This site represents my experiences in San Diego State University's Cohort Online Masters of Educational Technology (COMET) program. It also contains my professional resume, references, and contact information.
Yes, that is a mouthful, and here's why. The program that I thought would teach me about how to use technology in my classroom ended up teaching me how to be an instructional designer. I learned how to use different analyses to sort through challenges and seize opportunities using theoretical frameworks. I built on my undergraduate knowledge of cognitive science, revisiting theories and learning about new ones. Of course, there were gadgets, web 2.0 applications, and hundreds of virtual meeting along the way. But most importantly, instead of learning how to write lesson plans requiring students to create a slide presentation, I learned to use technology like a pen in my backpack and to consider it one of many tools at my disposal. Last, certainly not least, I learned how to evaluate everything I do, at every step of the way.
The COMET program transformed me from a tech-savvy teacher into a self-correcting instructional design professional.
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