It really helps if I remember to put up a new post for this semester, so you can all comment on it. Sorry about that. Post your ideas and comments about blogs and using them for educational purposes. What did you like and dislike about the blog format?
13 comments:
Yep, everything seems to be working now. Have fun!
I don't have much experience with blogging. I have never created my own blog before. As far as using it for educational purposes, I don't see it to be much different from the discussion board within Bb. It's seems like just one more website to keep up with.
On second thought...I suppose a blog would be useful for keeping communication going in the event that Bb goes down. =)
Like Lisa, I have very minimal experience with "blogging" but where blogging groups can be created many many places on the internet, it is definitely an accessible medium for all "internet connected" classrooms. I think the easy "connection" with my fellow classmates, despite distance, age differences, and person-to-person shyness has made communication successful. This has been a very positive experience in the virtual environment and a blog is another means to accomplish this.
Like Lisa and Andy, I have NO experience with blogging. I don't even know how to use myspace, facebook or twitter. I am an emailing or IM queen of the other hand. Now as far as using this for educational purposes I don't really see the need. I mean since we have Bb and all. But if we did not have Bb this would be very functional. I don't know....
I think my learning style is more of pragmatic. I thrive on structure and consistency. Because I know what has to be done and I know what to expect. I know I am definitely not a creative learning. I am not much for taking risk and such. And I don't think I am a spatial learner either. I like hands on learning but I don't really care how it works. I want to know WHY WHY WHY.
I want to think that I not only use pragmatic but I also like to use conceptual and independent learning. I want to know WHY and I like working by myself. But yet I think it all has to do with what the assignment or project is. Sometime two heads are better than one.
Thinking back to the way I teach I am more of a pragmatic teacher yet I do a lot of hands on teaching. But special needs students learn better with hands on teaching. And I think they need structure and consistency in the classroom so they know what is going on. So yes I do believe that my learning styles follows me to some degree into my teaching style.
I found that while reading the descriptions of the different learning styles, I could see a little bit of myself in each one. The two that probably suite me best are the visual and reading/writing styles. I find I can follow a teacher better if I have other aids such as pictures or the text laid out in front of me. Outlines are especially helpful to me when learning or studying as well. Although I enjoy learning hands-on, I generally find that I don't like to depend on other people within a group when working on a project. I think the style least beneficial to me is the aural style. I find it difficult to focus and follow along if I'm simply listening to someone lecture for long periods of time without other learning aids. I think one way, however, that the aural style can be used to benefit me is if I'm trying to memorize a piece of information and it is put to a rhythm or a song, I then find it easier to remember.
I haven't had any teaching experience yet but I expect it would make sense that people's teaching styles would tend to reflect their own learning styles. A teacher, however, is not always going to have students that learn exactly the same way they do so it's important for the teacher to understand each of the different learning styles and to find ways of implementing them into their lessons.
I think that I am definately a hands on learner. I don't learn as well if I don't actually do the skill. I really see this when it comes to driving :) If I am not the person driving and we're going to a new place. I would have no clue how we got there. However, if I am the one driving then I will remember the route for a long time.
I like to think that I will use this when I am a teacher. I really like to see students actually doing a skill themselves.
this seems a lot like the discussion board but somehow more concrete. with blackboard you have to follow so many links and compartments- by the time you get to where you're supposed to be you don't even know how you got there... it kind of feels like everything on blackboard is just floating around in the ether. but not this blogging thing! I am such a weird mixture of all different types of learners that its hard for me to really know what works best until i try it. i think they need to come up with a new category called 'ADD kid". i just kind of absorb like a sponge while it appears as though i'm spacing off...
I had the same problem and saw little distinction with the exception of an extreme leaning towards spatial. Does this mean I'm severely intrapersonally challenged? So spatial would come naturally, and constantly giving verbal information or instruction would seem to augment it well while providing a hands on, creative assignment with specific visual examples would round it out. Having all these areas tied together in a knot in my head makes it difficult to see a clear example of three areas.
I haven't ever done any blogging myself. I see how it could be a useful way to keep records and put your thoughts and Ideas down. Not only for you do see but also for other teachers to see. It all so gives you something to look back on.
I haven't ever blogged, but I think that it could be a useful tool in education. It is a good way to got you thoughts and for other people to be able to see your thoughts and post their thoughts on what you wrote. It can give you something to look back on, to remember parts of what happened, and what you thought about the things that happened.
Post a Comment