Category: Applied Digital Learning

In the literature review I have developed for this course, I explore the impact of ePortfolios on disadvantaged high school students as they embark on their post-secondary school application journey. I include various assessment strategies and implications that directly correlate to my innovation plan.

My collaboration group for both 5302 and 5304 included Angela Deschner, Brenda Decuir, Kacie Guidry, and Priya Rane. We greatly benefitted from dual collaboration because we were able to construct our ideas and content with each course and each other’s perspectives in mind. The sharing of ideas and skills created a beautiful collaborative space where…

To read my innovation plan, click here! References Grenny, J., Patterson, K., Maxfield, D., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2013). Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition. McGraw Hill Professional. McChesney, C., Covey, S., Huling, J., Thele, S., & Walker, B. (2021). The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly…

My Learning Manifesto explores my background, my passion for furthering education, and how I aim to implement change to achieve my goals with my innovation plan. Learn more about my innovation plan here! References Dwayne Harapnuik. (2018, February 14). COVA Approach [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ft__0LE3qQ Godin, S. (2012). Stop Stealing Dreams: (what is School For?). Learning…

The results I am striving for through my QUICK (Quest to Unite and Impact Collegebound Kids) program initiative include empowering students to build confidence in their capabilities for success in the college application process and beyond through the construction and showcasing of their own ePortfolios. Participating students will be able to compile, review and share…

*Updates following Creating Significant Learning Environments course* Growth mindset is essential to meaningful learning and ensuring your learners take ownership of their learning. However, simply approaching learning with a growth mindset is not enough. As educators, we need to ensure that we cultivate a significant learning environment for our learners to grow in. Think of…

Preparing for the Future Time and time again, children are referred to as the future, and education, as our investment in the future. While it is imperative to prepare children for the world, we need to consider that the future we are preparing them for is ultimately something we could not possibly understand. Sure, there…

My collaboration group for both 5303 and 5305 included Angela Deschner, Brenda Decuir, Kacie Guidry, and Priya Rane. We greatly benefitted from dual collaboration because we were able to construct our ideas and content with each course and each other’s perspectives in mind. The sharing of ideas and skills created a beautiful collaborative space where…

To see what I am reading next, review my annotated bibliography in the slide show below. In it, you will find each book’s title, cover, and a small summary over aspects of the book I am interested in learning more about. If you yourself are interested in any of these books, visit my References document…

Before I even paid my tuition to attend Lamar, I knew that I needed to establish a learning community amongst my peers in the program. Near the end of my undergraduate program, I began to fall off the saddle – can you tell I’m from small town Texas? I went from actively participating in class…