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Mark Weiss's picture

Ken Bain - What Makes For Excellent Teaching

If you missed the chance to listen to Ken Bain speak last spring, get his book. For those who value not only command of the subject but also creating an environment in the teaching of it, that lights a fire in the minds and hearts of learners, It is a great great read.
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Submitted by Mark Weiss on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 2:29pm
Carlee Christensen's picture

Definitions for second week

As I read the definition over and over again about Instructional Technology, I realized it left a lot to be desired.   I felt that it was way overcomplicating what instructional technology is.  the first line is good, and then it loses me.Click here to read more »
Submitted by Carlee Christensen on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 2:05pm
Trent Jensen's picture

Technology, Learning, and Instruction

Technology - Technology is the manipulation of nature to meet humanity's needs and wants.  When man learned how to create and control fire, fire became a piece of technology.  However, this means that something can stop being technology if it no longer meets someone's needs or wants.  A forest fire raging out of control is no longer technology.  A computer that an indiviudal is too afraid to use is nothing more than an expensive bookend to that person.  The stated goal of CTE programs in Utah is to improve technological literacy in students. Click here to read more »
Submitted by Trent Jensen on Tue, 09/09/2008 - 8:15pm
Rebecca Rogerson's picture

Becky's definitions

Before starting out on the adventure of looking up the definitions for this assignment, I thought about my preconceived notions of what each term meant. My prior knowledge and experiences with learning and instruction basically corresponded with the definitions I found in Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary and others found on the internet. However, my preconceived concept of technology was barely in the ball park.
 
My definition of technology was a minuClick here to read more »
Submitted by Rebecca Rogerson on Tue, 09/09/2008 - 4:46pm
Jill Mason's picture

A Mind of Our Own and A Private Universe

If you in my cohort haven’t watched these yet, I’d HIGHLY recommend them. They really make you question the assumptions we make about what our students already know when we are instructing them. In A Private Universe, MIT graduates are asked to light a bulb using a wire and a battery. Most cannot. In A Mind of Our Own, high school students are asked why the seasons change and why the moon is sometimes full, crescent, or not appearing at all.Click here to read more »
Submitted by Jill Mason on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 12:11pm
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