Two online resources which I think are very useful are:
http://www.learningandthebrain.com and
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/infoproc,html
The first resource written by Huitt( 2003) discusses three models of information processing1. the stage theory model (Atkinson & Shriffin 1968); 2. levels of processing theory (Craik & Lockhart,1972) supported by Bransford (1979) and 3.paralell-distributed processing connectionistic (Rimelhart &McClelland 1986). In addition the website displays ways of using the information processing approach in the classroom.
There is also an in-depth 17 page paper written in collaboration with another writer Stacey, T. Lutz.
The second resource connects educators to neuroscientists and researchers so that they could be informed about the latest findings in brain research. The site also offers one-day seminars, conferences, summer institutes and symposiums about interventions and suggested strategies for classroom teachers to enhance classroom instruction.
These two online writings not only talk about memory and the brain but they reinforce much of what this course is about and the numerous ways that the theories can be used in education.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
THOUGHTS
Blogging about the Web 2.0 connected classroom is a focus on the involment of parents in the discussion on the use of the social media tools in the classroom. This first blog suggests that teachers reach out to parents to help them understand why the tools are being used, since it seems that they are questioning the usefulness of the aforementioned technology tools.
In addition, the blogger suggests that the negative words being thrown at the teaching profession is as a result of us teachers not showcasing our products to the public so that they can see what is being in the twenty-first century classrooms.
The URL is http://blog.web20classroom.org
The next blog consists of guide lines to access free tecnological resources for teachers to enhance instruction while engaging students. A reader can find such items as iPad and android applications for schools. For example there is 'Coach My Video' app for Physical Education teachers and coaches to help them monitor the movements of players and provide feedback.
On the android side, there is ClassDojo. This app is designed to keep track of students' attendance and specific behaviors. The URL http;//www.freetech4teachers.com
The third blogger focuses attention on teacher evaluations, student assessments and personal judgements of his work. A reader can can expect to find what the blogger has done, when it was done, with whom he communicated, and the person's assessments of his work. The URL for this blog is http;//teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical.
Each of these three blogs is very useful for us as instructional designers, For example the tempered radical can push us as change agents, to examine the external and internal environments of our organizations/schools,"and specify needed changes in each"(Beach 2006). Changes also in the way we think about the necessity of having a wide knowledge of learning theories, since being expert on these can hepl us to create methods of instruction that are practical and useful.
The blog which supplies information on free technological resources and their purposes can introduce us to the universe of technology which we as ID students need to make it our business to learn in order to keep up with the trends of the digital age. It is highly unlikely that without the ability to use technology we can appropriately assist the practitioner with his/her computer- assissted/technology instructional strategies.
Blog number one can keep us from forgetting that instructional design is not only about providing techniques that facilitate learning, but also about modelling/showing how to put the said strategies to work. Showing how to use a method or methods of instruction is an aspect of accountability to stakeholders whether public or private,therein providing proof that instructional designers put"emphasis on learner control and the capability of the learner to manipulate information.."(Ertmer&Newby,1996).
curriculum203@gmail.com
In addition, the blogger suggests that the negative words being thrown at the teaching profession is as a result of us teachers not showcasing our products to the public so that they can see what is being in the twenty-first century classrooms.
The URL is http://blog.web20classroom.org
The next blog consists of guide lines to access free tecnological resources for teachers to enhance instruction while engaging students. A reader can find such items as iPad and android applications for schools. For example there is 'Coach My Video' app for Physical Education teachers and coaches to help them monitor the movements of players and provide feedback.
On the android side, there is ClassDojo. This app is designed to keep track of students' attendance and specific behaviors. The URL http;//www.freetech4teachers.com
The third blogger focuses attention on teacher evaluations, student assessments and personal judgements of his work. A reader can can expect to find what the blogger has done, when it was done, with whom he communicated, and the person's assessments of his work. The URL for this blog is http;//teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical.
Each of these three blogs is very useful for us as instructional designers, For example the tempered radical can push us as change agents, to examine the external and internal environments of our organizations/schools,"and specify needed changes in each"(Beach 2006). Changes also in the way we think about the necessity of having a wide knowledge of learning theories, since being expert on these can hepl us to create methods of instruction that are practical and useful.
The blog which supplies information on free technological resources and their purposes can introduce us to the universe of technology which we as ID students need to make it our business to learn in order to keep up with the trends of the digital age. It is highly unlikely that without the ability to use technology we can appropriately assist the practitioner with his/her computer- assissted/technology instructional strategies.
Blog number one can keep us from forgetting that instructional design is not only about providing techniques that facilitate learning, but also about modelling/showing how to put the said strategies to work. Showing how to use a method or methods of instruction is an aspect of accountability to stakeholders whether public or private,therein providing proof that instructional designers put"emphasis on learner control and the capability of the learner to manipulate information.."(Ertmer&Newby,1996).
curriculum203@gmail.com
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