REFLECTION
This week we spoke mainly about mobile phones within the classroom. We also spoke about turtles breathing out of their bums, which was a little weird but it worked for Gary's students.
(Google Images)
As I am studying to be an early childhood educator, I don't think that mobile phones will be a problem in my classroom. Despite that, I believe that mobile phones are an added distraction within the classroom regardless of the main purpose.
READINGS
Teaching in Digital Environments
I think that teaching in digital environments enhances both teaching and learning. As a teacher, I would like to incorporate blended learning with my students. I believe that children are more willing to get involved and learn if there is a presence of technology. In saying that, it is as equally as important to have the same or more face to face contact with the students to assess their learning from a shorter distance.
Younger students would definitely benefit from ICT tools such as vokis, as they incorporate an animated avatar communicating with the children, either giving them instructions or information.
(www.voki.com)
What is Pedagogy?
According to Moodle, Pedagogy is simply the art of teaching. The interaction between the teacher and the learner forms the pedagogy. Productive pedagogy involves positive teaching reflecting the student learning outcomes.
The strategies within the productive pedagogies include:
1. Facilitating deep knowledge through higher order thinking
2. Facilitating collaborative learning in which conversations are important
3. Supporting students in knowing how they learn best
4. Planning learning that is problem-based, and situated in
real life contexts
5. Is relevant to students, and connects to their background knowledge
6. Supports learning that is owned, controlled and managed by students themselves
7. Is socially supportive, engaging, and values cultural knowledges
8. Is supportive of the development of active citizenship, and strong group identity.
(Google Images)
The productive pedagogy strategies take me back to my learning as a child. Everything I learnt in primary school could be related back to real life contexts. Although, most of my senior teachers did try to implement this in our learning and I found that to be extremely helpful when I was learning something new.
I believe that the listed productive strategies are exactly what is needed within education. I found that when teachers did not connect with us on the above levels, students didn't want to go to class or fell behind the rest of the class. Especially in lower primary the students need to be able to connect their learnings to real life contexts.
Also, knowing how the student learns is essential to learning. I imagine it would be difficult to teach a child new things without knowing the right way to engage with them.
Digital Pedagogy
Digital pedagogy is a new way of teaching and learning in the classroom with the help of ICT. This new pedagogy is moving alongside the 21st century way of learning. I think it is very important for today's learners that ICT is implemented into their learning as it enhances their willingness to learn.
(www.fodey.com)
The following are positive examples of what ICT offers learners:
Students use ICT to access, integrate, manage and evaluate information.
What is Pedagogy?
According to Moodle, Pedagogy is simply the art of teaching. The interaction between the teacher and the learner forms the pedagogy. Productive pedagogy involves positive teaching reflecting the student learning outcomes.
The strategies within the productive pedagogies include:
1. Facilitating deep knowledge through higher order thinking
2. Facilitating collaborative learning in which conversations are important
3. Supporting students in knowing how they learn best
4. Planning learning that is problem-based, and situated in
real life contexts
5. Is relevant to students, and connects to their background knowledge
6. Supports learning that is owned, controlled and managed by students themselves
7. Is socially supportive, engaging, and values cultural knowledges
8. Is supportive of the development of active citizenship, and strong group identity.
(Google Images)
The productive pedagogy strategies take me back to my learning as a child. Everything I learnt in primary school could be related back to real life contexts. Although, most of my senior teachers did try to implement this in our learning and I found that to be extremely helpful when I was learning something new.
I believe that the listed productive strategies are exactly what is needed within education. I found that when teachers did not connect with us on the above levels, students didn't want to go to class or fell behind the rest of the class. Especially in lower primary the students need to be able to connect their learnings to real life contexts.
Also, knowing how the student learns is essential to learning. I imagine it would be difficult to teach a child new things without knowing the right way to engage with them.
Digital Pedagogy
Digital pedagogy is a new way of teaching and learning in the classroom with the help of ICT. This new pedagogy is moving alongside the 21st century way of learning. I think it is very important for today's learners that ICT is implemented into their learning as it enhances their willingness to learn.
(www.fodey.com)
The following are positive examples of what ICT offers learners:
Students use ICT to access, integrate, manage and evaluate information.
They use ICT to develop new understandings, and to participate as global citizens through collaboration across local, national and international borders.
Digital Pedagogy has been shown to transform learning. It enables students to develop deep knowledge through inquiry, connecting to sources of information, both primary and secondary across the world.
ICT supports thinking, organizing ideas, planning solutions, modelling, and visualizing the invisible.
ICT allows learners to build solutions and products through highly creative, expressive and reflective processes.
ICT is a very positive learning tool within classrooms around the world. I believe it is essential for all teachers to use ICT tools to educate their learners.
Bloom's Taxonomy
Blooms Taxonomy explores three ways of learning:
- Cognitive: mental skills (Knowledge)
- Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas (Attitude or self)
- Psychomotor: manual or physical skills (Skills)
(http://teachonline.asu.edu/2012/10/aligning-assessments-with-learning-objectives/)
DeBonos Thinking Hats are useful, however, the image below would be very daunting to a early childhood student. Although, this image could be very helpful for the educator.
(Moodle)
As you can see from the below post I made, I am strongly against mobile phones in the classroom.
(http://debonoshats.wikispaces.com/home)
(Moodle)
As you can see from the below post I made, I am strongly against mobile phones in the classroom.
(http://debonoshats.wikispaces.com/home)
Well done Katy. Great blog post. Can I suggest you think about the effect of your background on the blog post readability. If you have a justification that's fine. The main thing is to align the design of this blog site with the skills, interests and abilities of the intended audience.
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