Well, they say all good things come to an end, and such is the case with my EDTC 300 learning project. While I might not be keeping up with posting about my online learning journey, I plan to continue developing my calligraphy and hand lettering skills in the coming years, as I think they will be beneficial tools for creativity in my classroom. I thought it would be beneficial to break down my learning journey in a couple of different ways.
My calligraphy and hand lettering journey:
Finalized my learning project after being slightly overwhelmed by the options.
Order materials to support my project.
Brainstormed some ways I could use this skill in my future classroom.
Stumbled upon a YouTube Channel called The Happily Ever Crafter to learn from
Started using stroke worksheets to master the strokes for calligraphy
Revised my material list to include brush pens
This week, I experimented with learning from an App called Lazy Dog Calligraphy.
Decided I didn’t love tracing the letters on the phone as much as with a brush pen.
This week, I explored the world of online courses. You can learn anything online, even extremely ridiculous things like Vampirology.
I liked the idea of online courses, but the ads and affiliate links were often overwhelming.
This week, I tried out pencil calligraphy instead of the more traditional styles. This is also known as faux calligraphy (using shading and lines instead of the weight of the pen).
To learn pencil calligraphy, I turned to another blog, The Postman’s Knock. I loved that this resource did not bombard me with advertisements and affiliate links.
This week I turned my attention to learning through Pinterest (which can be accessed through a mobile app or through their website).
I was inspired to learn hand-lettering fonts from a few boards on Pinterest.
My top three takeaways from this online learning project:
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY-Learning online is filled with advertisements and affiliate links. In order to dive into learning online you will often have to weed through piles of links trying to sell you additional courses, materials or frankly things that have nothing to do with what you are trying to learn.
LIVE FEEDBACK-There is definitely something to be said from learning in person from a human in real time. There are huge benefits to the convivence that learning online offers but there is a huge benefit of receiving feedback along the learning journey. As an educator, I feel strongly that feedback is one of the most important parts of our learning journey.
VARIETY- This project has opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of things to learn online and ways in which you can learn online. Learners are as varied as the things they are passionate about and the online world has been designed to cater to the various. You just have to be willing to take the time to find the resources you need.
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