Reflections

PED II Reflection
We met for the second time F2F today. Class went so well that we even went into overtime(Super Bowl is next week). My discussion with Craig covered state testing for obtaining a high school doploma and how this would have an effect on course design. At first I was afraid it would have no bearing on the group discussion ,but it did. The thought that Regency Exams are more important that " Significant Learning " still bothers me .We toyed around with seeing how Fink, Dick & Carey and IEEE would fit into the ADDIE Model (Analize,Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate. This caused a lot of excellent discussion but as we stated at the end of the discussion "It was only the START". We were able to take care of some of the jargon like what is the difference between a Goal and an Objective. Goals are the big picture and objectives define the goals.We discussed the issue of Backward Design. I'm still a little confused on this issue but I am sure it will become clear after the readings these next two weeks and online responses.I liked the JIGSAW Activity where we broke down into homogenious groups first and then broke up by heterogenious groups to compare models. I think I'll try this out in my classes at school during the next two weeks. I could also see this stimulating responses in an online setting.That covers this week. Oh I forgot .Jill brought in some treats as well as Craig bringing in some M&M's.And Meghan is bringing doughnuts next time from this geat doughnut place over in Manchester. What does this have to do with Ped II. It makes for a pleasant learning setting.Jack