And the learning continues...
Question: how much technology do students in a "traditional lecture-style" class want? If they come to class, and read the book, and do their labs, do they want to have extra digital resources like blogs, wikis or podcasts? Or is it just too much information? And if we provide these things, are they in addition to, or in lieu of class time? At what point is it too much work to look at all the "stuff" available?
Today we discussed augmented, blended, and online learning. I think that augmented learning is most realistic in my classroom (at this time). In my year here I've learned that change comes slowly, so the best way to effect that change NOW is to play with new ideas in my classroom.
I'd like to start creating review Podcasts for my students, or slideshows on difficult concepts. Audacity is possibly the most useful thing I've learned in this class so far. It is simple to use, and seems very impressive.
Google Reader should make some difference in my data acquisition process, and now I'm going to have to comb the internet for RSS feeds!
The discussion on digital literacy was very interesting...what constitutes literacy? Do we only acquire the skills we "need"? I
From Lankshear and Knobel (2005), "Paul Gilster, author of a best selling book called Digital Literacy (1997), defines digital literacy as ‘the ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide variety of sources when it is presented via computers’ and, particularly, through the medium of the Internet (in Pool 1997)".
One interesting thought: I have had students who are part of the so-called "net generation", but have relatively limited digital literacy, particularly as the skills relate to educational medium (library searches, academic journals, accessing course learning system, etc). They would probably not call themselves digitally illiterate, and before today, I wouldn't have thought of them that way either...but maybe those skills are a part of being literate in today's educational system.
Today we discussed augmented, blended, and online learning. I think that augmented learning is most realistic in my classroom (at this time). In my year here I've learned that change comes slowly, so the best way to effect that change NOW is to play with new ideas in my classroom.
I'd like to start creating review Podcasts for my students, or slideshows on difficult concepts. Audacity is possibly the most useful thing I've learned in this class so far. It is simple to use, and seems very impressive.
Google Reader should make some difference in my data acquisition process, and now I'm going to have to comb the internet for RSS feeds!
The discussion on digital literacy was very interesting...what constitutes literacy? Do we only acquire the skills we "need"? I
From Lankshear and Knobel (2005), "Paul Gilster, author of a best selling book called Digital Literacy (1997), defines digital literacy as ‘the ability to understand and use information in multiple formats from a wide variety of sources when it is presented via computers’ and, particularly, through the medium of the Internet (in Pool 1997)".
One interesting thought: I have had students who are part of the so-called "net generation", but have relatively limited digital literacy, particularly as the skills relate to educational medium (library searches, academic journals, accessing course learning system, etc). They would probably not call themselves digitally illiterate, and before today, I wouldn't have thought of them that way either...but maybe those skills are a part of being literate in today's educational system.
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posted by Lisa at
9:47 p.m.
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Hi - the use of podcasts for review is a great idea. It's a very simple way to capture a few broad ideas/concepts and provide students with a different medium to explore ideas. Sometimes what's read is less effective than what's heard. Variety of media, learning activities, and instructional approaches is important for achieving depth of understanding.
WRT Google Reader - it's a black hole! Watch out!!! I love the freedom it offers for accessing a breadth of resources. But, I must admit, it takes quite a bit of time to stay current. I'm constantly pruning the blogs/sites I follow...
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