Student Presentations, Experiences, Evolving Mindset

This past Saturday was the fifth classroom session.

In the last two weeks, many students gained their sea legs and began to thrive in their IS101-3004 coursework. The most visible part is A5 Slideshow Presentation. Two weeks ago, the trio of Steven, Ashton, and Danny bravely presented their individual topics with the class using their PowerPoint slideshows. Two days ago, Jenae and Karylle followed suit.

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One-third of the way into the Fall 2024 semester, we have completed five bonus quizzes, wrapping up four threaded discussions/blog posts, and conquered the three shorter chapters in LabSim. LabSim does an excellent job of covering the plethora of digital literacy knowledge but some key concepts warrants an in-person walkthrough and interactive discussions. My lecture/demonstrations also include knowledge and concepts from my own experiences.

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In a few minutes after this blog post publishes, we will not only cross over from one month/quarter to another, but also into a new category of IS101 coursework: [Performance Activities]. This is where, after completing the [Learning Activities] for Microsoft Word, students embark on [Live Projects] and [Domain Practices] sections of LabSim where the training wheels of [Hints] and [Show Me] come off.

I believe students will adjust to this as at least one student has evolved his/her/their mindset from a student doing a brain dump on a bonus quiz to a person trying to explain a digital literacy knowledge/concept to a laymen such as a Beverly Hills character who does not have that knowledge/concept. I hope more students will also evolve his/her/their mindset :-)

A more strategic and urgent evolution is one of from 'chasing due dates' to one of 'when can I start & go forth and conquer'! I wonder how many student will quickly adapt this mindset so they can create more time for themselves to not only prepare for the upcoming Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) MO-110 Word certification exam but setting up the opportunity to earn more MOS certificates beyond what are required for IS101 ^_^

Students,

In your comment, please be sure to address these three points:

(i) The last time you acquired a computing device or the next time you will acquire a computing device, how have/will you apply & answer the three quintessential questions I outlined in 'Shopping for a Computing Device'?

(ii) How will you perform in IS101 after the first third of this semester? Has there been/will there be any evolution to your mindset/habits/practices in IS101 in preparation for the MO-110 exam and beyond?

(iii) Anything else you would like share your thoughts on from this blog post (e.g. bonus quizzes, student presentations, LabSim, a job hunting/fulfillment experience).