Sunday, May 31, 2015
Chapters 7 and 8
The first concept I want to talk about from our textbook: "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "Problem based learning." According to our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" "Problem based learning" is "when students investigate problems, issues, and questions for which there is no one right or predetermined answer using a process of asking questions, assembling evidence, drawing conclusions, and evaluating the results. (Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 159) I think it is important to teach students to think and learn this way. This allows students to have a kind of process that can use on different topics. It also teaches students to learn, evaluate, and form their own opinions on new information, instead of just going with what everyone else is saying.
The second concept I want to discuss from our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "Engaging Students." According to our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies", "Engaging Students is important because most students learn more of what they know by trying something out for themselves in minds-on, hands-onlearning situations." (Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 191) I think this is very important, not just because the students need it to grab their attention, but also because it makes a student feel valuable, and like they are the leader of their education, they are in control.
The final concept I want to discuss from our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "stealth learning." (173) According to "Transforming Learning With New Technologies," stealth learning is "when students learn without realizing they are learning because the essential academic information and thinking skills are embedded within the activities of the game."(Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 173)Stealth Learning" is very important to me, as it really goes along with the beginnings of my own educational philosophy, as I feel the most learning is done when the student is having fun. This allows for a unique learning experience.
Tech Tool: https://prezi.com/gh4fdcq8_2cz/chapters-seven-and-eight/
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.
Schwarz Gabrielle. (May 31st 2015) Chapters Seven and Eight. Prezi. Retrieved From: https://prezi.com/gh4fdcq8_2cz/chapters-seven-and-eight/
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There are some very valid reasons to implement problem solving concepts in classrooms - and you have definitely hit upon a couple of important ones. Dealing with real-life and authentic problems comes naturally in life - and before we come to school, we learn through curiosity and trial/error, so problem solving can become a more formal way to learn the content expected in curriculum standards. But, it takes a different perspective in lesson planning and a teacher's own creativity to make it happen - hope you are willing to take that on as the pay-back can be positively empowering. :)
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