Carly Pugh - Blog Post #12
This Is How We Dream - Parts 1 and 2
Carly did an excellent job with this post. It is a very creative and motivational assignment that also provides a lot of freedom in the workspace. It's kind of like having a playlist of music that describes your mood, but instead it's videos that describe your goals and thoughts on teaching. Carly demonstrates Dr. Miller's hopes for writing with multi-media by being creative and using the unlimited resources on the web to teach something not only to herself, to others. I never thought about all of the possibilities that were right at my fingertips and a mouse click or iMovie away. With this assignment, I can show my teaching techniques through videos. This post was definitely an asset to my list professional blogs, videos and people to follow.
This Is How We Dream - Parts 1 and 2
In Part 1 of this series, Dr. Miller states that we are
living in one of the greatest times for communication technology. He is absolutely right! He makes the point
that with the internet we constantly and instantly have access to
information. While, if we were in a library, people check out books on a daily
basis, therefore that book (reference) is inaccessible until the borrower
returns it! Books have only just recently gone digital, the majority of us have
grown up on real, paper books! The new technologies that are merging their way
through our society are very promising and will greatly enhance the way our students
learn. Dr. Miller also points out that the internet has given us the power
to collaborate on work, or projects without ever actually having to meet in
person. Everything can be handled through the internet, this means that
teachers can collaborate with other teachers from around the world. And
students across the nation and around the world can read one another’s blogs
and collaborate as well.
In Part 2 of this series, Dr. Miller states how our methods of
research have changed. It could take years for usable material to reach
the libraries shelves, or archives. Information on the Internet is updated
by the second, however this information might not always be as reliable or
factual as a book form the library. The Internet is more reliable in terms of being up to date, but anyone can
post anything at anytime on the Internet. Unfortunately, some schools feel that
they don't have "room" to teach classes based on this. I feel that if
we could teach students these things at an early age then they could make a
huge difference in the future. As teachers, we need to take the initiative to
broaden the horizons of our students and show them the possibilities that are
out there. I f students do not use the Internet to their advantage in every way
possible to keep them involved and excited about learning then we as educators
are not doing our duty to show them the proper way to learn from the Internet.
“We put limitations on ourselves and we have the power to take them away.”
These videos made some very good points. The Chipper Series
tells a story of a student who dropped out of college because it was to hard
and time consuming. She ended up working as a garbage collector. Stories like
this happen more than I would like to imagine. Students think that the problem
is the school or the professor, but the true problem is within the student. In
order to be an effective student, you need to be able to follow the instruction
of a teacher. Getting your degree isn't going to be a piece of cake. You
actually have to work at it. These two videos made me think of a video
that I would like to create explaining how YouTube can change your life. So
many videos that I've watched in this class have changed my opinion of things.
I want people to know that whatever your searching for in your life, there is
probably video talking about or showing someone going through the exact same
thing... or worse. YouTube is a wonderful website for soul searching.
This video talks about the importance of change in our school
systems. Students need to learn how to be modern students. If learn by doing,
and practicing rather than memorizing facts and reciting them, They need to
know how to find those facts on the web, make sure they're legitimate, back the
facts up with learned knowledge learn how to communicate it. Technology is
going to keep on advancing whether we decide to learn to advance with it or
not. One of the speakers stated that, "Technology is not a choice."
This is so true! We now have technology like smart phones and iPads, and
practically everyone owns one of the two or both! We could show students how to
use these devices in education. We could teach them about communication
throughout the world. In doing this we open our students minds up to new
opportunities and allow them to learn about other cultures. Learning shouldn't
solely be about education, but about building a community and new
relationships. Practically everything I learned while I was in grade school was
memorized and forgotten as soon as I turned the tests in or took a final exam.
This type of learning in no way prepared me fro my intellectual journey,
college, or the real world. This new teaching style, will truly prepare
students for the real world, higher education and a successful intellectual
journey. We need to instill in ALL of our students, or we really cannot call
ourselves educators.
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Hi Annie! You did a great job on your post and summarized it perfectly. However, I did notice mistakes throughout. You need to make sure that you always include links within your posts because not everyone who reads this blog knows what videos you are talking about. I know that you did include links for some of the post, but I think you should include them in all of the post. Also, I noticed a good bit of grammatical errors.
ReplyDelete"While, if we were in a library, people check out books on a daily basis, therefore that book (reference) is inaccessible until the borrower returns it!" - You have unnecessary words and too many commas in this sentence.
Many times throughout your post you mentioned "the internet." However, you flip-flopped capitalizing it and leaving it lower case. You need to decide whether you are capitalizing it or not; in my opinion, you should just leave it lower case.
"If learn by doing, and practicing rather than memorizing facts and reciting them, They need to know how to find those facts on the web, make sure they're legitimate, back the facts up with learned knowledge learn how to communicate it." - This is a run-on sentence and needs to be fixed.
You seem to be on the right path, but some of your errors can take away from the post itself. Make sure to re-read your post before publishing it and try to limit these mistakes. I have no doubt that you are a very intelligent person and I just want to see that reflected in your blog. Keep pushing forward and you will be a great teacher some day!
Hi Annie,
ReplyDeleteI think Quentin has many great suggestions for your post. If you correct those, then you are in good shape.
I don't see your comments about Edm310 for Dummies, but it is a sub title on your blog.
Stephen Akins
Thank guys! Both of your comments and suggestions are very helpful and always appreciated! Sometimes, there is SO much to include in these specified posts that I get too caught up in completing them, and I miss steps! Your advice will help me do better in future posts!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)