Hi Meagan, Great thinking! Do you feel your ISD project follows constructivist guidelines? How so or how not? How do you currently use constructivist principles in your work?
At this point I'm not sure how our ISD project will fit in with constructivist principles since we are conducting the project for a k-12 environment, but if we are instructing the teachers in how to use the technology in the classroom I think it would definitely apply. In my kindergarten class I try to give the students opportunities to explore the environment, and problems without the "correct" solution so they have the opportunity to reach their own conclusion.
Hello Megan: On reading your post, I want to say, I truly agree, that one of the first things a teacher must do when considering how to teach students is to acknowledge that each student does not learn in the same way. This means that if the teacher chooses just one style of teaching (direct instruction, collaborative learning, inquiry learning, etc.), the students will not be maximizing their learning potential. Obviously, a teacher cannot reach every student on the same level during one lesson, but implementing a variety of learning styles throughout the course allows all the students will have the chance to learn in at least one way that matches their learning style. Great Job!
Blessings
Eric Reference: Brooks, J. and Brooks, M. (1993). In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms, ASCD)
Constructivism is definitely a great way for students to learn because they take the initiative to learn the material; and in my experience, students tend to learn more of the information and they are able to store the information in their long term memory bank. I believe that with technology today, it is easier for students to do their own research; when people don’t know something, they Google their questions and they have a solution within seconds. Sometimes it takes several sites to find a more clear and elaborate solution. For the K-12 setting, I believe that there are plenty of scenarios where technology can be tied into each project; they can be given a project and they use the Internet or various technological tools to find their answer. I do agree with you about the constructivist approach requiring the students to have a more active role in their learning; motivating students to ‘want’ to learn is a challenge but when done in the right way, this theory allows students to reach new heights. Great post and Happy Easter.
Megan, I agree that constructivist learning may be a challenge at the K-12 level. This is why I suggested in my original blog for this week that a constructivist approach may be more appropriate in an online college course. As an adjunct instructor I teach online using Adobe Connect to conduct three live lectures each week. Using this synchronous tool I can prompt the students for their opinions and feedback and I take polls often. All around I think incorporating some level on synchronous communication is beneficial with online instruction but I also think it meshes well with constructivism. Great video post, thanks for sharing. -Cody
Hi Meagan,
ReplyDeleteGreat thinking! Do you feel your ISD project follows constructivist guidelines? How so or how not? How do you currently use constructivist principles in your work?
At this point I'm not sure how our ISD project will fit in with constructivist principles since we are conducting the project for a k-12 environment, but if we are instructing the teachers in how to use the technology in the classroom I think it would definitely apply. In my kindergarten class I try to give the students opportunities to explore the environment, and problems without the "correct" solution so they have the opportunity to reach their own conclusion.
DeleteHello Megan:
ReplyDeleteOn reading your post, I want to say, I truly agree, that one of the first things a teacher must do when considering how to teach students is to acknowledge that each student does not learn in the same way. This means that if the teacher chooses just one style of teaching (direct instruction, collaborative learning, inquiry learning, etc.), the students will not be maximizing their learning potential. Obviously, a teacher cannot reach every student on the same level during one lesson, but implementing a variety of learning styles throughout the course allows all the students will have the chance to learn in at least one way that matches their learning style. Great Job!
Blessings
Eric
Reference:
Brooks, J. and Brooks, M. (1993). In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist
Classrooms, ASCD)
Megan,
ReplyDeleteConstructivism is definitely a great way for students to learn because they take the initiative to learn the material; and in my experience, students tend to learn more of the information and they are able to store the information in their long term memory bank. I believe that with technology today, it is easier for students to do their own research; when people don’t know something, they Google their questions and they have a solution within seconds. Sometimes it takes several sites to find a more clear and elaborate solution. For the K-12 setting, I believe that there are plenty of scenarios where technology can be tied into each project; they can be given a project and they use the Internet or various technological tools to find their answer. I do agree with you about the constructivist approach requiring the students to have a more active role in their learning; motivating students to ‘want’ to learn is a challenge but when done in the right way, this theory allows students to reach new heights. Great post and Happy Easter.
Olivia
Megan,
ReplyDeleteI agree that constructivist learning may be a challenge at the K-12 level. This is why I suggested in my original blog for this week that a constructivist approach may be more appropriate in an online college course. As an adjunct instructor I teach online using Adobe Connect to conduct three live lectures each week. Using this synchronous tool I can prompt the students for their opinions and feedback and I take polls often. All around I think incorporating some level on synchronous communication is beneficial with online instruction but I also think it meshes well with constructivism. Great video post, thanks for sharing.
-Cody
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Terry