A New Culture of Learning
Chapters 4-6 Chapter 4 “Our ability to produce, consume, and distribute knowledge is an unlimited, unfiltered, and immediate way is the primary reason for the changes we see today.”Collaboration is key to finding and creating true knowledge. Creating network and online communities increase the flow of information on any particular topic. Groups of people who work together on a similar goal, project of interest, or to solve a problem are more efficient than any one person working alone. Question: What role does the teacher play in peer to peer learning? Connection: When I was in High school I loved to read magazines from local collectives. It is more common today for people to use virtual collective because it allows for increased collaboration. Classroom blogs can be used to create inquiry based approach to learning and teaching Aha: The internet allows for people to connect with other who have similar interest. Information is easier to find and some of the questions that someone might has probably been asked before. This allows for people to explore interest at a larger scale and with ease. We can teach our students to use a collective approach when teaching a specific unit. Learning to participate in a collective in a safe classroom environment teaches students skills that will enhance their abilities to find and collaborate with others on projects of similar interest. Chapter 5 “Through new media, the collective serves not only as a kind of resource for learning but also as a kind of amplifier: It intensifies and heightens the process of learning by continuously relating it back to the personal. ” In order to build motivation in students they need to be able to make the topic relevant to their lives. Digital media is a tool for teachers that helps makes learning authentic and personal. Question: How do we distinguish collaboration from sharing answers? Connection: The case involving the students at Ryerson University proves that the essence of what constitutes studying is changing. If the answers are available to our students with the simple click a button then ensuring that they get the right answer should not be our main concern as educations, instead we need to check that our students can develop creative ways to solve their problems or reaching their desired goals. Aha: When students are able to learn in fun environment that are not restrictive they can explore their interest at a deeper level. This is how life long learning happens. Organic spaces that are constantly producing new information and that students can participate in are most valuable because they represent the true nature of our reality. Answers can no longer be found they are being created every day and our students need to learn that they can participate in this creation of knowledge. Chapter 6 “You tech and I learn. But tacit knowledge, which grows through personal experience and experimentation, is not transferable-you can’t teach it to me, though I can still learn it.” Our role in this technological driven world in addition to the content material is how to access information relevant to their studies. But our most important role is to provide them with as much experience as possible. We can create the stage for students to make connections to content material in our classrooms. It is these rich experiences where they can put their knowledge and skills to use that helps grasps real concepts and ideas. Question: What are effective ways to develop inquiry in our students? Connection: It is important to remember that students have different learning styles. For this reason it is important to allow students freedom in their learning. They will demonstrate the most creativity when they are truly invested in something that interest them. They will also be more likely to seek out new learning experiences when they are truly motivated by their work. Aha: Imagination and creativity is something that has was lacking in traditional education system. New teachers have the task of undoing some of the teaching methods and practices that are benefitting our students.
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I thought the anecdote about the Ryerson College student was really edifying as to the way technology changes collaboration. The student was participating in a traditional practice, studying with his peers. However, the College viewed it as cheating because it was done in an nontraditional way, using the Internet. I think it is important to consider how students use collaboration, i.e. copying versus collaborating, but it seems that if we change education so that facts and figures are not how students are graded, they really will not be able to copy with new forms of genuine assessments.
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