I watched a short video on You Tube that popped up when I was looking for videos on constructivism. This video portrays a teacher-centered learning environment. It was a very boring environment and the students were not listening, interacting, and most of all learning. Yuck! Watch this video if you want to learn how to bore you students.
Murphy, E. (2007, October 23). The Perils of the Teacher Centered Classroom. Message posted to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2B1nNNUeY&feature=related
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Reflections Journal 5
Applying Constructivism in the Classroom
Today I read a new article listed below about the history of Constructivism and I thought I would use what I learned from it as part of my journal post. The article "Constructivism: Pre-historical to Post-modern" by William Warrick really got me thinking about how I apply the constructivism theory in my own classroom. I teach Food and Nutrition and Culinary Arts in a high school setting. I have always believed that children learn best by using real experiences. Real experiences bring classroom concepts to life for students. Help them not only understand material but also remember it. I have the pleasure of teaching a class where we apply learning objectives to real hands on experiences a few times a week. So I mix traditional methods with nontraditional methods such as constructivism.
After thinking about how my teaching methods might apply to the idea of constructivism I then decided to start thinking about how I can use these types of methods but include technology. We have done video taping of cooking labs but I feel I use technology most in my class as a tool for me and not the students. So my next challenge will be to look for new innovative ways to use technology to that applies to my foods curriculum. I am open to suggestions but will be spending time the next few days finding resources for my class.
Today I read a new article listed below about the history of Constructivism and I thought I would use what I learned from it as part of my journal post. The article "Constructivism: Pre-historical to Post-modern" by William Warrick really got me thinking about how I apply the constructivism theory in my own classroom. I teach Food and Nutrition and Culinary Arts in a high school setting. I have always believed that children learn best by using real experiences. Real experiences bring classroom concepts to life for students. Help them not only understand material but also remember it. I have the pleasure of teaching a class where we apply learning objectives to real hands on experiences a few times a week. So I mix traditional methods with nontraditional methods such as constructivism.
After thinking about how my teaching methods might apply to the idea of constructivism I then decided to start thinking about how I can use these types of methods but include technology. We have done video taping of cooking labs but I feel I use technology most in my class as a tool for me and not the students. So my next challenge will be to look for new innovative ways to use technology to that applies to my foods curriculum. I am open to suggestions but will be spending time the next few days finding resources for my class.
Resource Log 11
For better understanding of Constructivism I found another article titled "Constructivism: Prehistorical to Post Modern." I really liked reading this article. It gave a nice summary of the history of Constructivism. The article also included information on how you can apply the learning theory today. Very Interesting!
Warrick, W. R. (n.d.). Constructivism: Pre-historical to Post-modern [Data file]. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from George Mason University Web site: http://mason.gmu.edu/~wwarrick/Portfolio/ Products/constructivism.html
Warrick, W. R. (n.d.). Constructivism: Pre-historical to Post-modern [Data file]. Retrieved February 4, 2009, from George Mason University Web site: http://mason.gmu.edu/~wwarrick/Portfolio/ Products/constructivism.html
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Resource Log 10
I thought it would be interesting to look up the actual wikipedia information on Constructivism. They has a list of different theoriests to compare with along with the background information of constuctivism. Maria Montessori was listed as a contributer to this educational premise.
Wikipedia. (2009, February 2). Constructivism (learning Theory). Message posted to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(learning_theory)
Wikipedia. (2009, February 2). Constructivism (learning Theory). Message posted to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(learning_theory)
Monday, February 2, 2009
Resource Log 9
Philosophy of Technology Meets Social Constructivism
Interesting article on how constructivism meshes with technology. The article focuses on the different ways these two topics effect one another.
Baird, D. (1997, Spring). Philosophy of Technology Meets Social Constructivism. In Society for Philosophy and Technology. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http:/?scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ SPT/v2_n3n4html/brey.html
Interesting article on how constructivism meshes with technology. The article focuses on the different ways these two topics effect one another.
Baird, D. (1997, Spring). Philosophy of Technology Meets Social Constructivism. In Society for Philosophy and Technology. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http:/?scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ SPT/v2_n3n4html/brey.html
Resource Log 8 Teachnology
This website has all sorts of useful tools including a rubric maker, lesson plans, and printable worksheets for teachers. Along with these resources there is information pertaining to using constructivism and technology together in the classroom. Check out the learning models and current trends in education.
Constructivism and Technology. (2009). Teachnology. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/constructivism/and_technology/
Constructivism and Technology. (2009). Teachnology. Retrieved February 2, 2009, from http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/constructivism/and_technology/
Reflections Journal 4
After spending time creating my section of the wiki textbook I have decided that creating a textbook has to be one of the hardest jobs. I feel may partner and I did some pretty good research but at what point do you stop and then put your information together. Information available to us is ever changing. This makes it hard to tell if the information we wrote about is the best and most correct information available. I guess this is where a wikibook is appropriate. Any time new data comes around you can make modifications to the work already available.
It was difficult for me to decide what information to keep and toss when I had to summarize my theorists. I found them all very interesting but knew I only had about 1000-1500 words to work with. Also the section we are writing is a summary of origins and backgrounds so I tried not to get to carried a way. Overall this was a very intimidating but interesting experience. I hope as the semester progresses this process will become easier. I did notice the pace is certainly going to pick up. I am grateful we had extra time for the first run. I am interested to see how my classmates have formatted their research for their wiki post on Wednesday. Anyone else care to share their first wikibook experience???
It was difficult for me to decide what information to keep and toss when I had to summarize my theorists. I found them all very interesting but knew I only had about 1000-1500 words to work with. Also the section we are writing is a summary of origins and backgrounds so I tried not to get to carried a way. Overall this was a very intimidating but interesting experience. I hope as the semester progresses this process will become easier. I did notice the pace is certainly going to pick up. I am grateful we had extra time for the first run. I am interested to see how my classmates have formatted their research for their wiki post on Wednesday. Anyone else care to share their first wikibook experience???
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