GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
I feel I am a little bit in a unique position, as when I completed my bachelor’s degree at Penn State in 2005-2009, laptops were not found in the classroom; yet, today, they are pretty much in every class. In fact, it still feels odd to me to see how much laptops are used in class today. …
As I went through the slides from Dr. Fowler as well as the readings on Dr. Freire, I did some research on my own – and what better place to look than TED talks on youtube. And I found another great TED talk done by Sir Ken Robinson (Sir Ken Robinson), where he describes the…
Inclusive pedagogy: I think this is an important topic, and look forward to our in-class discussion on other people’s experiences. The reading material assigned to us for this week was fascinating. In the article, “How the Hidden Brain Does the Thinking for Us” by Vedantam was quite disturbing. It is troubling that as someone is…
Last spring was the first semester that I had ever taught in a classroom setting. It was for a class where I was the TA, and was asked by the professor to give a single lecture. Luckily, it was for a small class of 8 students. After many hours of putting together a very detailed,…
I have to admit, this is the first time in Grad 5114, that I completely agree with the ideas posted on assessment. I agree that testing isn’t providing a quality education, but instead narrowing our focus on to “what is on the exam?” or “will it be on the test?” questions. In many ways, I think this…
I guess I have conflicting views on this topic. While I think the teacher is very much responsible for inspiring and providing creativity in the class, I also feel that it is ultimately up to the student to take the bait, and to learn from what is being offered to him or her. I have…
Honestly, I am little skeptical about connected learning. My education from high school through my undergrad years and even now in my graduate education, has always been the ‘old-school’ format where a teacher/professor taught in front of the class. And while some feel that this is no longer an effective way for learning, I feel…
