ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How different is your current classroom from the one in which you learned when you were a student?The biggest difference I see is in the amount of technology available. I used to have to go to a computer lab, and now students have laptops, tablets, and smartphones. With more technology it seems that technology skills are taught less and students are just expected to have them. However, I do believe the idea of what education is has changed dramatically. "Instruction doesn't consist primarily of lecturing to students who sit in rows at desks, dutifully listening and recording what they hear, but, rather, offers every child a rich, rewarding, and unique learning experience. The educational environment isn't confined to the classroom but, instead, extends into the home and the community and around the world. Information isn't bound primarily in books; it's available everywhere in bits and bytes" (Lanier, 1997). This quote is from when I was in elementary school and I don't think it is different than what is expected now. Thomas and Brown (2011) echo the same notion that learning can be augmented by using the information in digital media and by focusing "on learning through engagement within the world." With all of the new technology available Heick (2014) gives 7 ways the classroom has changed:
This last quote from Thomas and Brown (2011) really sums up my thoughts after reading this week: "A growing digital, networked infrastructure is amplifying our ability to access and use nearly unlimited resources and incredible instruments while connecting with one another at the same time." Digital connection can be integral in helping students connect to course content really expanding their learning. Sources
Heick, T. (2014, March 25). 7 Ways Teaching Has Changed. Retrieved February 02, 2017, from http://www.teachthought.com/terry-heick/7-ways-teaching-has-changed Lanier, J. T. (1997, July 01). Redefining the Role of the Teacher: It's a Multifaceted Profession. Retrieved February 03, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/redefining-role-teacher Levinson, M. (2015, January 14). O Captain! My Captain! Where Has Teaching Gone? Retrieved February 02, 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/captain-where-has-teaching-gone-matt-levinson Thomas, D., & Brown, J. S. (2011). A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change [Kindle].
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2/4/2017 07:28:01 pm
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Sara Lucas
2/5/2017 12:47:07 pm
Thanks for sharing that article. I too have been thinking a lot about how I could use personal devices in the classroom. My biggest fear is actually using the student's data. Our internet is locked down so students must use their data. If I were a parent I would be very concerned about how much data is used in school. Students already use their phones so much and I would hate for a parent to get a huge bill. I guess the hope is that since my students are in high school they would be aware of the data that they have to use and would use a school device if they knew they didn't have the data to spare.
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