Perry Acevedo

Reflection Paper Assignment

EDT 180 iCourse
December 6, 2019

As a class we learned and practiced several skills outlined in the syllabus. They would include

“Approaching new computer-based tasks more easily and with greater confidence.”, “Analyze a

variety of problems, select the appropriate software application to solve problems, and use

software programs to find and/or present solutions” and “Locate, open, and use the following

software applications at an intermediate level: e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet,

presentation, web page development, internet search strategies, and Canvas course management

system.”.

These were a few of the objective goals in the syllabus that I feel like I can attest to the most in

the course. The first learning outcome is one that I immediately identified with and can speak

too. For example, one of the computer-based tasks I gained much confidence in was Excel and

Google Drive. Before this class I used Excel about two times and had only used Google Drive in

some lab classes on occasion when I would need to share documents with lab mates. Through the

google drive project I learned how to use the program more quickly and efficiently. The Excel

project was especially a challenge for me, even when guided by the video attached to the

activity. Eventually I got more confident using the tools and eventually became adept in using it.

It had almost an immediate affect and I’m now the only student worker at my job that uses the

program.

The second learning outcome was also a standout to me, on the projects in which you could

choose from several programs. This was useful as well and I kept many of the programs I used in

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these projects for later projects in other classes. It was also was also useful to experiment with a

few of the programs before picking the one that I thought was the best option for me. I’ve

already used a few of these programs for a couple projects in my other classes. These projects

helped me and continue to help me in projects and organizing other affairs for myself.

The last learning outcome is the one on the syllabus that I resonate most with in my time in the

class. The biggest and most difficult project also made me proficient with multiple kinds of

media and computer programs that I can now use more confidently. The project was the digital

storytelling, even though I fell asleep and didn’t turn it in. Regardless I used all the things that

specific learning outcome said. I spliced sound clips, used the apple movie software, used

multiple kinds of documents and convert some images to different formats to make them

compatible with the other programs. Then I had to put all of this together to complete the project

and upload it all to YouTube. This project was very difficult but through that pain and time that I

used to do this, it did help me greatly in using the varied array of programs that I had to

incorporate into the project. Overall this class was a good choice and has helped me not only to

complete this class but also became an advantage with classes in the future.

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