I'll share as much html as I can, but most of it is coming from my head, as well as some help from this awesome site right here: Quackit.com. It has a ton of options for you to browse through, and it's what's allowing me to set up my scrolling marquee up at the top!
For my first post, I decided to stick with the topics in Module 2, specifically the Jukes and Richardson videos since I chose a different prompt in the discussion thread. I wanted to compare, and idenifty similarities as well as differences. I've also included a poll at the bottom, if you would not mind filling it out. Feedback, comments, and expansions on your opinions are always welcome! (I have no idea why there is such a gap between the videos and the table I made ... I can't figure it out!)
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| Ian Jukes | Will Richardson |
| ● Vocab: "DSL", "DFL", "digital natives", "neuroplasticity" | ● Vocab: "collabortaive space", "synchronous", "literacy" |
| ● Brain structure is physically different than 50 years ago | ● Future is unpredictable |
| ● Children are fluent in digital language | ● Most work will be collaborative and done synchronously with people in other countries |
| ● 50% of brain wiring is in place at birth; the other 50% comes later | ● Paperless future |
| ● Brains are consistently changing: depends on input & duration of the input | ● NCLB = hindering technology progression (too focused on test results) |
| ● Neuroplasticity: the idea that the brain is malleable and changing | ● Need leadership from the top down; lead schools into the 21C. learning style |
| ● Supports author, Johnson, that states today's kids are thinking more adult-like due to mature themes in video games | ● "Thinnly Walled Classrooms": nonlinear and messy |
| ● We need to nurture both sides of the brain; not just the left | ● Physical space should not be an issue; a multimedia room is where the action should be |
| ● Similarities: Both push for educators to shift their mode of thinking; recognize that the world is not what it used to be; the change is happening quickly and we need to adapt with it because children are at a disadvantage if we do not | ● Differences: Jukes focused more on research on the brain, and how to adapt to a generation with brains that are wired differently; Richardson focused on how to adapt to a changing society and methods of communication, as well as school's space and how to integrate physical and digital space |
Johanna,
ReplyDeleteI love the DNA (yes?) in the background, and the scrolling over the top. You have so much here. I did check out the link to the Quackit site, but I think my knowledge is too limited. I tried to cut and past some html into my site, but nothing happened. I will try again...
I found both these videos extremely interesting, and they actually changed how I view media. I am very interested in the whole "how the brain works" discussion by Richardson, as it directly connects to teaching reading and dyslexia. Here is an article explaining: http://www.dana.org/news/brainwork/detail.aspx?id=13662
Johanna,
ReplyDeleteGreat use of features on your blog! You have a lot of stuff going on. I like that you broke down the two videos side by side because it made it even easier for me to understand them and compare. I tend to side more with Richardson one- because I don't know much about psychology or the brain and two- because I can see his concept of a changing communication and importance of literacy in my work marketing for Rutgers. We constantly think about what the best and most effective ways to reach our students are. I think new technologies used to enhance communication will be very important for the future of student affairs and education in general.
The future is unpredictable so who knows what will happen from here.
Wow, to say I am impressed would be an understatement. I have been blogging for 4 years now and I am still tweeking and figuring things out. Congrats on being able to put scrolling texts, videos, and the like on your first blog post.
ReplyDeleteI am split between the question you pose. I do that technology is going to quickly and our students are being bombarded with too much. On the other hand, I think we are also trying to play catch-up with the rest of the world. Education it seems, is the last place technology has infiltrated and we are trying to make up for that by pushing 21st century skills hard.
While I don't know if it is the right move(still debating that), it is what is happening and we can't change it now.
I enjoy what you said Sandra, we don't know what will happen from here but we can certainly have a say in it.
Great work!
Hey Johanna:
ReplyDeleteWow, your blog has a lot of information and so many bells and whistles. Very visually appealing!
I like the concept of you addressing the similarities and differences of the two discussions. In my other grad class, we are discussing how important identifying similiarites and differences is for our students. This would be a great activity for teachers to employ on our own blogs.
Lastly, I really like the poll question. Just based on what I am required to teach, I think at times we are overwhelming our students with too much information. At times, we try to teach our kids so much, that we don't always give them enough time to absorb a lesson and practice to ensure they master the skill. At times, it might be more beneficial to have a few less lessons but give the students time to practice those lessons taught.
Kate
Johanna,
ReplyDeleteI too like the comparing and contrasting of the two discussions that you included. Also, the interactive component that you included has given me ideas for my website so thank you!
In reference to the question you post, I DO believe that children today are being exposed to too much information, assuming this information is negative/ However, I do not believe that fast-paced technology is the soul culprit. Other factors, such as societal changes, parental control, media, etc. also play a major role in what information kids can access successfully. While I will agree that fast-paced technology may be the BIGGEST factor in the dispension of information, it is not the only mode of transmisison.
Hey guys! I wish there wasn't this awful gap between the table and the videos, but it's a glitch that I can't seem to figure out. Probably the same glitch that prevented me from posting on everyone's blogs!!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the feedback -- yes, Devra, it's DNA!!! I hope to come up with a provocative, and thought-provoking question for each post ... just to everyone's thoughts. Sandra's last statement is so true: what's in store for us? Who knows!
In reply to the poll question -- I think it's too much too soon BECAUSE OF technology. Texting, sexting, iChat, AIM, Facebook, etc. The things that go on even at the elementary school level is appalling and I do credit the help of technology ... the one of many downsides to technology ... (don't worry, I think there are plenty of ups as well!)