Get to know about me & Ci2300

Me

Hello everyone! My name is Ashley Collins and I am a sophomore at Appalachian State University. I am from Yadkinville, North Carolina and I am majoring in Elementary Education. My plans for the future is to become an elementary school teacher and learn and grow with my students for years to come.

CI2300

This course examines how emerging technologies are transforming our society and schools, as well as the implications these changes have for teaching and learning.  Strategies for building students’ critical habits of mind with respect to new technologies and media will be developed in the context of a broad definition of literacy that includes traditional and emerging literacies.  

In order to successfully adapt instruction to the unique learning styles of their students and engage students in interactive learning and problem-solving, 21st century teachers will need to create learning experiences that employ a variety of media and technology tools in innovative ways. In addition, state and national standards in numerous areas of the curriculum now require students to be able to comprehend diverse media texts that are read, viewed, and heard, recognizing the author's purpose or intent and making inferences from the text. This means that teachers and students need to be versed in media literacy, or the critical habits of mind for analyzing and evaluating messages carried and conveyed in different media formats.

This website shares learning activities that I created in the course that demonstrate my abilities actively integrate media and technology into teaching and learning.