Chapter 3 goes into detail about different learning theories and how to use technology to accommodate different learning styles. I found the section on teacher-centered v student-centered learning. (Maloy, et al, 2013, p.51) I would definitely try to implement student centered learning in my class room. I believe students learn much better by doing, than just by watching and listening. I also believe that a student will learn something better if he is able to teach it to another student. A couple of our teachers in high school would teach certain chapters by assigning each student or group a section of a chapter, and then they had to teach it to the rest of the class with a powerpoint and some sort of visual aids or creative attribute like role play. I found this to be very effective.
Chapter 3 also shows us how useful technology is in to teaching certain topics and shows just how much we can use it for. There are so many interactive games that make learning more fun and painless. For example the probability game with the spinner that lets students practice probability. (Maloy, et al, 2013, p.53) Although I don't think computers should be used as the main mode for learning and that the teacher should still be responsible for teaching most of it to the students, computers are an amazing tool to further the student's education and practicing certain skills for each individual student.
I thought the section on group work and cooperative learning was intriguing as well. Please refer to virtual Ms. Morgan below who will further reflect on this section. (Maloy, et al, 2013, p.61)
Overall, Chapter 3 was full of lots of cool information on how we can use technology in the classroom for so many different things to accommodate students and strategies.
Resources
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Burke, M (2015, September 20). Technology and Groupwork in the Classroom. Created with Voki.com.
Awesome Voki! I hope you enjoyed creating that and that you take advantage of such tools as a teacher and in allowing your students to tell you what they've learned!! :) Collaboration and cooperative group strategies can really offer a great way to address different learning needs. I enjoyed hearing about your teacher colleague's strategy for asking students to recreate what they've learned from a textbook chapter - that really does make the 'hands-on' and active learning come alive.
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