As I reflect upon the class sharing ring that we took part in this evening, I can certainly see this activity as one that could be used with some of my students. I feel as though this class has been really useful in the way that we have been able to meet, interact, and share ideas with our classmates. Collaborating is always such a beneficial way to learn because you are able to compare your ideas and get a clue to see if you're "heading in the right direction."
When teaching students, I think that sometimes young students are somewhat hesitant to ask questions, especially when "all eyes on on them." No matter how much you, as a teacher, will stress that it is important to share ideas and ask questions and that it's okay to be wrong, no student wants to feel like they're giving the wrong answer. I think it's easier for assignments to be clarified when you are talking with a peer one-on-one----it's a comfortable learning community where your ideas can be validated, clarified, and questions can be cleared up.
During this sharing ring, I felt as though I was able to clear up some of my questions and concerns about the learning summary and digital sharing project that we are doing for class. After using some of the tools, I do feel more comfortable creating an idea for the digital sharing project. I'm still somewhat confused about the learning summary. Orignially, I thought we were looking to compare our learning to some sort of artifact, much like the "slice of watermelon." I was thinking along the lines of comparing my learning to some sort of mode of transportation and comparing my learning to a "journey through the tools of technology." After sharing ideas with classmates, I'm thinking more along the lines of using one of the sites to display this learning. I'm sure that along the way, my ideas for both the learning summary and digital sharing will both be changing in some ways.
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Hi areid30,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to use other language to illustrate what the Learning Summary could be. Let me know if it helps.
The Learning Summary assignment should be a summary of your learning in this course.
1) Imagine, for example, that you decided to use the "top ten things I learned" as a way to structure the summary.
2) Imagine, for example, that you decided to use a wiki to tell the story; it could be a new wiki you create (1 page for each of the 10 things you want to tell about) or it could be your page on the class learning commons wiki (10 sections on the page you own in the class wiki).
3) Imagine, as you tell about the "10 things," you make reference [to] particular course experiences (e.g., reflections, readings, media, networking, experimentation, etc.) that contributed to your emerging understanding of The Three Cs of 21st Century Teaching and Learning.
4) Imagine you include videos, pictures, links, text, etc. that help me better understand what you want me to know about what you learned.
Here's the same assignment in the words of course requirements:
"You will produce an artifact (e.g., narrative, slideshow, audio, video, concept map, a wiki, etc.) that summarizes the learning experience in i3cs21. The artifact should reference particular course experiences (e.g., reflections, readings, media, networking, experimentation, etc.) that contributed to your emerging understanding of The Three Cs of 21st Century Teaching and Learning, educational technology and media. You will make the artifact available online on or before noon on the Saturday immediately preceding the last session of the course."
Thank you! Yes that really does help. I think I have some ideas that I want to experiment with and see what works out best. Thank you for your help!
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