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A newspaper article describes technology as being as important as life basic commodities. It needs to be considered right up there with water and electricity, if we are to prosper as a creative nation that is. It is suggested that we need to encourage kids to think to learn, not just memorise, [...]
This video speaks the praises of technology in the classroom. It highlights how important it is for students to feel connected to an interactive environment. Many students are unable to travel elsewhere, or need to study via distance education, yet students need to be able to relate with their teacher . Technology, particularly vidoe conferencing, has [...]
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Being a partial technology cycnic, it’s important for me to note to relief I felt when Maria’s blog outlined just how involved and engaging technology based learning can be. As Maria suggests, it’s all too easy to assume that students want to use technology for ‘fun’ or to obtain the answers quickly and [...]
Students go to school to learn, not simply to be taught or given constant instructions. It is important that both teaching ad instruction be highly effective to education, yet we must remember that it’s constructionism that is really going to help students learn. It’s not simply a coincidence that most students are crying out for [...]
Having located an article highlighting the benefits of concept mapping, my initial thoughts have been confirmed. I believe that concept maps, particularly those developed online by the students assist in developing greater knowledge and understanding of a topic. Concept mapping is a learning activity where students interpret and build on their knowledge in a visual [...]
The video highlights what can happen when teachers are the focus of the lesson, not to mention no student direction or technology featured. Source: You Tube “The Perils of the Teacher-Centered classroom”. Retrieved on November 3rd from, www youtube.com.
I enjoyed the article ‘The 6 C’s of motivation’ . The 6 c’s being choice, challenge, control, [...]
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The following is an audio response to the article by John Seely Brown and Richard P. Adler Minds on fire: Open Education, The Long Tail and Learning 2.0 tmpodcast
Source: Seely Brown, J. & Adler, P. (2008). Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0. EDUCAUSE Review, 43(1), 16–32.
Given how far we’ve come since the 1800’s, it seems that our classrooms don’t nearly reflect these changes. Sure, the majority of public schools have the odd computer lab and perhaps even a few smartboards, but the general everyday teaching of students hasn’t changed all that dramatically. Claudia Wallis & Steptoe (2006) highlights how we [...]
It seems that the technologically tuned in students of today simply aren’t learning enough from an old fashioned education system. The article featured in The Australian suggests that todays students are continually exposed to the virtual world of the Internet, hand held games and i-pods, leaving them to feel as though they step into a time [...]
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As up and coming teachers of the future we are continually being told to make learning meaningful to students. Rightly so! As a student that has come through primary and secondary school, and gone on to tertiary studies, I myself know all too well what lessons will stay with me for [...]
