MAC WK 4 Blog 3 - Master's Journey

I can't believe that in one more month and I will finally be done. What a feeling. I am excited to finish something that I have worked so hard to accomplish and I am excited to have much more time back in my life. There has been much to learn over this past year. A year full of media that was way beyond anything I was expecting. It has been a deep, rich learning experience which has helped me to learn new technology, and more importantly, how to meld it into teaching in a way where its transparent and the learning has nothing to do with the technology, the technology simply enhances the learning experience.

As our world continues to change and technology evolves into something way beyond what I can imagine today, I feel like what I have learned from this program won't be like tomorrows Walkman, outdated. There were times where I would have liked to have learned more about the latest and greatest in technology, but now I understand why that isn't the goal of the program. The latest and greatest doesn't last long in today's world. My iPod of two years ago sells for $50 on ebay today. Even though the tech changes, learning doesn't. Even thought the tools we use for learning change, ultimately the way in which our brains process info doesn't.

The title of our program at Full Sail is fitting, Education, Media, and Design. The education and design sandwich the media. Good teaching requires more than cool tools. The tools need to be in the hands of a skilled professional who understands pedagogy and who understand the learning needs of their students. Full Sail has helped to bring me to that next step. I will be leaving here with a working grasp of media in education and with a hunger for more. That is what I am most excited about.

I know have multiple sources of information to continue feeding myself even after I am done next month. The process isn't over for me even though the classes end. I have been introduced to many things and I desire to learn even more. It has been fun, it has been difficult, at times it has been annoying, but I am ever thankful for the experience.