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6.1‌‌Continuous‌‌Learning‌‌-‌d ‌ emonstrate‌‌continual‌‌growth‌‌in‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌current‌‌and‌‌ 
emerging‌‌technologies‌‌and‌‌apply‌‌them‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌personal‌‌productivity‌‌and‌‌professional‌‌practice.‌  ‌
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Briefly‌‌describe‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌and‌‌the‌‌context‌‌in‌‌which‌‌it‌‌was‌‌created.‌‌What‌‌was‌‌your‌‌individual‌‌ 
contribution(s)?‌‌   ‌
During‌‌my‌‌time‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Instructional‌‌Technology‌‌program‌‌at‌‌Kennesaw‌‌State‌‌University,‌‌I ‌‌

have‌‌been‌‌provided‌‌many‌‌opportunities‌‌to‌‌grow‌‌in‌‌my‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌skills‌‌of‌‌technology-based‌‌ 

learning‌‌experiences‌‌for‌‌students.‌‌Some‌‌of‌‌these‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌opportunities‌‌include‌‌ 

virtual‌‌tv‌‌and‌‌SmartBoard‌‌training‌‌where‌‌I‌‌learned‌‌to‌‌use‌‌these‌‌tools‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌my‌‌students‌‌ 

with‌‌opportunities‌‌to‌‌use‌‌them‌‌to‌‌participate,‌‌take‌‌ownership‌‌of‌‌their‌‌learning,‌‌and‌‌share‌‌their‌‌ 

learning‌‌more‌‌effectively.‌‌One‌‌of‌‌the‌‌most‌‌impactful‌‌professional‌‌development‌‌sessions‌‌I ‌‌

participated‌‌in‌‌was‌‌learning‌‌how‌‌to‌‌use‌‌virtual‌‌and‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌with‌‌students.‌‌This‌‌ 

professional‌‌learning‌‌opportunity‌‌is‌‌what‌‌sparked‌‌my‌‌interest‌‌for‌‌my‌‌capstone‌‌project‌‌and‌‌gave‌‌ 

me‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌to‌‌implement‌‌this‌‌type‌‌of‌‌learning‌‌with‌‌science‌‌students‌‌at‌‌my‌‌school.‌‌   ‌

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Explain‌‌how‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌demonstrates‌‌mastery‌‌of‌‌the‌‌standard/element‌‌under‌‌which‌‌it‌‌is‌‌placed.‌‌   ‌
The‌‌opportunities‌‌I‌‌participated‌‌in‌‌encouraged‌‌me‌‌to‌c‌ ontinually‌‌grow‌‌‌in‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌ 

skills‌‌of‌c‌ urrent‌‌and‌‌emerging‌‌technologies‌‌‌as‌‌well‌‌as‌‌my‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌more‌‌authentic,‌‌ 

engaging‌‌learning‌‌experiences‌‌for‌‌my‌‌students.‌‌Because‌‌of‌‌the‌‌virtual‌‌and‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌ 

professional‌‌learning‌‌session‌‌I‌‌participated‌‌in,‌‌I‌‌was‌‌able‌‌to‌a‌ pply‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌skills‌‌‌to‌‌ 

improve‌‌my‌p
‌ ersonal‌‌productivity‌‌and‌‌professional‌‌practice‌‌‌and‌‌coach‌‌others‌‌to‌‌implement‌‌new‌‌ 

technology‌‌in‌‌their‌‌teaching‌‌practice.‌‌The‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌I‌‌completed‌‌throughout‌‌my‌‌time‌‌ 

in‌‌this‌‌program‌‌challenged‌‌me‌‌to‌‌grow,‌‌encouraged‌‌me‌‌to‌‌keep‌‌learning,‌‌and‌‌makes‌‌me‌‌excited‌‌ 

