My Philosophy
My Education Philosophy
Since I was a young teenager, I always felt a drive to do something for the good of others, but I was not
sure what exactly that meant. Whatever the future held for me, I always felt it would be something that
involved the welfare of others in my life. I felt this way, not knowing what I was meant for until I had my
children. It was after I became a mother that I realized my passion to not only care for my children, and
to do my best to secure their happiness, but to care for others as well. Regardless of where I am in life,
I will always want the best possible outcome for people I encounter.
I am an experienced person when it comes to identifying strengths and weaknesses in e-Learning environments. As student and as an educator, I have gained a skill
while some courses impress me, others starting at the junior college level, to undergrad, and later on as a graduate student. All of these courses were offered through some sort of a Learning Management System (LMS), which is a software application used for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs. The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. The following are just a few of the many LMS:
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Blackboard
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Canvas
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Moodle
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Google Classroom
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Mindflash
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Articulate
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I have my personal experiences with LMS and created two online classes of my own. With one course, I used Blackboard and the other was an
LMS I created myself with the help of a website builder. Unfortunately, neither of these courses was ever used with a live classroom. With that
said, I understand the complexity of creating a cohesive course; it is far from being an easy task.
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With each of my experiences, regardless of the CMS, organization of the course and its assessments have always been a concern for me. My
success as a student always depended on the success of my professor and their ability to help me know what learning outcomes they expected
of me, and how to effectively assess my ability to achieve said expectations.
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As a lower grad student, I often had to perform test that assessed my memory retention of subject matter. Depending on the subject, this
method of testing memory can be effective while ineffective for others. I often found myself studying just to pass tests, and not to retain
lessons. As a graduate student, I mostly show proof of my knowledge by writing papers and demonstrate my understanding of lesson materials
which for me seems to be a more proficient way to create long-lasting memories. If I were to ever teach online, I will take these experiences
with me and use them hopefully to the benefit of my students.