Chapters 2 and 3
RESPONDING TO INNOVATION AND CHANGE
If my memory doesn't fail me, I touched this topic a bit in my last blog post. I speak of it again because I feel very strongly about it. As educators, we need to continue growing in every aspect possible. Technological advancements will never cease so our understanding in the subject shouldn't either. Not all technological advancements can be beneficial to the entirety of the education of the students but it is the job of the educator to learn of the advancements and determine their effectiveness. If there is any way of ever improving the learning of even just one student then we need to be aware of the option. In the textbook, the idea of the Rodger Innovation curve was presented as a way of determining the response to change in students. I believe that if proven to be effective in a classroom setting as it is in a business setting than it could be a great tool.
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE TEACHING
We use this on a daily basis nowadays. Before, everything was written on overheads, chalkboards, and paper, now, we can receive PDF files, emails, and PowerPoints that produce similar, if not better results than the previous tools. The new tools being introduced into the learning environment has helped both students and teachers. The students are able to receive feedback in better time than before, many tools are found online and are often easier to access than previous tools. PowerPoint has taken the idea of notes to another level. Teachers are allowed to reach both student and parents easier through email. Administration of a course is a lot made simpler through the web tools.
below is a cute cartoon that shows the use of a PowerPoint in a classroom setting:
STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING
In the textbook, student-centered teaching is described as the approach of teaching the student in a way that he or she can use the lesson in a real-life situation. It is used to bring the student to a point where he is questioning things he or she never took the time to question. I, personally, fell like I would like this approach the most. The point of teaching a student is not only for an exam, you teach with the goal of the student learning and retaining the material taught. As a student, the only way I honestly remembered anything was applying it to a similar day-to-day experience. I don't feel like i'm the only one. Material is retained through two things: repetition and how relateable it is to the one learning. This approach of teaching is leaning more towards the students future an his or her's ability of using the given information in the future.
CONCLUSION
Overall, these two chapters bring out the options that technology give teachers when it comes to teaching. Teaching tools have become more flexible and individualized to the individual learning the material. It makes things easier to both the student and the teacher and that is something that can not be taken for granted. As technology advances, so should our knowledge on it.
Resources:
If my memory doesn't fail me, I touched this topic a bit in my last blog post. I speak of it again because I feel very strongly about it. As educators, we need to continue growing in every aspect possible. Technological advancements will never cease so our understanding in the subject shouldn't either. Not all technological advancements can be beneficial to the entirety of the education of the students but it is the job of the educator to learn of the advancements and determine their effectiveness. If there is any way of ever improving the learning of even just one student then we need to be aware of the option. In the textbook, the idea of the Rodger Innovation curve was presented as a way of determining the response to change in students. I believe that if proven to be effective in a classroom setting as it is in a business setting than it could be a great tool.
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE TEACHING
We use this on a daily basis nowadays. Before, everything was written on overheads, chalkboards, and paper, now, we can receive PDF files, emails, and PowerPoints that produce similar, if not better results than the previous tools. The new tools being introduced into the learning environment has helped both students and teachers. The students are able to receive feedback in better time than before, many tools are found online and are often easier to access than previous tools. PowerPoint has taken the idea of notes to another level. Teachers are allowed to reach both student and parents easier through email. Administration of a course is a lot made simpler through the web tools.
below is a cute cartoon that shows the use of a PowerPoint in a classroom setting:
STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING
In the textbook, student-centered teaching is described as the approach of teaching the student in a way that he or she can use the lesson in a real-life situation. It is used to bring the student to a point where he is questioning things he or she never took the time to question. I, personally, fell like I would like this approach the most. The point of teaching a student is not only for an exam, you teach with the goal of the student learning and retaining the material taught. As a student, the only way I honestly remembered anything was applying it to a similar day-to-day experience. I don't feel like i'm the only one. Material is retained through two things: repetition and how relateable it is to the one learning. This approach of teaching is leaning more towards the students future an his or her's ability of using the given information in the future.
CONCLUSION
Overall, these two chapters bring out the options that technology give teachers when it comes to teaching. Teaching tools have become more flexible and individualized to the individual learning the material. It makes things easier to both the student and the teacher and that is something that can not be taken for granted. As technology advances, so should our knowledge on it.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
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