Chapter 4
Quote: "In communities, people learn in order to belong. In a collective, people belong in order to learn."
Question: Since collectives are essentially the antithesis of our profession as educators, should/could we harness their potential?
Connection: Doing research for the 20% Project, I have noticed that there are quite a few people interested in doing what I would like to do (maybe not in the same way) and are willing to share, thus creating small collectives of knowledge.
Epiphany: Learning how to harness the power of peer-to-peer learning will be a way that I as a future educational technology leader should further investigate and learn to use. That way, future teachers that I am helping, can create learning communities and collectives to help each other and explore new ways of doing tasks using technology.
Chapter 5
Quote: "Sharing something personal with a collective, therefore, is very different from taking something private and putting it into the public domain."
Question: As students continue to use new technologies that teachers may not be comfortable using, what support can we provide to those teachers to better guide them so that they can find ways of using those newer technologies in their classrooms?
Connection: We are creating our own digital selves through the EDL program, selves that are capable of taking part in online discussions and are able to adapt to new technologies
Epiphany: Through or PLNs and our class groups on Google+, we are beginning to create digital representations of what a modern elementary/high school should start beginning to look like.
Chapter 6
Quote: "The twenty-first century, however, belongs to the tacit. In the digital world, we learn by doing, watching, and experiencing."
Question: Is technology necessary for tacit learning or does it help with that type of learning?
Connection: Learning by doing is the best way to absorb new concepts, this is again apparent in our 20% Project. This is where we take steps to make sure that what we are doing is correct, that the goals that we set are being met, and that we can understand what we are trying to learn.
Epiphany: Quantifiable evidence of learning may be efficient, such as multiple choice exams, but they are not accurate measures. Instead, we should be aiming to find ways of making sure that students are creating projects that truly reflect their learning and understanding of school material.
Quote: "In communities, people learn in order to belong. In a collective, people belong in order to learn."
Question: Since collectives are essentially the antithesis of our profession as educators, should/could we harness their potential?
Connection: Doing research for the 20% Project, I have noticed that there are quite a few people interested in doing what I would like to do (maybe not in the same way) and are willing to share, thus creating small collectives of knowledge.
Epiphany: Learning how to harness the power of peer-to-peer learning will be a way that I as a future educational technology leader should further investigate and learn to use. That way, future teachers that I am helping, can create learning communities and collectives to help each other and explore new ways of doing tasks using technology.
Chapter 5
Quote: "Sharing something personal with a collective, therefore, is very different from taking something private and putting it into the public domain."
Question: As students continue to use new technologies that teachers may not be comfortable using, what support can we provide to those teachers to better guide them so that they can find ways of using those newer technologies in their classrooms?
Connection: We are creating our own digital selves through the EDL program, selves that are capable of taking part in online discussions and are able to adapt to new technologies
Epiphany: Through or PLNs and our class groups on Google+, we are beginning to create digital representations of what a modern elementary/high school should start beginning to look like.
Chapter 6
Quote: "The twenty-first century, however, belongs to the tacit. In the digital world, we learn by doing, watching, and experiencing."
Question: Is technology necessary for tacit learning or does it help with that type of learning?
Connection: Learning by doing is the best way to absorb new concepts, this is again apparent in our 20% Project. This is where we take steps to make sure that what we are doing is correct, that the goals that we set are being met, and that we can understand what we are trying to learn.
Epiphany: Quantifiable evidence of learning may be efficient, such as multiple choice exams, but they are not accurate measures. Instead, we should be aiming to find ways of making sure that students are creating projects that truly reflect their learning and understanding of school material.