I have attended GACTE conference for the past 5 years and the breakout sessions are great but all the years I have been attending no breakout session has ever been about implementing an LMS into a construction program. I would like to present at the summer GACTE conference and share my experience with my CBR. I would like to talk about the benefits of implementing an LMS in a construction class. The conference has program specific areas for attendees.
The other conference I am interested in is the Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC). I like this conference because they are looking for presenters in Emerging Tech for Education. I would like to spread the word about implementing new technology into a construction program. Another area they are looking for presenters is flipping the classroom. If I had a prefect phase 3 it would be flipping the classroom. I would like to video my lectures and demonstrations and post them within my LMS for students.
Del – I think it is great that you want to share your experience of implementing an LMS into your construction program at a CTE conference. I just had the opportunity to attend the Region V ACTE conference that was being held here in Jackson. It was very inspirational and I listened to a lot of great presentations by teachers that were, like you, expanding the scope of their classrooms through new and innovative instructional strategies. I will say though that I too did not hear from any construction teachers who were utilizing online tools in their programs. I think this would be a great presentation to deliver because I think it would really tear down some walls of perception about where online tools can and should be used.
ReplyDeleteI also love the idea of flipping your classroom. Two of my co-workers recently completed their Masters in a similar program to ours (one actually teaches our construction program too) and their capstone projects were to video tape all their lessons and put them on a Schoology site as well. I think this is as far as they went with their LMS’s but from what I understand it has really helped out students that miss class due to other school activities or absences.
I commend you for attempting to change the perception of what a CTE course is all about, because personally I think our classes tend to be some of the most valuable for students.
Great choices... Good luck.
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