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My reflections on the first week

That is my first reflection post, and it will be about my first week as the lecturer for the Instructional Technologies course. To begin, this is not the first time I have facilitated this course, but it is the first time I intend to 'officially' reflect on my teaching practice.

I did what I always do to get ready for the first class. I read the first-week presentation I used last semester. As a result, I found some irrelevant and extra knowledge concerning the Industrial Revolution. Starting with the history of technology is usually a good idea, but digging too deep is not as appealing. As a result, I removed five pages from my presentation and created a collaborative exercise that allows my students to work together on 10-minute research activity. Unfortunately, we were unable to complete the exercise due to a lack of internet access in the lab. As a result, I did more lecturing and fewer engaging activities during the first week, which made me feel uncomfortable about the first week's class.

In the second half of the class, I am currently attempting to assist my students in creating a blog page to express their reflections on their first week in this course. That's perhaps a better method to learn about their learning and course attendance process.

By the way, here's the link to the 10-minute research activity. Maybe it will come in handy later.

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