Tag: constructivism
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Feedback About Feedback and Other Musings
“Dear Friend, I thought your point about Case Study A was spot on. You did a great job of synthesizing your thoughts and opinions on this topic, and I agree with you about how important this concept is. I, too, found the reading this week to be valuable and thought-provoking. Thank you for sharing! Keep…
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New Literacies: My Worlds Converge
My week was jam-packed…and that’s saying a lot for someone who is used to being on-the-go, with more irons in the fire than any one person should have in one lifetime. Aside from our class readings on New Literacies, I assisted in launching a stakeholders event for CMU’s Literacy Center. I am a graduate assistant…
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Digital Storytelling: Feels Like Old Times
In earlier blogs, I have mentioned that before teaching I worked in media, using television and radio to tell stories for Public Media (PBS/NPR) viewers and listeners. So, Hung et al’s (2012) article caught my interest immediately. I find it fascinating that teachers now encourage students to create stories using multimedia as a way to…
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The Learning Sciences: Then and Now
“The best practices discussed are built on the idea that students of all ages are not blank slates when they come to the classroom; instead, instructors can build on how minds look at the world based on what those minds have experienced in it so far.” Sawyer’s (2006) introduction to The Cambridge Handbook of the…
Now What? (Education and Technology in a Post COVID World) 