Monday 31 October 2011
Video from Sir Ken Robinson
I totally loved this YouTube clip.
He is a very intelligent and funny man who makes a very valid point in my opinion.
Essentially the clip is about how education was formed and how its stands today and the impact it has on the children coming through it.
Sir Ken Robinson makes some very good points and I agree with him 100%.
Here is the clip:
If the clip doesn't play here is the link to the clip, have a watch and comment on it if you want or feel free to disagree with me.
It's a great clip have a watch:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Let kids be kids when ever possible and watch the future bloom!!!
He is a very intelligent and funny man who makes a very valid point in my opinion.
Essentially the clip is about how education was formed and how its stands today and the impact it has on the children coming through it.
Sir Ken Robinson makes some very good points and I agree with him 100%.
Here is the clip:
If the clip doesn't play here is the link to the clip, have a watch and comment on it if you want or feel free to disagree with me.
It's a great clip have a watch:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Let kids be kids when ever possible and watch the future bloom!!!
Optional Post - Multiple Intelligences
I took the test for the multiple intelligences and got the following result :-
I think this test is great and is spot on really. This is pretty much how I view myself in the different areas tested.
I also believe in the multiple intelligence theories. I think it makes more sense that people have different types of intelligence in different areas and at different levels. It all comes down to the individual, their life experiences and prior knowledge and their application of it in situations. For more information please read the following article by Han S. Paik about multiple intelligences and also the other theory of one intelligence - I do not agree with this but have a read and make up your own mind-. (Also available in the moodle site in the week 1 section in the readings options under Multiple Intelligences optional reading).
In classrooms I believe it is easy to see multiply intelligences in students. When students are profiled a teacher can see where some students are more intelligent, skilled or capable in certain areas then other students are. This is why it is important to profile and then be flexible and understanding in the classroom and try to make changes and have options available for all the students to show how smart they are in whatever area it is they excel in. Then equally important support, scaffold and teach them in the areas they are not so capable in to try to aim for all students to have an all round and level multiple intelligence.
Otherwise teach them to use their whole brain and body together in all areas of their life and in all situations.
ICTs in the classroom can help with giving students another way to learn or express themselves. They may find new and creative ways to use ICTs and even teach us a thing or two along the way, remember if we learn from them and they see this it allows the teacher to explain about Life Long Learning and then encourage students to so too. Students nowadays find comfort in using ICTs since it is an aspect of their everyday lives now. Therefore allowing students access to it to both learn and express themselves can aid students who may struggle with traditional methods in the classroom.
Please feel free to comment on which intelligence theory you support and why you may think I am correct or misled.
Sunday 30 October 2011
Optional post - My learning style
Doing the Felder and Solomon (online questionnaire) my results show me that I am a balanced learner having gotten a score level of between 1 and 3 for each of the learning styles. This is what I expected as I have always been able to learn information no matter the subject or the teacher by just following myself and how I best understood the material. Once I worked out how I best understood the new material I stuck with that strategy.
The test itself is pretty accurate. However to be completely accurate it would require a lot more questions and probably some small tests on acquiring small amounts of information in different ways to see which method was the best way you retained the new information. This sort of test would be a long test and difficult to implement unless the person was willing to spend the time and effort to complete it. A teacher however would benefit from a more in depth learning style test to profile their students and learn the best way to help them learn.
Online learning design can be beneficial to students. At a school where I have done EPL, the students where asked to actively participate in the learning design process using the schools oneschool-onenote online program. The end result of this was that the students paid more attention in class, completed in class and homework tasks and successfully completed assessment tasks to a higher grade level then they have in other subject areas. Also allowing the students to access task information online was a huge help since they spend most of their time online doing social media. It allowed them to complete school work while feeling that they were able to still do what they want.
The test itself is pretty accurate. However to be completely accurate it would require a lot more questions and probably some small tests on acquiring small amounts of information in different ways to see which method was the best way you retained the new information. This sort of test would be a long test and difficult to implement unless the person was willing to spend the time and effort to complete it. A teacher however would benefit from a more in depth learning style test to profile their students and learn the best way to help them learn.
Online learning design can be beneficial to students. At a school where I have done EPL, the students where asked to actively participate in the learning design process using the schools oneschool-onenote online program. The end result of this was that the students paid more attention in class, completed in class and homework tasks and successfully completed assessment tasks to a higher grade level then they have in other subject areas. Also allowing the students to access task information online was a huge help since they spend most of their time online doing social media. It allowed them to complete school work while feeling that they were able to still do what they want.
