I posted to http://sarabecker709.wikispaces.com/EDUC+7102 and to Roxanne http://roxannewright.blogspot.com/.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer Week 8
Please click on the above link to access my graphic organizer.
Ways I can move toward the dynamic end of the continuum would be to keep up with the moving technology trends; find ways to integrate technology into my lessons at school, continue my quest for knowledge in and about technology, and read scholarly articles about new innovations.
Please click on the above link to access my graphic organizer.
Ways I can move toward the dynamic end of the continuum would be to keep up with the moving technology trends; find ways to integrate technology into my lessons at school, continue my quest for knowledge in and about technology, and read scholarly articles about new innovations.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Assessing Collaborative Efforts
How should participation in a collaborative learning community be assessed? How do the varying levels of skill and knowledge students bring to a course affect the instructor's fair and equitable assessment" of learning?
I, as a teacher am all for students working together, but when it comes to assessing them as a group, sometimes it is not fair. Some students work and some do not. I feel that it is best to let the students assess each other. That way you can get a better view of who worked and who did not. Because as non traditional students and working on an online course, it is not easy for the instructor to have a fair and equitable assessment of each students learning. So again,I would say have each student fill out a rubric of the other students in their groups involvement and work ethic and participation.
If a student does not want to network or collaborate in a learning community for an online course, what should the other members of the learning community do" What role should the instructor play? What impact would this have on his or her assessment plan?
At some point in our lives no matter what type of job we do, we are going to have to work with other people collaboratively in a group. We might as well learn to do it now more so than later. The other members should also not be punished because one student does not want to work as a team. There are people who work much better on their own, but they also need to to learn to work with other people in a team like setting. This is just part of the world and work ethic. This should have an impact on the instructors assessment plan, maybe not a huge one, but it should have some affect on the students grade as higher education learning is not just learning in itself it is learning different types of learning.
I, as a teacher am all for students working together, but when it comes to assessing them as a group, sometimes it is not fair. Some students work and some do not. I feel that it is best to let the students assess each other. That way you can get a better view of who worked and who did not. Because as non traditional students and working on an online course, it is not easy for the instructor to have a fair and equitable assessment of each students learning. So again,I would say have each student fill out a rubric of the other students in their groups involvement and work ethic and participation.
If a student does not want to network or collaborate in a learning community for an online course, what should the other members of the learning community do" What role should the instructor play? What impact would this have on his or her assessment plan?
At some point in our lives no matter what type of job we do, we are going to have to work with other people collaboratively in a group. We might as well learn to do it now more so than later. The other members should also not be punished because one student does not want to work as a team. There are people who work much better on their own, but they also need to to learn to work with other people in a team like setting. This is just part of the world and work ethic. This should have an impact on the instructors assessment plan, maybe not a huge one, but it should have some affect on the students grade as higher education learning is not just learning in itself it is learning different types of learning.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Story Board 1st Draft
Click here to look at story board.
Notes to go by:
1. Introduce Mrs. Linda Sedlack and Mr. Chris Greene as these two teachers are the ones heading up our distance learning.
2. Show pictures of Mrs. Sedlack and Mr. Greene and their credentials.
3. Show preview of Mrs. Sedlack teaching in her room while being videoed or in while in video conference.
4. Show preview of Mr. Greene in his classroom while video conferencing with Mrs. Sedlacks class or watching her video. ( Probably both)
5. While showing the snippets of video of each class, discuss the importance of distance learning and the research to back up bringing Algebra down to the middle schools.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
New Post for Elements of Distance Education
I responded to Lou Anns blog: http://loumorris.blogspot.com/2010/12/distance-education.html
and to Taryn Hailstock: http://tarynhailstock.blogspot.com/2010/12/next-generation-of-distance-education.html
and to Taryn Hailstock: http://tarynhailstock.blogspot.com/2010/12/next-generation-of-distance-education.html
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