Learning new skills and reflecting what we have learned
makes one feel so good. Now it is almost time we shut down this habit we have
crept into. We are almost at verge of completing our webskills course after
having explored many teaching skills using interactive websites or technology.
Our discussion this week was on how technology can help or address different able learners.
Being aware of Gardner’s 8 Multiple Intelligence, we were
prompt to think what particular technology can be more useful and ease to cater
to different able learners. Having known that technology can do better in
promoting learner styles since it can provide learners with variety of aids and
sensitize their memory to stimulate to new approaches that traditional
classroom can merely do. Using audio, visual, video and graphics are some prominent
examples that technology can offer at hand. Well, interactive quiz, games and
online activities also instigates variety of learning experiences besides
providing learning at children’s pace and place.
Nevertheless, technology offers choice to cater to different
learning styles, it is equally important to consider what kind of learning
style a teacher possesses. I agreed when our instructor Courtney said that
teachers’ trait does influence his or her approach to teaching. Therefore, it
is very important to conduct survey for both teacher and students to find out
what intelligence is at risk or at promise. Having known our styles we will be
able to focus or should be able change our approaches to teaching and bring
variety in lesson which will be beneficial to different able learners. We also
know that intelligence does not remain fixed, it also tend to change as we
practice doing new things and adapt to new environment.
Beside the discussion, this week was the submission of our
final project. Well, I can’t say that I did best in my project but certainly
would say I tried my best to bring my project a result of this course. Having done
this project is just like having received certificate after the course. I am
glad that I could now use many technological aspects in my classroom and being
able to incorporate the acquired skills in my project made me feel full of
learning.
This is really a new experience for me, I loved learning
from this course.
Thank you,
With Regards…
Hi Sanjiv,
ReplyDeleteYou are right. We have consciously and unconsciously fallen into the habit of doing our daily routine concerning webskills, posting on Nicenet, commenting on the work of others and finally the reflection of what we have done. I will definitely miss these things. God! how many times I have used miss today while writing a blog and reading others'. So sad but true that it's almost over.
Anyway, from the bright side, we have learned a lot. And we still have a long way to go to contribute to our society with what we have learned. Although it will be the end of the course, but our contribution will start soon and I hope it will keep expanding as long as we can teach.
Concerning final project, I am a bit nervous about it although I did try to do my best. But take it easy friend ( a nervous friend is encouraging another nervous friend ) :)). We will be all right. Don't you think so?
I will never forget the valuable experience I have gained from this course.
Let's keep in touch with everyone even after we have finished doing the course.
Best,
Sophia
Hi Sanjiv and Sophia,
ReplyDeleteThis has exactly been my reflections this week. I'm already missing the interactions that we have through the Nicenet. How much we have learnt these 9 weeks. Its a life time learning, I feel. And the best thing about this course besides learning, has been making new friends. We've brought the world closer, in fact into our computers. That close we have been.
This course has been invaluable for me...and yes, Sophia, like you I'm nervous about the final project. Let us all keep our fingers crossed for this project!
All the best,
Paramita
Hi Sanjiv,
ReplyDeleteI guess we need to let students lead the way to understand their fullest potential. Finding out their learning styles can ultimately help teachers to cater to their needs. I would like to see more ideas on how to implement lessons according to the different learning styles. :)
Diana
Hi, Sophia, Paramita and Diana,
ReplyDeleteSo, these are all our identical feelings we are going through now. Thanks for your concern and I do hope that we will be able to make some changes very soon in our teaching, I am sure we do now have lots of resources.
My dear partner, Diana, I do have some ideas on using MI lesson that I will be soon posting in my Blog. Keep track…
Thanks everyone,
Best!
Sanjiv