Nicholas Swift
A New Culture of Learning CH. 4-6
Chapter 4
Quote: “Teaches no longer have to scramble to provide the latest up-to-date information to students because the students themselves are taking an active role in helping create and mold it, particularly in areas of social information.”
Question: What will it take for students to not just be up to date with the social media news, but to have them actively engage in what is going on in the world around them? Locally and globally?
Connection: I believe the best way to get students more engaged in making sure they are truly up to date with what is going on in the world or their city, would to be assign a twitter project. For example, I was a new user to twitter in September and after spending more time using the technology, I get continual updates on the things around the world that interest me. News feeds about my favorite sports teams, what’s going on in the middle east. If i hadn’t had to create a twitter for this class, I wouldn’t have bothered to learn or appreciate the technology
Epiphany: While students spend a lot of time on their own personal media devices, if the choose, they can get active reports on what is happening around the world or sports. I think that by having the students research a topic and post on twitter, it will help them connect with others who might be actually experiencing the specific research topic first hand.
Chapter 5
Quote: “They are constantly learning about the things that really interest them, those things are rarely acknowledged in educational environments.”
Question: How do I incorporate more of what the students interests are outside the classroom into my Fire Technology program?
Connection: The question I posed was answered in the EDL 630 class, as the 20% project brought everyone together. Each student was able to decide on a project of their choice, but in doing so had to collaborate with each student. Its almost as though the 20% project was designed to model the concept of “New Collectives.”
Epiphany: Students like to create their own Avatar’s. Maybe I could have them create a project in which they created their own little city and have to develop a proper foundation for the Fire Service. I do a project about the large fires of the world that have helped shape history. They would have to consider building codes, water sources, implementation of a fire department and the funds appropriated with a full time department. Then other students could look at the students towns and could compare about what is a good idea and what areas the student could improve.
Chapter 6:
Quote: “The skilled student today learns how to watch the teacher very closely and thereby infer what questions will be on the test...figured out that reading the teacher can be just as useful as reading the text for getting a good grade.
Question: How do we make sure in this new culture of learning that mistakes are used to support student learning?
Connection: In my class, mistakes can result in serious injury or death. Students don’t always have the option to put their own flair on different fire fighting skills. Again, I am sitting here thinking that some of the books and assignments chosen are designed to let this cohort of students really impose the personality on their work, in a positive way. The more work I have done, I feel like all the classes thus far have modeled this concept. It is helping create and shape future classroom leadership without knowing.
Epiphany: This particular quote reminded me of a few classes in college where I just regurgitated what the professor said in my essays and as a result got an easy A. However, I don't want to have the kids just recite what I have taught them, I want them to come up with their own decisions, based off the evidence that I have provided.
A New Culture of Learning CH. 4-6
Chapter 4
Quote: “Teaches no longer have to scramble to provide the latest up-to-date information to students because the students themselves are taking an active role in helping create and mold it, particularly in areas of social information.”
Question: What will it take for students to not just be up to date with the social media news, but to have them actively engage in what is going on in the world around them? Locally and globally?
Connection: I believe the best way to get students more engaged in making sure they are truly up to date with what is going on in the world or their city, would to be assign a twitter project. For example, I was a new user to twitter in September and after spending more time using the technology, I get continual updates on the things around the world that interest me. News feeds about my favorite sports teams, what’s going on in the middle east. If i hadn’t had to create a twitter for this class, I wouldn’t have bothered to learn or appreciate the technology
Epiphany: While students spend a lot of time on their own personal media devices, if the choose, they can get active reports on what is happening around the world or sports. I think that by having the students research a topic and post on twitter, it will help them connect with others who might be actually experiencing the specific research topic first hand.
Chapter 5
Quote: “They are constantly learning about the things that really interest them, those things are rarely acknowledged in educational environments.”
Question: How do I incorporate more of what the students interests are outside the classroom into my Fire Technology program?
Connection: The question I posed was answered in the EDL 630 class, as the 20% project brought everyone together. Each student was able to decide on a project of their choice, but in doing so had to collaborate with each student. Its almost as though the 20% project was designed to model the concept of “New Collectives.”
Epiphany: Students like to create their own Avatar’s. Maybe I could have them create a project in which they created their own little city and have to develop a proper foundation for the Fire Service. I do a project about the large fires of the world that have helped shape history. They would have to consider building codes, water sources, implementation of a fire department and the funds appropriated with a full time department. Then other students could look at the students towns and could compare about what is a good idea and what areas the student could improve.
Chapter 6:
Quote: “The skilled student today learns how to watch the teacher very closely and thereby infer what questions will be on the test...figured out that reading the teacher can be just as useful as reading the text for getting a good grade.
Question: How do we make sure in this new culture of learning that mistakes are used to support student learning?
Connection: In my class, mistakes can result in serious injury or death. Students don’t always have the option to put their own flair on different fire fighting skills. Again, I am sitting here thinking that some of the books and assignments chosen are designed to let this cohort of students really impose the personality on their work, in a positive way. The more work I have done, I feel like all the classes thus far have modeled this concept. It is helping create and shape future classroom leadership without knowing.
Epiphany: This particular quote reminded me of a few classes in college where I just regurgitated what the professor said in my essays and as a result got an easy A. However, I don't want to have the kids just recite what I have taught them, I want them to come up with their own decisions, based off the evidence that I have provided.