Final Reflections for FNED 546
It's been a great semester in FNED 546, and I have several meaningful experiences/lessons which I will carry forward into my own teaching. The Blogs! I really enjoyed the weekly blog writing and commentary. In retrospect, I discovered through the semester that it was the best experience I've had of weekly discussion boards or posts for credit in a college course. I think it provided safe space to dig deeper into the readings, and the length and comment requirements elevated the activity beyond the busywork of discussion boards that I've previously experienced. This is an activity format that I think I will create opportunities to use in my future classrooms, allowing students to create and post while also engaging more deeply with the content and giving me opportunities to check the classes comprehension of key concepts throughout the semester. Finn, Anyon, and Freire! While we didn't read any of Paulo Freire's work in th...
