EDM 310 Blog Post Assignment 2

I. Mr. Dancelot

              The central message of this video was that when teaching something that requires repetition and practicing with the whole body, it needs to be taught as such. The teacher in the video only showed Powerpoints and when he demonstrated the footwork himself for the dances, he stood behind the desk so that the students could not see. The conclusion made sense to me in that the students were confused on which dance they were supposed to be doing, and they did not have to proper practice with a partner. When a teacher does not teach their subject properly, the students will suffer academically.

II.  Teaching in the 21st Century

I, Main Idea
   A. The main argument of this video was which was more important: Learning facts and content or learning skills.
       1. He presented a few skills or life knowledge such whether or not to buy or rent a house or which credit card deal is best.
     
    B. He also discusses how the world of education is changing rapidly because of technology.
        1, Because of the Internet, endless amounts of information can be accessed anywhere at anytime, practically by anyone.

    Robert sees teaching as a rapidly changing profession, and we as teachers must adapt to these changes. I agree with him in that we need to become more technologically able so that we may be able to use these things in our educating methods. In doing this, we can connect to students on a more modern level. I also agree that students need to be taught skills as well as facts. Knowing the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed is as important as knowing how to change a a flat tire.



III.  The Networked Student
        The creator of the video was discussing how the educator who followed to rules of connectivism is still considered an educator even though the Networked Student learns outside of the classroom. The student learns through podcasts, blogs, and connecting online with students and professors in the same field. Though he learns this way, the teach points him in the right direction and helps him when a problem is presented.
         My reaction to this video was that the teacher, although the learning process was different, is still considered the educator for the course. She answers the students questions regarding how to discover the content he needs for learning what he needs to learn for the course. Though she is not educating on the subject itself, she is still helping guide the student.


IV. Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts.

       In the video, the teacher presented the argument that not all students can learn using just paper and pencil, and that using technology can expand their potential. I believe that using technology and and teaching students how to use it is very important. I especially liked when the teacher said that she did not know how to use terraform until her students taught it to her. The idea that the student can educate the teacher has always been one of my favorite ways to teach.

V. Who's Ahead in the Learning Race?

     After watching the video, I believe that the elementary students are ahead the learning race. They are ahead because of the integration of technology in the classroom. They are doing things such as learning to use Google Docs and record and edit small movies, whereas undergrads and even graduate students are not fully capable of doing so. I am an undergrad in the learning race, and the elementary students have learned a lot more about technology in their seven years of living than I have learned in the past several years as a college student.


VI. Flipping the Classroom

      "Flipping the Classroom" refers to learning the lesson at home so they are prepared for activities the next day in class. I have never heard of this process before watching the video. Though I understand that the process aids in integrating technology in the classroom, I have always learned a different way. I feel like it is an unrealistic expectation of young students to sit down at the computer and fully absorb the lesson without any sort of visual demonstration or face-to-face contact with the teacher. If the teacher is only giving out activities instead of teaching the material as well, that does not make her an educator.

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EDM 310 Blog Post Assignment 1

              When I registered for this class, my adviser let me know that the course was "easy, but it's very time-consuming." I then heard from other students, asking if they had taken the class yet. Their eyes would widen, almost like an involuntary psychological response. "Oh," they would say, "I hated that class. It was so much work." They would tell me about the all-nighters they would pull on several different occasions, the endless cups of coffee that they drink just to keep their eyes open long enough to write fifty more words and hit the "Publish" button. This made me very apprehensive about taking this class, though knowing it was inevitable for my major.
                Now that I have read the syllabus and have an understanding of what is to be expected of me, I know that my biggest problem will be with deadlines. I have always been a procrastinator. I even waited to last minute to be born twenty-two years ago. In order to fix or at least keep this issue at bay, I will have to set up a calendar for myself, making sure I set my personal deadline earlier than the deadline on the syllabus. If I make myself work early, I will keep the impulse of waiting at bay. If I do this, I will do just fine.

EDM 310 Practice Blog

Blog Post Assignment 1

I. Me
      A. My name is Victoria Johnson. I am in my 4th year at the university of South Alabama as a K-6 Education major.
      B. I have been working at Tillman's Corner Veterinary Hospital for almost a year now as a veterinary assistant.
     

II. Why I Want to Be an Educator
     A. I have always wanted to be a teacher
          1.  Growing up, instead of playing "princess", I played teacher.

III. What An Educator Does
      A. An educator molds the minds of children and helps shape a new generation.
          1. I feel like that is the most important job in the world because it helps build a foundation for a               better world when we are gone.

IV. My Passions
      A. My passions include music, live theatre, and sign language. I hope to incorporate them in my methods of teaching.







                     My name is Victoria Johnson, and I want to be a teacher, I am in my fourth year at the University of South Alabama. When I am not at school, I am a veterinary assistant at Tillman's Corner Veterinary Hospital. I love my job very much, but I have always felt a pull to teaching. When most little girls were playing "princess", I was playing teacher. I have always felt like being a teacher was the greatest thing you could do. As a teacher, the person is molding the future, teaching children what it means to change the world for the better and giving them the skills to do so. And I just thought: "How could someone not want to do that?"
                      I have a lot of passions in my life. I love playing the piano and singing in the concert choir at South Alabama. I also have been doing community theatre around Mobile for three years, and I enjoy every second. The most important of my passions, at least when it comes to my field, is American Sign Language. I have been studying ASL for two years, and plan to continue with my education with this beautiful language. I want to teach deaf children, or maybe be an interpreter for a student who is in a mainstream school. In order to show you all of my passions at once, here is a video from a performance on Saturday Night Live. The performer Sia sings one of my favorite songs while a mime is interpreting the song through American Sign Language.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/739051