Sunday, October 28, 2012
Post 9
Mr. McClung
What I Learned This Year 2010-2011
Know Who Your Boss Is
Here Mr. McClung asserts the kids are his boss and try not to get so wrapped
up into pleasing others. Pleasing others is rather time consuming and did not
leave time for him to tend to the needs of his students. "Our decision
making process should always be student centered and not centered around
pleasing adults." Well put, the students should be priority number one!
Don't Expect Others to be as Excited About Change as You Are
Not everyone is excited about teaching as I will be. Do not be discouraged by
the naysayers who have all the answers. Professional developement is exactly
what it says. It is to devlope teachers as professionals. I am forward thinking
by nature and will try to always keep moving forward in my
profession.
Don't be Afraid to be an Outsider
Status quo is not always the thing to be! Teaching is a job, with individuals
and just like every other job, everyone will not "hang out" with each other. It
is ok to be yourself and true to yourself.
Don't Touch The Keyboard
"This means that our students will struggle a little bit in the front end but
it will help them excel in the end game."While I was in the Navy, I served as
the training Petty Officer (PO). As the training PO, I was responsible
for training my division in all facets of our job. One of the ways I trained was
to let the trainees to operate the controls. My thinking was, how were
they going to learn if they never did it themselves!
Don't Get Comfortable
He problably should have said do not get complacent. I can understand how
comfortability can translate to lazy and complacentcy. "While routines are
good in the sense they allow me to be more effective, they can also be bad
because they can foster apathy." In the midst of a routine, the challenge
is to do things to keep the routine exciting.
What I Learned This Year 2011-2012
You Gotta Dance With Who You Brought to the Dance
I think Mr. McClung should have read his previous years' post, because he would
have realized he said he learned this in last years post. Here he is saying be
yourself, stick to what got you here, which is what he basically said in last
years post Don't be afraid to be an outsider.
Challenge Yourself
I think here he lost his way a bit. In my opinion the challenge is in keeping
things fresh and not moving on to something else. Keeping things fresh is where
you get your experience from. Moving on to different things makes one a jack of
all trades, yet a master at none! The teaching profession would be better served
with masters!
What I Learned This Year 2010-2011
Know Who Your Boss Is
Here Mr. McClung asserts the kids are his boss and try not to get so wrapped
up into pleasing others. Pleasing others is rather time consuming and did not
leave time for him to tend to the needs of his students. "Our decision
making process should always be student centered and not centered around
pleasing adults." Well put, the students should be priority number one!
Don't Expect Others to be as Excited About Change as You Are
Not everyone is excited about teaching as I will be. Do not be discouraged by
the naysayers who have all the answers. Professional developement is exactly
what it says. It is to devlope teachers as professionals. I am forward thinking
by nature and will try to always keep moving forward in my
profession.
Don't be Afraid to be an Outsider
Status quo is not always the thing to be! Teaching is a job, with individuals
and just like every other job, everyone will not "hang out" with each other. It
is ok to be yourself and true to yourself.
Don't Touch The Keyboard
"This means that our students will struggle a little bit in the front end but
it will help them excel in the end game."While I was in the Navy, I served as
the training Petty Officer (PO). As the training PO, I was responsible
for training my division in all facets of our job. One of the ways I trained was
to let the trainees to operate the controls. My thinking was, how were
they going to learn if they never did it themselves!
Don't Get Comfortable
He problably should have said do not get complacent. I can understand how
comfortability can translate to lazy and complacentcy. "While routines are
good in the sense they allow me to be more effective, they can also be bad
because they can foster apathy." In the midst of a routine, the challenge
is to do things to keep the routine exciting.
What I Learned This Year 2011-2012
You Gotta Dance With Who You Brought to the Dance
I think Mr. McClung should have read his previous years' post, because he would
have realized he said he learned this in last years post. Here he is saying be
yourself, stick to what got you here, which is what he basically said in last
years post Don't be afraid to be an outsider.
Challenge Yourself
I think here he lost his way a bit. In my opinion the challenge is in keeping
things fresh and not moving on to something else. Keeping things fresh is where
you get your experience from. Moving on to different things makes one a jack of
all trades, yet a master at none! The teaching profession would be better served
with masters!
Post 8
This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2
Dr. Richard Miller begins this video by explaining the process of how he went
from a writing books with a paper and pen to writing books with his computer.
He explained how he read books to write his book and how his book was published
and now his book is available at amazon.com for 59 cent. This video gives a broad
description of how books and articles can be written without pens and paper.
Dr. Miller demonstrated how he used search engines as well as general searches
for the information he used to write an article on the Virginia Tech tragedy.
Not only does the article get printed, but it also lives on forever on the
internet.
Blog Post #12 by Carly Pugh
This is a wonderful post and very creative. It makes me think about my teaching
technique. I am very impressed with the thoughtfulness that went in to this project.
It is hard to evalute if this is what Dr. Miller meant by
writing with multimedia since he was using examples of writing books and papers,
and Carly used Youtube to make her point. Dr. Strange said in his comment it
was a perfect example of what Dr. miller's writing with multimedia is.
