For the past two weeks, we have reviewed major trends and issues, such
as learning 2.0, trends in education and society, and online rights and safety.
Those topics were to answer the question of WHY before we move onto what and
how.
The following questions do not have any right or wrong answers; however, you should avoid naïve or over/rosy-generalizations. Your response should be about half a page (200-300 words). Discussing with others is fine, but your answer must be unique and any opinions or generalizations much be backed up by relevant materials and resources that you will include at the end of your response (resources do not count towards your 300-400 words). Reviewing related materials can greatly help. Make sure to address each questions concisely but thoroughly:
The following questions do not have any right or wrong answers; however, you should avoid naïve or over/rosy-generalizations. Your response should be about half a page (200-300 words). Discussing with others is fine, but your answer must be unique and any opinions or generalizations much be backed up by relevant materials and resources that you will include at the end of your response (resources do not count towards your 300-400 words). Reviewing related materials can greatly help. Make sure to address each questions concisely but thoroughly:
- What is your perception/knowledge of the Web as teaching (or learning) tools now and how has it changed since this course began?
- Assume your colleagues or supervisors are skeptical and cautious about the proper use of information and resources on the web (especially regarding either safety or copyright). How will you resolve that challenge?
50 points total.
- Clear and concise capturing of major benefits/strengths of the Web for teaching/learning (30%)
- Use of relevant materials (minimum 2) to support views (30%)
- Flow and cohesion (20%)
- No naïve or over/rosy-generalizations (10%)
- Accuracy of grammar and spelling (10%)
Submit your paper as a Comment to this blog post.
Example:
My understanding of the web as teaching tools is that
tools, such as xxx are readily available for teachers to use in the classroom as
well as outside the classroom. They can motivate students more with resources
that show the application of contents, and engage students into active and
reflective learning. For instance, Brown and Adler in their article, entitled Minds
on Fire, show many web projects where teachers make the best use of
resource-based, inquiry oriented, and cooperative learning environments. Unlike
past teaching that heavily relies on textbook and knowledge transmission (as
seen in Wesch’s video, Machine is
Us/ing Us and Information
R/evolution), web tools provide greater opportunities for students to
search, share, and discuss related materials easily and publish work in view of
audience outside the classroom.
Richardson (2009) also points out, work remains after
the course and these artifacts can work as resources for future students as well
as their portfolio that can grow over time… However, care must be taken for
online safety (or identifies) because xxx indicates that students are using
popular social networking tools with little parent or teacher guidance…
Unless teachers pay attention to the
issue of fair use and the existence of sources (can add related sources, such as
Creative Commons) to
support your view or as a resource), students may impinge on copyright without
knowing or reinvent the same work ....
Our world is emerging in to more and more technology everyday. This technology allows us to connect, share and learn about each other and about an array of topics. With technology being in our everyday lives it is beginning to become a large part of education and how we learn and teach. The web is no longer just sitting with information but new web 2.0 allows interaction to occur. This interaction is stimulating and allows information to be accessed at greater speed and in more depth because topics are now being discussed rather than just being taken in by the students. Relationships now can build with other students as well as with teachers, because web 2.0 encourages these types of relationships by online chatting and posting. Web 2.0 has multiple forms that has its advantages, according to http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac43949/pdfs/to%20use%20or%20not%20to%20use.pdf , whether its blogging that allows quick feedback, wikis for student projects that collaborates ideas, or video sharing that can be focused on subject matter, there are several forms that are entering high education practices for the good of the students and teachers.
ReplyDeleteThe advances in web allows students and teachers to have freedom because no longer are they stuck to textbooks and formal lecture, however this may cause problems when it comes to safety and copyright standards. Safety can be best monitored by setting standards according to http://edudemic.com/2011/10/student-online-safety-guide/ . By guiding your students through "hypothetical situations" and allowing them to think before the situation occurs gives them insight on where their boundaries should be. Allow students to share their concerns with using web 2.0 and make them familiar with the advantages but make sure they know boundaries as well.
