Teaching with Technology Week 1
Things that stuck out to me this week were technology-making sure it is used appropriately in an educational setting and constructivism.
Technology was introduced to education as early as 1968 and its use has drastically increase since then. Technology is not a guarantee that students are learning and can in fact stump learning if not used effectively. Technology has "great potential to enhance student achievement and teacher learning, but only if it is used appropriately" (Bransford p.206). We as teachers need to make sure we are integrating technology into education as a tool and we also need to teach students how to effectively use technology in an educational setting.
Constructivism is a learning theory that learning is personal and individual (Southwest). Constructivist believe that each learner has a prior knowledge that they bring to the learning environment and that they internalize new learning to make it relevant to them. Constructivist also believe that learning needs to take place in multiple mediums; not all students learn the same way. In addition to knowledge being presented in multiple ways, reflection needs to take place in order for students to truly understand what has been taught. Classrooms don't need to be quiet all the time in fact "the exchange
of different perceptions between learners enriches an
individual's insight" (Southwest).
Week 1 had a lot of readings and videos but these are the two that I related to most.
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind,
experience, and school (Expanded edition). Ch. 9, pp. 194-218. Washington, D.C.: National
Academy Press. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9853&page=206
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, (1999). Learning as a personal event: A brief
introduction to constructivism. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/tec26/intro2c.html
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