.
I tried to use a variety of hashtags on Twitter. Once I got more comfortable with Twitter, I branched out of the EDTC300 hashtag and explored using some other ones! Some of the hashtags I used include:
- #EDTC300
- #SaskEdChat
- #PrideMonth
- #DiversityandInclusion
- #edutopia
- #feedback
- #classroom
- #crafts
- #plants
- #reading
- #art
- #yoga
- #spring
- #summer
- #mentalhealth
- #MentalHealthMatters
- #tech
- #Organization
- #assessment
- #AnimalLovers
- #writing
- #persuasion
- #brainbreak
Discord
I would say Discord was where I was the least active. There were often times when a classmate would ask a question and I was not able to answer because I had the same question! It was great to have a community where questions were answered for everyone to see. People were very quick to answer on Discord, which was great. Someone needed a partner for the cyber sleuthing activity and I was the first to reply that I was in need of a partner as well!
Blog
I tried to comment on many blog posts from different classmates. I learned a lot from this. There were a few times when I was so engaged in reading the post and forgot to comment! I loved reading about all the tips and tricks people offered in their learning project posts! I created videos or some type of visual for each of my learning project posts. I wanted my classmates to be able to see the process. I also provided many links for my recipes and tools used. I always showed the end result of my baking. Of course, it is important for my peers to see what the finished product looked like…and hopefully, this encouraged them to try out these recipes! I chose a variety of recipes for both myself and my peers. I wanted to ensure that I found recipes that my classmates could try out as well!