Computational Thinking

Reflection & Planning

As I began reading this week’s content material and looking at next week’s creation assignment, I immediately made the assumption that next week’s assignment was going to be an almost impossible task to complete. All I saw was coding, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and quick response (QR) code - the digital products that are almost impossible for me to use in my courseware due to security policies and procedures. At one point, I did some self reflection and realized the courseware I teach actually trains adult learners how to solve complex problems using computational thinking. If I can design and deliver a course that teaches Department of Defense employees how to develop military plans to tackle the strategic challenges facing the United States, I can definitely incorporate computational thinking to develop products that will enhance my courses.

My plan is to use computational learning to expand on a lesson in the full performance intelligence planning course I teach that is right now a “death by PowerPoint presentation” of a complex topic, intelligence architecture. The goal of the lesson is for learners to understand how the intelligence activities in their plans are associated with the intelligence architecture, not become an intelligence architect/information technology SME. I believe I can do this by incorporating computational learning by creating an exercise for this lesson. In the exercise, learners will break down the intelligence tasks and required architecture to look for similarities and determine what are the most important tasks to accomplish and the required architecture needed to accomplish those tasks.

Ask

When I began the MALDT program one of my goals was to complete the ISTE certification. I am now not sure if this is the best certification for me to pursue given the fact I train adult learners and most of my course material cannot be shared. What are your thoughts?

Provide

Once again, I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to give feedback and help me look at ways I can incorporate EDU642 learning objectives and assignments into the courses I teach.