Nice post Khushboo! I can relate to your story and remember experiencing discomfort whenever classes did not progress the way I anticipated or I am accustomed to. However, with time and experiences, all of us grow and learn; hopefully through some reflection, finally be able to understand the underlying meaning of a task and how it might have shaped us, the way you came to realize the motivation behind the task assigned by your teacher. Thank you for sharing your story.
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Hi Efon, Nice post! I agree with you that experiences are invaluable. I have friends who were amazing students and researcher, however, often times they struggled in the job interviews. It can also be challenging as a professional and cultivating professional skills is paramount in producing new professionals.
Nice post Helen! I liked how you point out the differences between “collecting” and “collecting” the dots. I agree that as much as it is true for every discipline to educate the students with the fundamental concepts, it is also crucial to instill a sense of creativity among the students.
Hey Ziyad, there is no disagreement on the argument that use of technology is a double edged sword. But again it depends on the teacher and how he/ she is allowing the students to use the technology in the class and how students are using the privilege of having the technology. (Like right now, I would not be able to write my comment on your post if technology were not allowed in the class room)!
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Hey Milad, Nice post! I agree that using technology in the classroom can make the learning process easier or harder, depending on the students and the professor. I understand that often time we (as the educators) try to come up with a one fits all solution, possibly from a paternalistic point of view. However, it does not warrant true learning. I would also like to add that often time the use of technology in class depends on the subject materials itself. Nonetheless, putting effort to create an engaging environment for the student irrespective of the use of technology can help generating students attention. What’s your thought on this?
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Hi Heath, I love your post! I also grew up in a time when there mobile phone or smart phone did not even exist! Social media also did not creep into our lives. Classrooms were free of devices other than microphones! However, that did not stop students getting distracted during classes. I remembered my classmates making boats, birds or planes with their notebook pages or playing criss-cross in the middle of the lecture. I would be honest, sometimes (when I was way too bored), I joined them too. Then I also has classes when we were engaged, not because we were forced to, because those classes were truly engaging. When I read the chapter “Engaged Pedagogy” by Bell Hooks, I could relate that concept to those classes that were truly enjoying. I could relate how some teachers were capable of putting effort in creating a relationship or bond with the students through lectures and their communication style. In that note, I agree with you that it is on us whether we want to use technology in the classroom (and if so how) to improve the learning process or not.
Hi Medha, thanks for your comment. There is one thing that I once planned of including is a anonymous comment (typed obviously) box for students to share their thoughts. Have you ever tried anything of that sort? Or what suggestion you might have on this ?
Milad, thanks for your comments and again it was great discussing and learning about your thoughts in my post during class.
Thank you so much Kristen.
Hi hjmajeed, thanks for your comment. I did not mean any specific background related to the study, What i meant is , in general, we are as humans tend to biased when it comes to form our assumptions.