Copyright is another concern when using the web. The information is out there to use and gain knowledge from but it is not out there to steal or take for your own. By being informed yourself you will know what to look for if a student happens to break these laws. Taking a look at, http://copyrightfoundation.org/files/userfiles/file/EducatorsGuide.pdf , the information of what to look for is clear and teachers may take proper steps when necessary. Allowing students to have access to rules and information when it comes to copywriting standards will allow students to become clear informed with copyright laws making them aware of the consequences, if they decide to take a shortcut.
There are major benefits to teaching with web if teachers know how to take advantage of it and use it. Expressing your web 2.0 information to students; students will become more engaged in this type of learning. Even though there are concerns when it comes to web, being informed, students and teachers can avoid the dangers and concerns of web use.
My perception of the Web as teaching/learning tools now is that its much easier and a better way to communicate or connect with others. Using Web tools to teach to me is something that I believe can be a easier way for professors to get work and information across to their students much faster and easier. Using web tools for learning in my opinion is better because many students forget what homework they have to do or things assigned to them in general, but they access the internet mostly everyday. Since this is the case putting the information on the web can be easier for them to remember and it will be something they wont forget to use. Web tools make things more exciting to do and using it for teaching/learning would make it more better. Since the course began my perception of it have not changed yet because I still feel that it should be used more.
ReplyDeleteSafety and copyright can be a big issue on using web tools. Not everything on the net is safe and original, you just have to be careful. This can be bad for learning because when students do papers or some type of research work for class, many of them search the internet for many resources. The problem with that is anyone can post information on the web and some may not be true. Also many take information from other sites and without knowing a student can do an act of plagiarism without them knowing because the person who put up the information didn't put where they got it from. (Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft Images and Sound (Mostly!) for Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc.) To keep this from happening, many professors and students just have to be careful with what they read and get information from. They have to make sure things are correct and original. Web tools can get improperly used but to stop it you have to teach about it!
The world we live in is getting more and more into technology these days. Everything is almost done by a computer and almost everyone has a facebook. Technology is used everyday and it is starting to become more of it in the education system. Education is becoming a huge part of today’s world. I personally have never really thought about technology getting more into the classrooms but thinking about it can be a very good idea. It can change the whole education system. The interaction with students now a days is becoming better with the fact that we have 2.0. Kids are more into web tools than they are staring at a classroom board. Kids get bored and can’t sit for a long period of time so when they are on the computer using web tools they might have a better chance in paying attention. There are a few down parts about using web tools is that the teacher might take a while to respond. Another down part about using the web is copyright and safety issues.
ReplyDeleteCopyright is something that all teachers are trying to make students be more aware of. It is a big issue with copying others work. Students need to be careful what they take from the Internet because that can lead to all sources of things such as plagiarism. What students may think that are shortcuts are not usually the shortcuts they are hoping for. A lot of teachers spend more time talking about plagiarism to their students so students are more aware of what it is and hopefully that will stop students from taking certain things off the Internet. I think teachers should spend more time on what sites students can trust and what sites you cannot trust. Teachers need to tell their students that some sites people can log in and type whatever they want and isn’t a reliable source, but it is a good place to start from if you do not know what the topic is about. Teaching copyright and safety can help a lot for just one student.
In today’s society technology is changing every day. I believe that in order to keep the students educated and update with technology, they will need these web tools to help them. I don’t believe that the web tools are bad things; to me it’s actually something very smart to be use in the classrooms. By using the web tools in the classroom it will keep the students interested and more focus in class. In an old fashion classroom reading materials in class or off a chalk board can be very boring and the students focus will be other things. According to Michael Wesch video Information R/evolution this is a great example of how technology is changing every day. His video shows that the Web 2.0 is a great tool for the classroom. By using the modern web 2.0 technology is will allowed the students to participate more in class discussions. It will bring more excitement and entertainment to the class which makes the students and the teachers happy.
