This block was all about ‘Learning with Data’. At the beginning of this block, I thought the data collection process and visual representation of the data would be a simple and easy task. However, ‘seeing’ reality through a distilled collection of data points was eye opening; not only did it provide a detailed snapshot of different aspects of my current life, but also highlighted areas and interactions I was not so aware were affecting my learning, teaching or personal life in general. The data visualisation process in block 1 was exciting, challenging and at times uncomfortable, as data, even when…
“A week of Engagement Analytics” This week I used the LMS we use at school to track my own engagement with the course resources and materials over the past week. This reports shows how my ‘overall’ engagement this week was not perfect. Even when I got a lot done (and felt it was a successful week), the ‘engagement analytics’ reports shows a very negative view overall. If students had access to this information, how would they perceive their learning? Would they feel overwhelmed, demotivated or encouraged? Although at my school we don’t use this engagement analytics system, I do have…
“A week about COVID & Emotions” (Working on text…) Sorry it’s a bit late… I couldn’t work on this before. 🙁 ‘A week about COVID & emotions’ was more difficult to draw than I had expected, not only because I couldn’t draw straight lines (as you can see above!), but also because it meant identifying and recording the emotions I felt at different moments of the week. Who knew I had so many emotions every day? I would just say that this week was ‘more stressful’ than usual, or I was more receptive to stress. I tracked my ‘emotions’ by…
“My week of Teams calls” Deciding what to track for my first visualisation was more difficult than I thought it would be! I tried to find something personal, but not too personal. In the end I decided to track how my working time has changed since going back to work from home and teaching in a lockdown environment. My role at the international school I work at allows me to work closely with students & teachers from all subject areas and grade levels. Starting last year, my main responsibility at the school is to support and train teachers using digital…
Currently I work at an international school in Germany, as a technology specialist / digital coach / design teacher / Spanish teacher. I wear different ‘hats’! I am passionate about technology, particularly technology in education, and how it can influence, improve and make teaching and learning more exciting everyday. I also understand the challenges of ‘introducing’ new technology into the classroom, as well as dealing with old systems that make teaching and learning harder than it should. I joined this course because I am very interested in learning more about ‘Big Data’ in education, especially after I had a brief…