Learning Styles
1. My learning style is a mixture of the main three - audio, visual and kinasthetic.
It depends on what I am learning about and if I have any prior knowledge of the subject to then use which learning style I need to absorb the new information.
I am able to learn in nearly any learning experience I am exposed to, again I just have to find a way to apply information I already have to a new situation and then learn, learn and learn some more.
2. Within a classroom whenever possible I would allow all students access the verbal instruction I would give, while writing the instructions on the board at the same time. Also allowing any students who need to write those instructions down on a note pad or in their book to follow when they need. In the body of a lesson I would try to ensure making different activities for students to do or, be flexible and allow students to complete set tasks in a way they find most beneficial to themselves. Obviously profiling of the students and setting up time at the beginning of the term or year to work out the best ways for students complete tasks will help lessons to flow better later in the term and year.
3. My current ICT knowledge would allow students to access the electronic white boards, computers, ipod touches and ipads as well as websites and programs that would allow students in the class to access programs or ICTs that will help them to understand the tasks or to express themselves in a better way. Also ICTs can be used extremely well within the Habits of Mind and Blooms taxonomy easily within lessons.
4. I would in the classroom depending on the age level ask students to access websites with learning style quizzes that way I am able to find out their level of computer knowledge and skill level in using the ICT and then have the results from the quizzes to aid in learning about the student. Also just doing class discussions or using websites such as bubbl.us in class discussions can be an easy way to gather knowledge. Specific questions can sometimes stop a student from giving a helpful answer as some students might be trying to play the 'guess what is in the teachers head' game in fear of being wrong. Whereas using a class discussion on the topic/subject can put students at ease and allow them to reach for their own ideas and knowledge to share.
5. ICT can be used to support all learning styles such as having an audio file of the instructions available for students to listen to, or having a video tutorial to help students who might have trouble following at the same speed as other students. Many of the games or programs that can be accessed will help some students to feel more confident to complete tasks. Lastly having a projection of the teachers computer (where able to depending on subject) can allow the teacher to go through tasks step by step on the projection while the students follow along doing this supports audio, visual and kinasthetic learning styles all at the same time.
It depends on what I am learning about and if I have any prior knowledge of the subject to then use which learning style I need to absorb the new information.
I am able to learn in nearly any learning experience I am exposed to, again I just have to find a way to apply information I already have to a new situation and then learn, learn and learn some more.
2. Within a classroom whenever possible I would allow all students access the verbal instruction I would give, while writing the instructions on the board at the same time. Also allowing any students who need to write those instructions down on a note pad or in their book to follow when they need. In the body of a lesson I would try to ensure making different activities for students to do or, be flexible and allow students to complete set tasks in a way they find most beneficial to themselves. Obviously profiling of the students and setting up time at the beginning of the term or year to work out the best ways for students complete tasks will help lessons to flow better later in the term and year.
3. My current ICT knowledge would allow students to access the electronic white boards, computers, ipod touches and ipads as well as websites and programs that would allow students in the class to access programs or ICTs that will help them to understand the tasks or to express themselves in a better way. Also ICTs can be used extremely well within the Habits of Mind and Blooms taxonomy easily within lessons.
4. I would in the classroom depending on the age level ask students to access websites with learning style quizzes that way I am able to find out their level of computer knowledge and skill level in using the ICT and then have the results from the quizzes to aid in learning about the student. Also just doing class discussions or using websites such as bubbl.us in class discussions can be an easy way to gather knowledge. Specific questions can sometimes stop a student from giving a helpful answer as some students might be trying to play the 'guess what is in the teachers head' game in fear of being wrong. Whereas using a class discussion on the topic/subject can put students at ease and allow them to reach for their own ideas and knowledge to share.
5. ICT can be used to support all learning styles such as having an audio file of the instructions available for students to listen to, or having a video tutorial to help students who might have trouble following at the same speed as other students. Many of the games or programs that can be accessed will help some students to feel more confident to complete tasks. Lastly having a projection of the teachers computer (where able to depending on subject) can allow the teacher to go through tasks step by step on the projection while the students follow along doing this supports audio, visual and kinasthetic learning styles all at the same time.
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