ReplyDeleteIn order to help my coworkers with their materials, we would have to research the materials and make sure that we get the correct copyright and cite everything correctly. It is very important to be a great role model for the students and follow the copy rights rules and cite the information correctly. If we don’t follows the rules, the students may wonder why they need to cite their information. According to Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft (Mostly!Images and Sound for Use in Media Projects and Web Pages, Blogs, Wikis, etc. they inform us that majority of the time you do not need to ask permission to use the information but you do need to cite the information correctly. They also stated that most copyrights are very easy to find on the website. It is never a good idea to take credit for someone else’s work. Copyright is something very in education, without the copyright or citing the correct information you can get in a lot of trouble for claiming someone else words. Always best to do the right thing.
My very first day in this course, I had my own perception of how the web was being used for teaching and learning. However, that was instantly changed due to all of the valuable information I have received since the very first day. Prior to taking this course, I did not know that technology had the ability to change so often, (everyday to be exact). My understanding now of the web for teaching and learning tools is that the web plays a significant role in both teaching and learning. Web 2.0 allows multiple means of interaction between students and teachers. Web 2.0 not only allows interaction between the two, but it also help with storing, editing, calculating, and providing information as well. I myself prefer using technology and web 2.0 to learn. It is an asset!
ReplyDeleteIf my colleagues and/or supervisors were skeptical about any means of resources, information, and copyright issues, I would handle the situation by first defining the term copyright. Copyright is a term that is used lightly, and can often be misunderstood. In regards to reliable information, that too needs to be addressed. All information found on the internet is not reliable nor is it true. Sometimes it can be hard to differentiate between what is reliable and what is not, and at other time it can be very obvious. The best way to go about this situation is to cite your sources to all of your information that is contained. Another way to handle all of the colleagues questions and concerns is to simply address the issues. Workshops work well with informing others, so I'd probably give my colleagues and supervisors a one-time workshop on these topics.
When I first started this class I had always thought that using the web to teach was without a doubt the best and most efficient way to teach. Using the Internet helps the student learn at their convenience by letting them access the material and turn in assignments when they can up to a certain deadline. It is also very useful when a student misplaces an assignment sheet and the teacher posts it online. While web learning is convenient it can have drawbacks. Recently while using the online resource Western Online was a complete nightmare. The downfall of online learning could be as simple as the server or maintenance problems. The learning site could be down for a matter of two days and the students could not get their assignment sheets or turn them in which would lead to the class falling behind. This experience has that me that Internet can be convenient but it can also be counter-productive.
ReplyDeleteSafety and copyright is always a big issue when using any resource. On the Internet there are a lot of claims that could easily be false but fool people into believing their view or ideas. Copyright could also apply to images, sounds, videos, etc. and many people not think about if they are using them without permission. To avoid infringing upon copyright, one could easily look for non-copyrighted media. These are called stock or royalty free. Using sites such as freesoundeffects.com or shutterstock.com will insure that you don’t disregard copyright.
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ReplyDeleteAs humans have evolved over time the tools that we use to learn and teach have evolved along with us. We have to look no further than the internet to see how far teaching tools have come and what they allow us to do with them. Since enrolling in this course I have learned quite a bit about modern teaching methods. With the advent of the web 2.0, the interactive web, we can now interact in a new way while learning. One example would be this very blog that I am posting to. It allows the whole class to partake in a discussion while outside of class and at the learner’s leisure. Richardson states in his book ,Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, “that the blog has become the most widely adopted tool in the Read/Write Web so far.” (Richardson, 2010).
ReplyDeleteAuthor Michael Wesch in his article, From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able: Learning in New Media Environments, also makes a very good point that I had not considered before this class. That in the internet era, with endless amounts of information that can be easily accessed, it becomes very important to be able to “find, sort, analyze, share, discuss, critiqued and create information.” (Wesch, 2009). This is in contrast to the way I was taught, especially in middle school, where the focus was on memorization of information. In the future it seems to be more important to be information managers.
