Full Spectrum Learning and the Tech Bar

One of the very unique experiences that I have had this year happened earlier this month. From August 4th – 9th I was able to attend Digital Pedagogy Lab in Virginia at the University of Mary Washington. This was an incredible learning experience that I was honored to have the opportunity to attend, and wish more students could also have this experience. Three words drove the experience of this conference for me: Overwhelming. Reflective. Hopeful. Overwhelming A major feeling I had the whole week was…Continue Reading “The “Student Perspective” of Digital Pedagogy Lab” →

I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Critical Open Pedagogy Track at Digital Pedagogy Lab 2019. Open Pedagogy/Learning can be an incredibly complex topic to understand, and I think it is easily dismissed by the academic community because of this lack of understanding. However, there are an incredible benefit to students and I will try to share my new knowledge of how it can benefit students using my unique perspective of being a student. Simple Definition Open Learning is the art of professors…Continue Reading “What in the World is Open Learning? A Student’s Tale” →

I am currently attending Digital Pedagogy Lab in Fredericksburg, VA and I am in the Critical Open Pedagogy Track. Honestly, Open Pedagogy is a very hard concept to understand, so some of the conversation has gone over my head, but I am starting to feel like I have a good grasp on the concepts. Here is my opinion of the beginning of the ABCs of Open Pedagogy. Accessibility In the Open it can be really important to make sure that every student has the correct…Continue Reading “The ABCs of Open Pedagogy” →

Attending the 2019 Domains Conference by Reclaim Hosting on June 10th and 11th has made me realize how much progress has been made on Full Spectrum Learning (FSL). When Ruthie and I first started on the FSL team, many things were different or didn’t exist. The main changes include the grid, the website, and the interactive grid videos. The Full Spectrum Learning Grid In the beginning of last year, the grid featured a green axis and a gold axis and had language more focused to…Continue Reading “Evolution of FSL Over the Year” →

Last Friday officially ended my first year of college! I wanted to review my original goals for the year and go over what has surprised me and what I expected. Goal #1: Understand the different styles of teaching and types of learning around the campus community Overall, I would say I have accomplished this goal, even though it is the goal I have done the least work with. However, I do not think I took the route I was expecting. The main way I have…Continue Reading “Year #1 Wrap Up” →

These past two weeks have been filled with projects and tasks for starting to wrap up the semester. With only two weeks of classes after Easter break, the end of my first year is almost over! The main project of last week was preparing for the Undergraduate Research Forum. On Friday, I presented alongside the other three Research Fellows for ITS, Vickie Watkins, Ally Laidlaw, and Ruthie Tucker. We presented on Knight Domains and how we incorporate domains into our research along for our personal…Continue Reading “Week 32 and 33: Presentations” →

This week was a week of trial and error and accomplishments. The first thing I finished this week was the Interactive Grid. I added and confirmed all of the videos as well as made a new upgrade. Through a few hours of trial and error and many lines of CSS and HTML, the grid now features rollovers. After that, I added the grid to the Full Spectrum Learning Site for the first time. You can see them in action here: The next project for the…Continue Reading “Week 31: Interactive Grid Rollovers and Data Studio” →