Chapter 1
Quote: "The new culture of learning actually comprises two elements. The first is a massive information network that provides almost unlimited access and resources to learn about anything. The second is a bounded and structured environment that allows for unlimited agency to build and experiment with things within those boundaries"
Question: What are some ways in which I know what type of boundaries I can set within my own classroom when assigning projects to students and still provide sufficient room for them to explore?
Connection: In this chapter I saw how important collaboration can be to this new generation of students. Students need to be able to connect with others so that they can continue to expand their knowledge, just like how we are expected to collaborate and contribute in this program.
Epiphany: The "Click Here to Start Learning" section intrigued me as it demonstrated the power of building a community online, no matter how small it may be, can have lasting positive impact on people's lives.
Chapter 2
Quote: "Unlike the traditional sense of culture, which strives for stability and adapts to changes in its environment only when forced, this emerging culture responds to its surroundings organically. It does not adapt."
Question: In what ways will teachers that grew up in the new culture of learning affect teaching practices in the future?
Connection: This new culture of learning emphasizes participation with the world to create/share/distribute/modify knowledge. I have always been reluctant to participate in this type of sharing, but through EDL 630 I am slowly becoming used to sharing what I am doing.
Epiphany: The 'mechanistic view' of learning is being replaced by a more organic way of learning. Granted it may not be efficient by the mechanistic standards, but it the learning is much more meaningful.
Chapter 3
Quote: "…traditional approaches to learning are no longer capable of coping with a constantly changing world."
Question: The cubicle was implemented in offices in order to maximize efficiency, how will the workplaces of future workers look like when they begin to adapt those places to suit their needs?
Connection: In EDL 621 we learned how we could gamify our classroom so that we could appeal to the way in which students are now used to learning.
Epiphany: As an educator of new world learners, I must constantly find ways of engaging students in such a way that appeals to them and covers topics in such a way that they become interested in the material.
Quote: "The new culture of learning actually comprises two elements. The first is a massive information network that provides almost unlimited access and resources to learn about anything. The second is a bounded and structured environment that allows for unlimited agency to build and experiment with things within those boundaries"
Question: What are some ways in which I know what type of boundaries I can set within my own classroom when assigning projects to students and still provide sufficient room for them to explore?
Connection: In this chapter I saw how important collaboration can be to this new generation of students. Students need to be able to connect with others so that they can continue to expand their knowledge, just like how we are expected to collaborate and contribute in this program.
Epiphany: The "Click Here to Start Learning" section intrigued me as it demonstrated the power of building a community online, no matter how small it may be, can have lasting positive impact on people's lives.
Chapter 2
Quote: "Unlike the traditional sense of culture, which strives for stability and adapts to changes in its environment only when forced, this emerging culture responds to its surroundings organically. It does not adapt."
Question: In what ways will teachers that grew up in the new culture of learning affect teaching practices in the future?
Connection: This new culture of learning emphasizes participation with the world to create/share/distribute/modify knowledge. I have always been reluctant to participate in this type of sharing, but through EDL 630 I am slowly becoming used to sharing what I am doing.
Epiphany: The 'mechanistic view' of learning is being replaced by a more organic way of learning. Granted it may not be efficient by the mechanistic standards, but it the learning is much more meaningful.
Chapter 3
Quote: "…traditional approaches to learning are no longer capable of coping with a constantly changing world."
Question: The cubicle was implemented in offices in order to maximize efficiency, how will the workplaces of future workers look like when they begin to adapt those places to suit their needs?
Connection: In EDL 621 we learned how we could gamify our classroom so that we could appeal to the way in which students are now used to learning.
Epiphany: As an educator of new world learners, I must constantly find ways of engaging students in such a way that appeals to them and covers topics in such a way that they become interested in the material.