Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Learning for the 21st Century
This was my first time using CMap Tools. I thought the interface was easy to use. However, I wish the canvas size was a bit larger. I spent a good amount of time trying to figure out the best way to orient my map. While I like visual organizers, I felt that the article was pretty linear in nature and if I was going to summarize or take notes on the article, I would have preferred to make an outline.
Here is my map:
Here is my map:
Guest Speaker: Dr. Curt Bonk
It was great to see how Dr. Bonk used Web 2.0 tool in his lecture. I learn a great deal by watching how others use these tools to instruct.
I wish he had a chance to talk about his research a bit more. I am really interested to hear about his research in game-based instruction. I think gaming will be influential in how we instruct and assess our learners in the future.
On a side note, thinking about dissertations for a Ph.D. or our 894 projects. I wonder if the assessment will change to accommodate a more 21st Century approach? We encourage collaboration and group projects in our classrooms and identify these as key skills for the 21st Century. Furthermore, many recent learning theories suggest that knowledge occurs through construction or connecting of information, which would require collaboration. However, our 894 project is an individual task. Wouldn't a group project be more aligned with our teachings and where Instructional Technology is headed? Or is it too difficult to assesss?
I wish he had a chance to talk about his research a bit more. I am really interested to hear about his research in game-based instruction. I think gaming will be influential in how we instruct and assess our learners in the future.
On a side note, thinking about dissertations for a Ph.D. or our 894 projects. I wonder if the assessment will change to accommodate a more 21st Century approach? We encourage collaboration and group projects in our classrooms and identify these as key skills for the 21st Century. Furthermore, many recent learning theories suggest that knowledge occurs through construction or connecting of information, which would require collaboration. However, our 894 project is an individual task. Wouldn't a group project be more aligned with our teachings and where Instructional Technology is headed? Or is it too difficult to assesss?
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