The web is also great for learning because the information that is posted can be accessed anytime and anywhere you have a connection. That means if I were to create a good learning module, future learners could easily access it long after I am gone.
Something that has also become very important in the internet age, especially in the classroom, is safety and copyright issues. As future instructional designers it is important that we know how to properly handle information. Is it copyrighted? Is it fair use? We must ensure that any content that we publish is correctly used.
Now lets talk about web safety in the classroom. If I was an instructional designer and my supervisor came to me with questions about web safety in the classroom it would largely depend on the context of the classroom. If it were an elementary school web safety would be of the utmost importance. I learned in Richarson’s book about the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) that mandates that all information accessed in schools must be filtered.(Richardson, 2009). So I would ensure that our school would be compliant. I would also make sure that we have our own policy in place. I would have some one or myself talk to the students about what is expected for the learning module and point them towards some good and safe sources of information. Web safety is evolving like the rest of the web. So it is an instructional designers job to keep up with the evolution of web safety.
My knowledge of Web as teaching tools now is a user can interactive with a website along with other users. Before it was more of a reading based where no input was left for other users to reply to. However, with the emerging technologies, the web is now filled with feedback, comments, likes, upvotes and so on for millions of topics. According to Schools.com, 91% of college faculty engages in social media as part of work. One example is Western Illinois University’s online learning environment, WesternOnline. It provides all students access to their classes in an internet friendly atmosphere. In some classes, discussion posts along with replies to students’ comments are required for points. PowerPoint presentations can be printed off, assignments turned in or even test can be completed in the comfort of student’s room. Since the course began, I have become a lot more informative with the safety. Before the course began, I did not understand the significance of Web 2.0. I am more aware of content publishing. It is only reasonable to post what is needed than the unnecessary jargon. Also, online rights and safety is a huge part of the written rules of Web 2.0. There are some worthwhile questions during class discussion that had me wondering when it came to privacy. Nonetheless, correctly protecting your work and yourself is the first step in avoiding any problems.
ReplyDeleteI would resolve the challenge by ensuring all colleagues properly cite their credible resources. Anyone can and will post information that they claim to be theirs. It is the ways one presents their information that give them credibility. One will copy and paste their work onto a website, but if they properly cite their information to the author, a colleague can easily trace back and find the original article or whatever it may be as the original source. It comes down to everyone doing their part in keeping the author’s credibility alive and well for all to enjoy. Plagiarism happens all the time and those who are caught stealing others work will receive some sort of penalty.
My perception of using the web for teaching/ learning has pretty much stayed the same
ReplyDeletethroughout the course. I came into the course being a strong believer in using online tools and
the web in a classroom setting and I am still all for it. During this course I have learned about
Web 2.0 which made me even more sold on the idea of web tools in the classrooms because
this makes it easier for educators and learners to communicate and bounce ideas around and I
really do feel like this is an effective tool. The world is evolving and leaning more on technology
everyday, so there’s no reason why we shouldn’t evolve in our classrooms and take advantage
of the great online resources that are available to us. Being in this course and reading others’
responses also has shown me that I am not alone and the only person who believes strongly in
using web tools for teaching and learning.
If my colleagues or supervisors were skeptical and cautious about the proper use of information
and resources on the web regarding copyrighting, I would try to inform them about listing
sources and giving other authors/educators credit for the work. I have never been in a situation
personally dealing with copyrights or anything of that nature because coming up in school, even
going back to middle school, teachers were always pretty strict about listing sources and
making sure we weren’t plagiarizing or stealing anyone else’s work. With that being said it’s
almost second nature for me to have some type of citation sheet made with every assignment
that I look up information, so I would show that to my supervisor and ensure him/her that I
have given everybody credit who deserves it.