TEJS TEUP 201: DIFFERENTIATED PLANNING, LEARNING & MULTIMEDIA

‘Make This My Course’ Learning Journal

Introduction

Welcome to this ‘Make this My Course’ Learning Journal developed by the Learning
Mindset and Caroline Archambault, and me Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng Donkor, your lecturer
for TEJS/TEUP 201: Differentiated Planning, Learning & Multimedia. This Learning Journal
is designed to help you direct your learning and make it meaningful for you.

Some key principles for this Learning Journal:

A course is not just given to you; you have to take it.
There is always more on offer than what’s in the syllabus.
Writing things down will not only help you remember, but it will also help you think.

Based on these principles, I have developed a series of 4 exercises with reflection prompts.

1. My Learning Objectives: At the start of the course, connect to my course learning

objectives and come up with your own.
2. My Takeaways: After each class session reflect on your takeaways.
3. My Assignments: For every assignment in the course pursue your own goals, collect
feedback, and process takeaways.
4. My Life After Course: At the end of the Block 4 part of the course reflect on your own
learning journey and your next steps.

You can also add any other exercises you wish to in this Learning Journal. For example,
maybe you want to take notes on the readings here or keep all your assignments and feedback
here. You can turn this into a course scrapbook of sorts. It is up to you to make this your own.

But these 4 exercises are mandatory and will count towards your participation grade.

Participation is worth 15% of your final grade. 10% will be this journal which you will
complete before revision week. The other 5% will be devoted to your participation in class
sessions and activities throughout the entire course.

You will receive an A if you take this seriously and complete all the exercises. You will get
an F if you don’t😊

You will submit your Learning Journal on Sakai by 9th December 2024.

PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING YOU DON’T WANT ME TO READ!

Enjoy the journey!

Make This My Course Learning Journal

[This is the start of your own journal. Make yourself a nice Cover Page. Consider posting
photos or visuals that make you smile when you open this]
1. My Learning Objectives

Why: As outlined in the syllabus, there are 7 Learning Objectives that cover Content, Skills,
and Attitudes practice for you in this course. Did you know that taking a few minutes to
reflect on and actually connecting to these learning objectives can really help with your
motivation and, ultimately, your learning in this course!

And don’t forget that you can also make your own Learning Objectives to work on your
personal development.

When: You will complete this exercise before our first class session together.

What are your teachers’ Is this meaningful for What can you do to achieve
Learning Objectives for you you? Why or why not? this objective?
in this course?
1. Demonstrate an
understanding of the concepts
of differentiated learning,
learning styles, curriculum
terminologies, components of
the syllabus and curriculum.
2. Demonstrate an
understanding and use of the
criteria for selecting
components of the
syllabus/curriculum for Upper
Primary and Junior High
Schools
3. Demonstrate understanding
and use of differentiated
instructional approaches and
strategies in diverse learning
environments to facilitate
learning among early
adolescents
4. Demonstrate a clear
understanding of how barriers
to developing and using
materials can be addressed and
apply constructivist theories
and principles of learning in
multimedia development and
use
5. demonstrate sound
knowledge and application of
the basic elements and
principles of creating visual
designs using different media
production techniques with
low/no-cost materials and
 evaluating the materials.
6. Demonstrate knowledge,
understanding of the
characteristics and the use of
different strategies for
managing inclusive learning
settings.
7. Design and facilitate
learning for students with
diverse strengths and
backgrounds in diverse
learning contexts, and design
Individual Learning Plans
(ILPs) to support learning of
students who need support

Do you have other Learning Objectives that you want to pursue in this course?
Add or delete rows depending on how many learning objectives you want to set.

What are the Learning Why is this meaningful for What can you do to
Objectives you want to you? achieve this objective?
work on in this course (in
addition to those above)?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2. My Takeaways

Why: How often do you find yourself running out the door after class onto something else?
Before your mind leaves you for other places again, reflect on what you have learned and
takeaway from this session. This will improve retention and deepen your learning

When: At the end of every class session, I will try to give you a few minutes to reflect and
write. If I forget to or can’t spare the time in the lesson, please make sure you squeeze in
these few minutes of reflection on your own.

Session What are your takeaways?

1.1
1.2
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
5.1
5.2
6.1
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7.1
7.2
3. My Assignment Goals

Why: I have certain goals for you on your assignments which you can see by looking at the
assignment description and the grading rubric for each assignment. Do you have any specific
goals that can be pursued within the confines of the assignment? For tips on identifying a
personal goal, read through the assignment carefully and study the rubric. Are there elements
of pursuing this assignment that you find challenging? Might this be an interesting goal to
pursue?

Who can give you feedback on these personal goals? Write your goal on the top of the
assignment. But be resourceful and try to get feedback from other sources too.

When: Reflect on this for each of the assignments for the semester. Identify a personal goal,
figure out a strategy, do it, and find/set-up feedback, and reflect on next steps in your goal.

Assignment 1: Learning Style inventory and Reflective Essay

What are my personal goals for this How will I achieve them?
assignment?

How did I do? How do I feel? What are my next steps?

Assignment 2: Reading Excercise
What are my personal goals for this How will I achieve them?
assignment?

How did I do? How do I feel? What are my next steps?

Assignment 3: Group Lesson Plan

What are my personal goals for this How will I achieve them?
assignment?

How did I do? How do I feel? What are my next steps?

Assignment 4: Group Presentation
What are my personal goals for this How will I achieve them?
assignment?

How did I do? How do I feel? What are my next steps?

4. My Life After Course

Why: It’s the end of the course and evaluation time. It is very nice of you that you are going
to evaluate the course and give me feedback on how to improve it for those who come next.
BUT don’t forget to evaluate and assess the course for you. How did you do on the Learning
Objectives? What more do you still need/want to learn? Where are you going to find the
opportunities to continue this learning in the rest of the program?

When: Before our last class session, please fill this in and be ready to discuss together.

What were my and your How did you do? How do What are your next steps
Learning Objectives in you feel? after this course for these
this course? learning objectives?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Did you enjoy keeping this Learning Journal? Are you willing to share your experience
with us?

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