Week 11 Reflection

For your reflection this week, pick out at least two of the lessons that he described that feel relevant to your current or short-term future needs. Describe how they are relevant to you and what are some steps you can take for each that will help you develop yourself professionally?

In this chapter, Robert Reiser shared his experience in EDT field with us. Generally, every lesson he shared is helpful for me. But I want to highlight the lessons that will mostly relate to my future needs.

Lesson 5: Acquire a Strong Set of Skills in the Production of Instructional Media

Actually, this is what I am interesting about in EDT field. I already master some media techniques before I apply for this major. When I was considering which major I should choose that it is relate to education. After some times searching, I found this major, Educational Technology, which I could apply the technique I got and is related to education. However, I still want to learn more skills in in the production of instructional media. So, I selected the Adobe course in this semester. And I will select some other course that related to media skills.

Lesson 6: Acquire a Strong Set of Design (and Analysis!) Skills

This is what I want to focus on in master study. Since I’m in 0 level on instructional design at the beginning of this major’s study, I mainly scheduled my courses that is related to design and media technique. In that way, after I finish the master study, I think I will get a strong set of design skill.

Lesson 8: Develop a Strong Set of Communication Skills

Communication is vital, no matter when or where. But talking about this, as an international student, I have to say that knowing the local culture is also important. Since you live in here, study in here, or even work in here, knowing the local culture will not only help you better understand the local language, but also will help you to build relationship with others who have a different background culture with you.

Lesson 14: Develop an Area of Expertise

What I want to improve to be an expertise is instructional media technique. As I mention before, this is what I am really interesting about. I’m always enjoying doing some media technique things. Also, as the author mention about that “it is important that while you are developing your expertise in that area, you produce some tangible evidence that demonstrate your skill and experience”, the next step I need to consider about, after this semester, is how to do this.

Lesson 18: Demonstrate to Your Professors That You Do Good Work

I think this point is VITAL for me during the whole master study period—DOING GOOD WORK!