Tiffany Finkle

When I opened the self-assessment for evaluator competencies I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was sure that I was not going to know any of the competencies or even a basic understanding of what would be expected of me. Instead I found myself to be pretty midline in my understanding of the five evaluator competencies and the pieces that are required to complete them. Reflecting on how I came by my knowledge I attribute it to the basic understanding I gained while completing my undergraduate degree. Even though I majored in Psychology, my focus was in child and adolescent development. Providing me with the first layer of foundational knowledge in evaluation as a whole. I further advance my skill set, by choosing to evaluate a childcare program for its effectiveness in a project towards the end of my degree plan. By evaluating the childcare program I slightly entered into the field of program evaluation. Providing me with a second layer to my initial foundation. Knowing that I have minimal...

Education and the ways in which we learn are constantly evolving. The most recent pandemic had a tremendous impact on the speed at which online and blended learning evolved. Now, we are seeing more and more students shift to online or blended learning for a variety of reasons. It has opened the door for those needing to work, playing competitive sports, facing medical procedures and even those deployed in the military, to continue to further their education. One area that I feel will greatly benefit from advances in mobile technology and artificial intelligence is the ability to diversify the way we teach to meet the needs of the learner. There are people who can play a video game and remember complex strategies to complete the task in game who are struggling in the classroom with simple math processes. I can see the future of learning being able to mesh with and incorporate gaming tasks to support the learning and understanding of a variety of subjects for those who do not do well in ...