Onboarding & Improvements

This school year, I have worked with three teachers to implement parts of my blended learning innovation plan but I had not yet created/introduced the Canvas course until recently. They have reviewed the Canvas course and I also reached out to other instructional coaches to help with reviewing this course. I believe they are the right people for this due to different reasons. The teachers have will give me their perspective as learners and give feedback as far as what I may be missing that will be helpful for them. The instructional coaches will help through the eyes of a facilitator to ensure the flow is appropriate and give feedback on the resources I have provided. However, to improve, I would have liked to include teachers who are not as tech savvy as I feel their feedback would be important as well since navigating the platform would be new for them as well.

 

Impact on Testing & Results & Lessons Learned

My initial instructional design plan helped me outline my course for educators. Due to our district moving to using Canvas as an LMS next school year, I decided to create my course through there in order to give teachers some hands on experience with the platform. The teachers that I conducted testing with are more tech savvy but are new to Canvas. I believe these factors had an slight impact on the feedback I received. I have to consider important factors prior to full implementation. I learned that I have to remain learner-centered and aim to include more useful resources that help paint a better picture of the desired results. I had a request for videos of students working through their blended learning stations and I think that would be very helpful for everyone.

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