Meta-Reflection: Final Thoughts on Education and Technology

WAC Approval Standard T:  Knowledge of Teaching, T4: Informed by technology (designed to create technologically proficient learners) When I look back on this technology and education class I can see how very far I’ve come. I’m a bit old school, and was hesitant to take an ‘On-line’ class. I was concerned that without any ‘live’ [...]

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Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge week 8 EDTC 6536

“There is no single technological solution that will function equally well for every teacher, every course, or every pedagogical approach.” But, there are lots of ways to incorporate technology, using strong pedagogical and content knowledge foundations to introduce and reinforce student learning. There are many ways to incorporate technology into your current teaching style and [...]

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Digital Citizenship Week 7 EDTC 6536

Digital Citizenship Like other kinds of citizenship, it is important to teach digital citizenship both inside and outside of the classroom. This develops skills that lead to an organized and well-behaved society. To follow the rules, you have to know the rules. As technology advances and there are increasing ways of communicating through diverse and [...]

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Back to the drawing board! Week 6 EDTC 6536

When was the last time you felt really creative? When did you last look at the world and tools around you, decide to create something that was really fun, work with your friends or co-workers to make it even better, then tear it down and start again? Mitchel Resnick in his article All I Really [...]

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Whats a wiki ? EDTC 6536 week 4

I learned what a wiki is! The article “The wiki way of learning” was my first introduction to wiki’s. I did not have any idea what they were, or how they were used. I thought wikipedia was just a cute online name for an encyclopedia. I did not realize that anyone could add or edit [...]

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