Author: amyhermundstad

Comment on Behave like a robot or not? by amyhermundstad

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Thanks for your post! Your example of taking classes that related to wastewater and then combining everything in a final project was really interesting. My own education in mechanical engineering was very similar. I thought your experience was a great example of how we tend to use the introductory classes (particularly in engineering education) to give students information that they can apply later in a project (or later in a career). Do you think there are ways to make the introductory courses more mindful?

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Comment on TAKING EVERYTHING TEACHERS TEACH IS NOT ENOUGH by amyhermundstad

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Thank you for your post! I really enjoyed hearing about your experiences learning Ehru. If teachers are often providing the basics, are there ways that teachers can encourage students to be more mindful? When I was young, I definitely would have been the student trying to master the note the way the teacher showed me unless someone encouraged (or allowed?) me to think about things differently. It wasn’t until much later that I became more mindful of my learning. So I was just thinking about ways to encourage that in students from a younger age.

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Comment on Places & Spaces | Seeing Beyond the Book by amyhermundstad

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Great post! One thing that I found really valuable was this great example of ways that people in diverse disciplines are working to share information and connections between these disciplines with a variety of people (I am just imagining all the people involved in creating the exhibit and all the people who have and will visit that exhibit). And while I think Grace brings up a valid point about the value of having people make their own connections, I think the exhibit that you described could spark someone’s interest and encourage them to explore more. This could involve questioning what they see, learning a new topic to better understand something, and being exposed to something completely new. I know one thing for sure – I am going to have to go check out the Places and Spaces exhibit this week!

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Comment on A Tumbleweed, Scholar or Guru ? by amyhermundstad

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I love your personal smiley badge! I am interested to hear more about your idea of having students in a classroom who have a particular specialization (for example with the term paper). How would students in this example share knowledge with each other? I think it is a really interesting idea but I worry that it would lead to a divide and conquer approach.

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Comment on Blogging helped me learn by accident by amyhermundstad

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What a cool post! I loved reading about your experiences blogging as a student and I really appreciated your reflection on ways to improve the blogging experience. As you mentioned, a tool such as blogging does not automatically lead to learning. It should be incorporated with intentionality which is why I really appreciated the second part of your post. I loved the idea of having people with a variety of experiences related to the topic engage in conversations around a particular subject. That way, students can learn how to present ideas to a broad audience and get insights from peers as well as experts which could help connect the learning in the classroom to contexts outside of the classroom (this is a big challenge in engineering where the classroom can feel disconnected from the engineering profession). Thanks for your post and for sharing your experiences and ideas!

Comment on Networked Learning: Put Your Ideas in a Blog! by amyhermundstad

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Thanks for your post! You make some really great points about blogs and networked learning more broadly. It is really cool being able to explore a topic that is interesting, finding new links and ideas related to that topic. And Twitter can be a great way to follow specific people in a field and learn about new things that you may not have come across otherwise. Combined, these can be great ways to learn more about a particular topic or area. Thanks for your post!

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Comment on Networked Learning: A Great Way to Develop Early Career by amyhermundstad

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Thank you so much for your post! It is really interesting to think of blogs/twitter/LinkedIn and other platforms as a way to advertise yourself. And it can definitely be a great way to connect with others in your field and share ideas. It is great to hear that so many in your field are actively sharing ideas and pictures and papers.

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Comment on Dear current and future creator, builder, developer, dreamer, problem solver, world changer by amyhermundstad

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Thanks for your comment! I definitely agree that the walls are starting to come down, and that progress will probably be a little bit slower in some of the disciplines. But I do think we have more work to do in both engineering education and the engineering workforce.

And thanks for the link to the program designed to get girls in rural Appalachia interested in IT. I love that it starts with a game! I had to try it out and found out that my results indicate that I could have considered careers such as Network Admin, Web Developer, or Software Developer. This was really cool! Thanks!