my journey

through

digital learning and leading

The Digital Learning and Leadership program at Lamar University
has helped me renew my self confidence with regard to
teaching and learning in the digital age.

My journey through the EDLD program

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With this course, we were introduced to concepts of educational technoloy, reinforcing the role that Ed Tech plays in digital learning. For me, this also included an introduction to Growth Mindset.
In the early planning stages of my innovation plan, I discussed incorporating Growth Mindset concepts into professional learning for faculty.

Concepts of Educational Technology

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Applying Educational Technology: ePortfolio

Disruptive

Innovation

Creating ePortfolios was a bit intimidating, but it allowed each of us to flex our creative muscles, and take ownership of our learning. The autonomy offered to us through this course helped to make significant learning connections ensuring authentic learning.

As we explored strategies to lead organisational change, we were tasked with reflecting on our
"why". Without passion, our
innovation plans would just
be words.

Leading Organisational Change

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Inspiring educators to think in new ways... to disrupt the status quo is the only way that we can truly begin thinking outside of the box, to create innovations in teaching and learning

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Using proven instructional design

strategies, and carefully considered educational technologies to enhance

learning, we can Create Significant

Learning Environments (CSLEs) to i

mprove learning experiences, and
improve learner success.

Creating Significant
Learning Environments

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Instructional Design for
Online Learning

This couse was very timely in the evolution of my innovation plan, since much of the focus

Developing Effective

Professional Learning

Incorporating Universal Design thinking, and other instructional design strategies, we focused on continuing to develop and Create Significant Learning Environments.

Leading Organisational Change

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of my plan has been on professional learning oportunities for faculty.

Local/Global Contexts of Digital Learning

           Exploring Information Communication Technology (ICT) through the lens of education allowed us to consider innovative digital strategies in new ways, such the use technology in open pedagogies and open resources for learning.

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Assessing Learning in
Digital Environments

Researching implementation strategies
allowed me to really focus on my innovation
plan. What are my desired outcomes, and how
can I make those happen? Outlining this was
beneficalin providing a roadmap for my plan.

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Resources for Digital Learning

This course reinforced the need for a plan for maintenance and upgrading not only the technology used in our courses, but also in the open resources that are being used. I became more aware through this course of the need for learners in higher education settings to pay for the use of open resources, so that those resources can be maintained. But another often overlooked resource includes our human capital... our educators. We have maintained a plan for continued development of full-time faculty, but the work force has shifted so that now more than 50% of our faculty are part-time educators. As our most important resource, our faculty need professional learning opportunities and support, and that must be extended to our part-time instructors.

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Digital Citizenship

                    Focusing on the vulnerability of our

              learners because of the exponential growth of digital technologies, and of course social media, we looked at how we can first ensure that our learners are safe, and secondly, how we can ensure that our learners are becoming responsible digital citizens. I think one of the most impactful things of this course was Monica Leweinsky's TED Talk. This really detailed how much technology and social media have changed how we get information. Here's a quick reflection on how technology has impacted our reality.

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Synthesising Digital Learning and Leadership

        Opportunities to reflect on learning
        are critical to make the
connections that help learners see what they have accomplished, but also help educators ensure that outcomes are being met. Reviewing my journey through the DLL program, I feel like I have accomplished so much! Looking at how our faculty are responding to professional learning experiences, I know that we are on the
right track! 

Citizen

                    Focusing on the vulnerability of our

              learners because of the exponential growth of digital technologies, and of course social media, we looked at how we can first ensure that our learners are safe, and secondly, how we can ensure that our learners are becoming responsible digital citizens. I think one of the most impactful things of this course was Monica Leweinsky's TED Talk. This really detailed how much technology and social media have changed how we get information. Here's a quick reflection on how technology has impacted our reality.

 Many more changes are coming! As the demand for digital learning opportunities continues to grow, I want ALL of our faculty to be the team that models online course development in higher education for other institutions.