for‌‌what‌‌is‌‌to‌‌come.‌  ‌

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What‌‌did‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌from‌‌completing‌‌this‌‌artifact?‌‌What‌‌would‌‌you‌‌do‌‌differently‌‌to‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌ 
quality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌artifact‌‌or‌‌the‌‌process‌‌involved‌‌in‌‌creating‌‌the‌‌artifact?‌‌(Not‌‌changing‌‌anything‌‌is‌n
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an‌‌acceptable‌‌response.)‌  ‌
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Completing‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌allowed‌‌me‌‌to‌‌grow‌‌in‌‌my‌‌practice‌‌as‌‌both‌‌a‌‌teacher‌‌and‌‌ 

instructional‌‌technology‌‌coach.‌‌The‌‌amount‌‌of‌‌new‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌skills‌‌I‌‌gained‌‌during‌‌the‌‌ 

virtual‌‌and‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌guided‌‌me‌‌toward‌‌using‌‌this‌‌type‌‌of‌‌ 

technology‌‌as‌‌my‌‌capstone.‌‌To‌‌improve‌‌the‌‌process‌‌of‌‌participating‌‌in‌‌these‌‌professional‌‌ 

learning‌‌opportunities,‌‌I‌‌would‌‌have‌‌come‌‌prepared‌‌with‌‌background‌‌knowledge‌‌and‌‌specific‌‌ 

questions‌‌I‌‌wanted‌‌to‌‌have‌‌answered.‌‌After‌‌the‌‌professional‌‌development‌‌I‌‌completed,‌‌I‌‌was‌‌ 

able‌‌to‌‌reach‌‌out‌‌to‌‌the‌‌host‌‌of‌‌the‌‌sessions‌‌to‌‌have‌‌questions‌‌answered,‌‌but‌‌I‌‌think‌‌it‌‌would‌‌ 

have‌‌made‌‌a‌‌greater‌‌impact‌‌to‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌discuss‌‌the‌‌questions‌‌and‌‌answers‌‌in‌‌person‌‌rather‌‌ 

than‌‌through‌‌email.‌  ‌

How‌‌did‌‌the‌‌work‌‌that‌‌went‌‌into‌‌creating‌‌this‌‌artifact‌‌impact‌‌school‌‌improvement,‌‌faculty‌‌ 
development,‌‌or‌‌student‌‌learning?‌‌How‌‌can‌‌this‌‌impact‌‌be‌‌assessed?‌  ‌
The‌‌professional‌‌learning‌‌that‌‌took‌‌place‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sessions‌‌I‌‌attended‌‌impacted‌‌faculty‌‌ 

development‌‌and‌‌student‌‌learning.‌‌I‌‌became‌‌so‌‌excited‌‌about‌‌the‌‌opportunities‌‌virtual‌‌reality‌‌ 

learning‌‌experiences‌‌could‌‌provide‌‌for‌‌my‌‌students‌‌that‌‌I‌‌wanted‌‌to‌‌share‌‌it‌‌with‌‌others.‌‌This‌‌ 

prompted‌‌my‌‌capstone‌‌proposal,‌‌which‌‌turned‌‌into‌‌the‌‌yearlong‌‌capstone‌‌project‌‌I ‌‌

implemented.‌‌What‌‌I‌‌learned‌‌in‌‌the‌‌virtual‌‌and‌‌augmented‌‌reality‌‌professional‌‌development‌‌ 

guided‌‌me‌‌as‌‌I‌‌coached‌‌science‌‌teachers‌‌in‌‌my‌‌school‌‌to‌‌implement‌‌this‌‌new‌‌technology‌‌and‌‌ 

created‌‌hands-on‌‌learning‌‌experiences‌‌for‌‌all‌‌students.‌‌Student‌‌learning‌‌was‌‌positively‌‌impacted‌‌ 

through‌‌the‌‌use‌‌of‌‌the‌‌virtual‌‌reality‌‌experiences‌‌we‌‌were‌‌able‌‌to‌‌provide.‌   ‌ ‌