The first Concept I want to talk about from our Textbook: "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "feedback." The authors of our Textbook define feedback as "communication between a learner and a instructor." (Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 54)I personally think "feedback" is much more than what the textbook describes it as. Feedback is what allows a student to be able to fully understand what is expected of them and mold their work to that. If a teacher did not provide valid feedback, it would be hard for the student to succeed, as they would not have a way to improve their work, or understand how they need to take their work to the next step. How does technology relate to "feedback?" In my opinion, technology allows a more improved, and efficient way for "feedback" to take place. Technology enables us to see most information from anywhere with internet connection. You are also able to get notifications when certain information is available. This allows a quicker response time most of the time. Technology also allows for more personalized feedback. You are able to send an individual message to someone with your feedback in it. Overall, feedback is very important, especially since technology is now involved.
The second concept I want to discuss from our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "Electronic Note-taking."(Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 106) According to "Transforming Learning With New Technologies", "Electronic Note-taking is using computer technologies to organize and expedite note-taking."(Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 106) I am kind of torn on how I feel about "electronic note-taking." On one side I see how "electronic note-taking" can help, as it has a lot benefits that allow for more convenience. That being said I can also see how "electronic note-taking" can be a problem, as it can cause a distraction. It is hard to keep tabs every students' computer screen, and you never know if that student has another tab open, checking their social media or what not.
The final concept I want to discuss from our textbook "Transforming Learning With New Technologies" is "Wikipedia." A lot of people have their own opinions on "wikipedia." According to "Transforming Learning With New Technologies", "wikipedia is an online encyclopedia with a worldwide collection of authors." (Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 114) The reason most people are weary of "wikipedia" because of the ability for anybody to post on "wikipedia." According to "Transforming Learning With New Technologies," "Many people, librarians and teachers among them, distrust Wikipedia because recognized experts do not serve as referees of the knowledge selection process." (Maloy, Verock-O' Loughlin, Edwards, 114) I actually think "wikipedia" is a good resource due to the fact that it provides a good "first-look" at information. "Wikipedia" allows you to get a basic understanding in "normal people terms", although you should look into "academic sources" after, "wikipedia" is a good first step in my opinion.
Resources:
Schwarz, G. (2015, May 24) "Wikipedia". Created with toondoo.com http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=8984443
Great post and enhancement with your comic strip! :) I also think that Wikipedia is a good starting point for research and information and if you follow their external links at the bottom of most pages, you'll see that there is often a good framework of 'valid' knowledge. When you think about it, it is always good practice to review more than one webpage when you are looking for information, so using your rule of thumb re: Wikipedia is no different. :) I think learning to assess and evaluate the webpages is really more important than assuming a particular page is deemed good or not - which is why we took the time to explore that concept in your rubric assignment. After all, we really want to teach students how to think more than we need to spoon-feed them the information.
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