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You may be thinking, “Wow, this guy likes alliteration!”, and you would be right! Curiousity in a classroom environment is a tricky thing to accomplish, and even harder to try and implement. I think Campbell has it right and wrong in some aspects. Sure the students should be engaged with alternative information, and they should not be under a uniform assessment. But these assessments provide a teacher with a base for their own teaching prowress.

I think these readings go in line with last week, in that alot of these things can be said but it is hard if the teacher does not even know who they are as an academic. So while giving a lecture, tests, powerpoints, readings, and modules may not be the way of the future. They can be a way for the teacher to find themselves in this profession. I think that is the biggest thing, find yourself then get creative. Implement new ideas when you are comfortable doing so. Teaching and talking about teaching are two different things.

I know we didn’t have to post for this next week, but I found this cool educational program called Flipgrid. I thought it would be nice to share this with the class as it is an alternate way to design discussion boards and encourage students to write out a response to them. Flipgrid is a … Continue reading New Classroom Technology: Flipgrid

Never mind why it’s been so long since I’ve posted (insert long whine here about being over-extended, distracted, and just plain tired….). It’s the first week of #OpenLearning18 and Mindful Learning week in GEDI. Causes to celebrate for sure. And as my planner helpfully notes, “Done is better than perfect.”  So…… While everyone is moving …

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Tami Amos

Hello,

My name is Tami Amos and I am glad to be here this evening.  I am a second year PhD student in the School of Education with a focus in Curriculum and Instruction.  Once again, I’m glad to be here and looking forward to learning lots of new things.

The meaning of pedagogy for me is constantly changing as time goes on, particularly due to changing my cultural aspect and the rapid development of technology.

Pedagogy means교육학[敎育學] in Korean; 교육[敎育] can be interpreted into two meanings: education or training. I believe the education we are referring to in higher education is education rather than training. 학[學] is the word which represents a field of study.

In the Korean dictionary, 교육(education) is aiming to build one’s personality by teaching knowledge or skills. In the process of education, the important role is building one’s character/personality, which differentiates education and just training. For instance, educators play the important role not only in helping one achieve their academic goals, but also in helping the formation of one’s character. In Korean society, there is an old saying that teacher is considered as a parent. As Korea is part of the Confucian culture, the idea of Confucian 군사부일체 [君師父一體] could be a great indicator of status. It means that “the king, teacher, and father should be treated the same.” Such strong responsibilities have framed my approach in understanding of pedagogy, and now it’s being developed in global society by interacting with inspiring colleagues from different backgrounds and countries.

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I am excited to engage in great conversations around the topic of pedagogy with some great people!