Reflection on LA#7 - MicroWorld Video Game
December 15, 2008My video game is uploaded and I'm happily
surprised that it wasn't as difficult as I envisioned. The tutorials were
very helpful, as previously noted, and the ability to work as a group with Dan,
Greg, Kathleen and Anne were extremely beneficial. Kathleen mentioned the
component of this LA that I had completely forgotten - that young children are
doing this with little difficulty. This is truly amazing to me.
Question - is this a right or left brain
task? I think it’s both but . . . I'm not confident that I'm correct.
Self reflection: The fact that I could design, even the most
simplistic, video game was beyond my comprehension over eight weeks
ago.
Learning is effortless, social and involves a time commitment.
Without
question, the process is more valuable than the end product with projects like
LA #7. I'm finding that I'm implementing this with students and the
results on projects I'm getting are better than I would have required.
What learning theories did I utilize during this LA? I feel this was an
example of informal and social constructivist learning theories. I was able to build on my basic
computer skills, work with others, and learned to collaborate effectively and
efficiently.
Posted by Donna Lesser.