The Chipper Series and EDM310 for Dummies
Without being given a subject to do s video on, I would like to make a youth
football offensive line video, my take on youth football offense and how to
effective teach offense to youth football players. I believe the primary message
in these videos is to stay focused on the task at hand and do not
procrastinate with assignments and if you are struggling, the EDM310 staff is
here to help you.
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
I feel there are some interesting arguements being made in this video. This video
was produced in 2008 and strides are being made in the direction
of technology based learning,we are not there yet in academia as a whole.
Scavenger Hunt 2.0
Dr. Richard Miller begins this video by explaining the process of how he went
from a writing books with a paper and pen to writing books with his computer.
He explained how he read books to write his book and how his book was published
and now his book is available at amazon.com for 59 cent. This video gives a broad
description of how books and articles can be written without pens and paper.
Dr. Miller demonstrated how he used search engines as well as general searches
for the information he used to write an article on the Virginia Tech tragedy.
Not only does the article get printed, but it also lives on forever on the
internet.
Blog Post #12 by Carly Pugh
This is a wonderful post and very creative. It makes me think about my teaching
technique. I am very impressed with the thoughtfulness that went in to this project.
It is hard to evalute if this is what Dr. Miller meant by
writing with multimedia since he was using examples of writing books and papers,
and Carly used Youtube to make her point. Dr. Strange said in his comment it
was a perfect example of what Dr. miller's writing with multimedia is.
The Chipper Series and EDM310 for Dummies
Without being given a subject to do s video on, I would like to make a youth
football offensive line video, my take on youth football offense and how to
effective teach offense to youth football players. I believe the primary message
in these videos is to stay focused on the task at hand and do not
procrastinate with assignments and if you are struggling, the EDM310 staff is
here to help you.
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
I feel there are some interesting arguements being made in this video. This video
was produced in 2008 and strides are being made in the direction
of technology based learning,we are not there yet in academia as a whole.
Scavenger Hunt 2.0
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Blog Post 7
The Networked Student
This video centers around a student in a class that has no books. The student must
learn to learn through the internet and connecting with others via the
internet. This can be accomplished through blogs and or search engines, just to name a few.
My reaction to this video is, it is a great concept. I do not think I would
implement it in my classroom as a sole purpose learning platform, however it
could be used for three to four projects a year. I think that would maximize
the effectiveness of such a learning platform.
In the last minute of the video the question was asked "why does a networked
student need a teacher"? The role of the teacher, in this case, is to be
a learning architect, modeler, learning concierge, connected learning incubator,
network sherpa, synthesizer, change agent. As one can tell, the teacher has
many roles and can be in multiple roles at any given time.
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
That was great information. It is amazing how technology is changing the way we
learn, as well as the way we are being taught!
This video centers around a student in a class that has no books. The student must
learn to learn through the internet and connecting with others via the
internet. This can be accomplished through blogs and or search engines, just to name a few.
My reaction to this video is, it is a great concept. I do not think I would
implement it in my classroom as a sole purpose learning platform, however it
could be used for three to four projects a year. I think that would maximize
the effectiveness of such a learning platform.
In the last minute of the video the question was asked "why does a networked
student need a teacher"? The role of the teacher, in this case, is to be
a learning architect, modeler, learning concierge, connected learning incubator,
network sherpa, synthesizer, change agent. As one can tell, the teacher has
many roles and can be in multiple roles at any given time.
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
That was great information. It is amazing how technology is changing the way we
learn, as well as the way we are being taught!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Blog Post #6
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
Randy Pausch is a phenomenal lecturer. His teaching methods are innovative and
from watching this lecture he is a good person. He stated in the lecture, he
hated book learning and thought one could learn more from doing things than from
reading a book. I agree with his position on book learning.
Randy started a masters program at the university he taught at, and the
curriculum consisted of a series of projects aimed at learning to work with
others as well as pushing the envelope of what education should be. He also
entitled this lecture "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and went about
the story of how he made his dreams his reality.
Interestingly, Randy introduced the concept of "head fake", which has any names and
applications, however he used it to take advantage of your attention and
make one think one purpose while all along having a totally different
purpose. When used in the classroomit can be a powerful tool in capturing the
attention of your class. Kids love learning indirectly, because it is fun and
does not seem like learning.
In reacting to this lecture, I find this to be something that everyone should
view. I believe what is said in this lecture could be used by everyone in thier
everyday lives. Randy's contributions to education are remarkable and are going
to stand the test of time.
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
Randy Pausch is a phenomenal lecturer. His teaching methods are innovative and
from watching this lecture he is a good person. He stated in the lecture, he
hated book learning and thought one could learn more from doing things than from
reading a book. I agree with his position on book learning.
Randy started a masters program at the university he taught at, and the
curriculum consisted of a series of projects aimed at learning to work with
others as well as pushing the envelope of what education should be. He also
entitled this lecture "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" and went about
the story of how he made his dreams his reality.
Interestingly, Randy introduced the concept of "head fake", which has any names and
applications, however he used it to take advantage of your attention and
make one think one purpose while all along having a totally different
purpose. When used in the classroomit can be a powerful tool in capturing the
attention of your class. Kids love learning indirectly, because it is fun and
does not seem like learning.
In reacting to this lecture, I find this to be something that everyone should
view. I believe what is said in this lecture could be used by everyone in thier
everyday lives. Randy's contributions to education are remarkable and are going
to stand the test of time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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