Anastasia Semash

Here’s my look back at the experience through the classic 4Ls: Loved, Loathed, Learned, and Longed For.

How can you tell that the students learn something in your class? – That was an interview question that I was asked when I applied for a teaching position at a prestigious private school in Boston. (… Well, they were not satisfied with my answer, and because of that or for whatever other reason, I was not moved forward with my application.) However, now, several years later, I can share more about that topic. And not only about the evidence of learning, but also about how I can adapt my...

In my MSMU course, Technology for Access, Assessment, Teaching, and Learning, I was asked to take an Agile-inspired retrospective look at my own learning. The prompt was: evaluate the first half of the course using the 4Ls method—what I Loved, Loathed, Learned, and Longed for. Our assignments centered on combining technological tools with both online and offline teaching methods to better assess students’ needs and design more effective learning strategies. So, below is my personal 4Ls...