Final Reflection on OTL program

I am using two multimedia tools in my final reflection on the Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning.  First, this blog was used as a forum for my reflections throughout the duration of the certificate, so ending with it as my final reflection seemed appropriate. Blogs are useful tools for expressing yourself in an online forum. They also promote community since readers can post responses. Regarding building community, the certificate program taught me the importance of this, especially in an online classroom where students can often feel isolated.

Second, the Wordle attached below uses all of the words from the five syllabi we used during this certificate program. It was interesting to see where the focus was during these courses. Regarding multimedia tools, I have learned about many tools such as Wordle and used several in my capstone project. Because including only large amounts of text in a CRM will not appeal to an online classroom of students, these tools help to make the atmosphere more interesting, engaging and (often) visually appealing. Please click on the image below to see an enlarged version of this wordle.