EDLD 5366 reflection

I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and the new skills that I have learned while taking it. Creating new logos, branding yourself, making flyers, learning animation and working collaboratively on a website are just a few of the things I learned and did this class. I never before used some of the technology and thus my knowledge of technology has been expanded because of the fun I have had.

I have created flyers before but never kept in mind, C.R.A.P. (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity) of the flyer. It was an eye opener, never thought that flyers or websites for that matter should be atheistically pleasing to the eye.  But I look back and when I see a website or a flyer that doesn’t get my attention I usually throw it away or find another website.  A flyer is trying to get you to do something or buy something and a website is advertising something. This is now something I am going to keep in mind when making newsletters for my class and working on my classroom website, or even my personal blog or website. Putting my flyer on the discussion board, helped me see what other people think of what I had designed and created and I welcomed their input and knowledge of ideas I hadn’t thought of when creating the flyer.

The self- branding idea was a concept that never crossed my mind, but when I was learning about it we brand ourselves at an early age, thru social media, nicknames certain poses we do in pictures, how people think of us when they see something or someone (reputation). Our schools are branded, stores are branded, clothes are branded why not brand ourselves. I loved playing with and making a logo that described me and my classroom. Using different programs I never used broadened my knowledge of software. 

Collaborating on a website made me see how people all think different and how we all see things differently. I welcomed the knowledge of my team members that had used Weebly before, it was new to me, I had only used Google to make a website. It was exciting to watch a website come from the group up with all the pages and information.

I can’t wait to use the technology and software and knowledge I learned in this class and share it with my teammates and students.

Refrences:

Non Designers Designers Handbook by Robin Williams: https://luonline.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-921384-dt-content-rid-6183491_1/courses/EDLD_5366_ENA_2013_60_AP2/Assets/The%20Non-Designer%20Design%20Book.pdf

The Art of Self-Branding, Part 1 – by L. Alcantra   Citation: Alcantara, L. (2009). The art of self-branding. Retrieved from

http://www.lealea.net/blog/comments/the-art-of-self-branding-part-one/

 Creating Your Personal Brand: By J. Utecht  Citation: Utecht, J. (2010). Creating your personal brand. Retrieved from  http://www.thethinkingstick.com/creating-your-personal-brand

Understanding Multimedia Learning: Integrating Multimedia in the K-12 Classroom

Citation: Understanding Multimedia Learning: Integrating Multimedia in the K-12 Classroom. (2008, September). Retrieved from http://www.brainpop.com/new_common_images/files/76/76426_BrainPOP_White_Paper-20090426.pdf

Treehouse blogsite by Mike Rundle  (2006)  http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/how-crap-is-your-site-design