As the year comes to an end, it is time to wrap up my learning project. Learning how to crochet has been a very very fun assignment, and I am glad I got this experience to try learning more about one of my own passions and hobbies – and excuse it as homework LOL. I also feel like I have more confidence to show everyone what I have made and tell them about my hobby, instead of hiding it all in my room where no one will ever see it! This journey has definitely taught me a lot about crochet, but also a lot about art and how to celebrate the progress I make! In the beginning I chose to improve my crochet skills and knowledge because I wanted to make a baby blanket for my brothers baby that will be born in August. This assignment gave me time to work on that blanket guilt-free and allowed me to improve my skills and find tools to advance quickly. I used many different online tools to learn these skills including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and several other blogs from students. I also used many different tools to share my learning including Notability, iMovie, SpeedEditor, and Photos. Learning Project RecapWeek 1: Got Me Hooked: Introducing My Learning Project To start this project off, I wanted to set clear goals and reflect on why I was passionate about crochet in the first place. This was also my first attempt at blogging anything, or even being casual in an assignment at all!
Week 2: Learning Through Viewing The first step I took was finding a tutorial online to start off this baby blanket! I wasn’t sure what I wanted it to look like, but found this very cute tutorial online to follow!
Week 3: Learning Through Language This week, I tried to follow a typed pattern for a heart pillow, but after many attempts, I was unsuccessful. I wasn’t ready for the pattern reading I was working towards, so switched up my plan to an easier one.
Week 4: 'Directing' the Classroom This week was a combination week of our technology post with our learning project post! I tried out iMovie to update my learning project, which was not so bad!
Week 5: Crochet Away This post was made over our school break, which gave me lots of time to sit down and work on my projects! I completed many projects with help of motivation from online sources.
Week 6: Slowing Progress… This week went by slowly, as I had to get back to school and do homework and study (borrringgg). It felt very unproductive in comparison to my previous week, but I still worked on my pattern for my baby blanket!
Week 7: Crochet Bouquet!! This week I made something that I LOVE! Two of my favourite things, flowers and crochet came together (by me!) and now decorate my room beautifully!
Week 8: Growing Flowers and Minds This week has to be my favourite week, although I do love all the work I’ve done. This week was impactful, and changed my mind about the things that I make, and this realization really changed my assignment mindset back into an open and excited mindset!
Week 9: Hopping to the Finish Line This week I decided to make a pattern using all of my knowledge I’ve learned so far. This pattern is for something I am working on, but have no finished yet!
Week 10: Reusing Yarn, Reducing Sweaters and Recycling Ideas! This week I took apart an old sweater that did not fit, and used the yarn for new projects.
What I learnedThis past semester, I have really learned a lot about crochet! Through many different sources, I learned many different things. Looking back at my original goals, I think I reached them for the most part! Although I did not follow the timeline I had originally set, and ended up making way more items than I had planned – I think I surpassed my goals for this learning project, and am walking away with more knowledge than I even knew was possible! Online LearningThis Learning Project journey has really inspired me in many ways. I find myself using the internet for helpful things, like learning about everything that I can instead of mindless scrolling a lot more. Through these ten weeks, I have reflected greatly on my online presence and my use of the internet. Although I have often been one to hate on social media and our dependence on the internet, I have a new found appreciation for everything online. I am glad that I can see what other people are making, doing and excited about in their lives, and I am glad that people have this outlet to express themselves in many ways! Overall, for myself, I found that learning through videos with visual and verbal instructions were the best support for myself. Once I started to learn more, the written and chart patterns became easy to understand, but did not necessarily teach me anything new after my first time. With this understanding, as a future teacher and our use of technology – I know more about how I could help support students through the screen, instead of what I previously thought (I thought typing an email would suffice, and maybe it would for some students – but not all). I think I discovered that learning online is much easier than I expected! Perhaps, if I wanted to learn something more obscure and specific, it wouldn’t be as easy, but the amount of sources I found for crochet was insane! I preferred the videos, but there were many other forms of teaching that I didn’t like as much, like written patterns, chart patterns, audio only, visual only. And many different creators sharing these through social media, blogs, websites, or selling them! It seems that learning online has never been easier or more accessible than it is today!
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AuthorMy name is Paige Belcourt and I am currently a student a the University of Regina. I am working towards a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education with a minor in French, as well as a certificate in inclusive Education. Archives
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