As I’ve mentioned from my previous journal entry, I’m currently working from my own home rather than the MCAD campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that I’m going to finish off the rest of the semester in an online setting. As of now I have managed to complete one week learning on MCAD’s virtual campus. Based off of that week alone, I believe that I’m going to be fine. In fact, there are some aspects of online learning that I like. Working off of my laptop allows me to bring my work with me anywhere I go. Furthermore, online learning allows me to work in an environment that I feel the most comfortable in, that being my home and bedroom. Lastly, what I believe to be the most beneficial factor of moving to an online environment is that it gives me a taste of what the real world will be like when I graduate. It practically sets me off on my own and gives me a set of tasks to work on. In a way, it emulates what a career in the art field will be like. However, there of course some drawbacks from working in this setting. For example, the lack of resources can put a hindrance on my artmaking for the rest of the semester. I’m also going to miss the human interactions with both my fellow colleagues and professors. I am glad, however for the online campus that was provided. I also appreciate all of the hard work and effort that the college faculty are putting in to make learning at MCAD still a possibility.
As for my lesson, I’m currently in the process of revising it to suit an online setting. This will be a new opportunity for me to expand my teaching skills, and will allow me to teach in both physical and virtual classrooms. While revising I’m going to write a script for myself to read over before I record my lesson. This way, I will feel less nerves while creating my project on camera. While my nerves may never fully go away, I am determined to adapt to my new learning environment and inspire others through my teaching in anyway possible.
Lesson Plan 2’s Google Slides Presentation
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Tgr3JODBOXhwZifn2UAD-lluuhNqgNN0K9Qly48DnHQ/edit#slide=id.p
Lesson Plan 2’s Original Lesson Plan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JYttDH71deYSfJqcAzEjug6-Abv_HEFALt5Ywjoe1Ew/edit