My self evaluation project started last year. I am an Instructional Assistant with a concurrent Instructor appointment and I was teaching trades students. Classes of 18 students are attended by a diverse group of adult learners. They come from automotive, Heavy Mechanical, Carpentry and Motorcycle Marine. Each Monday a new group to train and I start the four day specialty training. My project planning completed, a Motorcycle Marine Technician class was coming up next. I worked over the weekend to set up.
The Welding building classroom has tables and chairs for each student. A projector, Smart board, computer, dvd player, sound system and white boards. The classroom has welding related posters, table of elements, learning affirmations.
I borrowed a camera, tripod and wireless microphone from the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning. I only changed the transmitter batteries. I should have done both units.
I moved the desks over to get a better camera angle of the students and instructional media surfaces. Every student`s life experience contributes to the whole group and will be my foundation.
I placed the transmitter microphone in the ceiling tile back from the front. Verses wearing the unit. It proved to highlight student voices during class. Their voices are heard more clearly on the footage.
I needed to prepare the tear off presentation board for Monday morning. I covered these welding processes to be reveled one by one, when students guessed correctly during the lesson.