Here I am writing the last blog for Teaching for Understanding with Technology course. My view on technology in education has became broadened. I deeply value the experience of standing in the student’s shoe and learn in an online class that utilises technology in its learning activities. For example, the very first class included a video toContinue reading “Final Reflection on My First Master Course”
Category Archives: Reflection
Learning Game Development
Learning can happen in so many ways, the school is a mean for organized structured learning. This blog is a reflection of a learning experience using “Online Network”. That is, only using youtube and online forums, I tried to learn game development. Watch this short video to see how the experience was like. Also playContinue reading “Learning Game Development”
Learning HTML Game coding
I always thought that learning to code games is very exciting! I knew very little about html coding however it seemed to be my best bet for its popularity and abundance of resources. Throughout my learning, I mainly used youtube videos that are made for online courses such as Udacity, Zenva, and CodeYourFirstGame, with theContinue reading “Learning HTML Game coding”
My Journey in Game Creation
I have been a gamer ever since my childhood (like many millennials!). Gaming was one of the reasons that motivated me to do a computer science degree so that I could one day create some fun games with my own ideas and imagination. During the next 4 weeks I will be learning how to build an online game and publish itContinue reading “My Journey in Game Creation”
Learning to Achieve Understanding
As I am starting my Masters in Educational Technology at MSU, I wrote this essay to reflect upon my understanding on learning, its methods, and how does it apply in my work. I was very excited to learn that many of the educational methods suggested in How People Learn are already practiced in the project I am currently workingContinue reading “Learning to Achieve Understanding”
Hanan in Gracehopper
After finishing my undergrad, I came to know about the GHC scholarship offered be Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) in collaboration with Arab Women in Computing (ArabWIC). I applied and luckily got selected with other 6 inspiring ladies, whom I will never forget. My trip there was a unique one, where I met a newContinue reading “Hanan in Gracehopper”
Hanan Alshikh 