EDLD 5363- Debriefing/Reflection Multimedia and Video Technology

It has been a pleasure working with such talented and committed group members. I am highly grateful with all of them for the quality of work and collaboration that went along with this project. The challenging part was getting started. Although we were given lots of flexibility to work with a Core-Content Area, we were a bit skeptical about where to begin. Once we had an idea set, the whole project went through smoothly. I was just concerned about dividing the work load; it was a bit challenging to do that. It seemed as if we all filled the qualifications to be responsible for every part. Overall, one idea lead to another and we worked together to add to the project. Through this experience I learned quite a lot about multimedia and video technology, and because of this gained knowledge I have started creating my own multimedia and videos. There is just so much creativity to it, that it engages me in creating more. As was the case with our group video, we completed the first video with enough time to take a pause and review it for revisions. Working together and having the ample time, allowed us to collaborate and work in improving our video. We ended up revising it 4-5 times, before we said, “this is it”. Every time it just got better and better. Our group constantly (almost daily) collaborated through email and/or Google docs, we shared tips, ideas, concerns, and even praised each other’s work. Personally, learning about and creating multimedia and videos will help me teach other teachers about the advantages of this media to enhance our teaching and engage our students in the lesson. In addition, our students would also benefit from learning about multimedia and video technology, because it could be a way to assess their knowledge and understanding.