Growing One Byte at a Time. . .
Transforming from the traditional. . .
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. . .to the digital!
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Our students have changed... and so must we!
Technology has not just changed the learning, but the learners themselves. Many teacher today are "digital immigrants", not raised in the digital age and teaching as they were taught: teacher-centered, lecture based, followed up with individual assignments and no collaboration. In this digital era, our students are surrounded with digital input and it is changing how they access and learn information, from "just in time" learning, to instant gratification and rewards, to preferring to "process pictures, sounds and video before text." (Shelly, Guntner & Guntner, 2012, p. 16). The old ways do not always work with the new generation.
This portfolio demonstrates my growth, "one byte at a time," from my traditional pedagogy to understanding how to apply constructionist, project-based teaching methods in a collaborative digital classroom. From my philosophy of education, to my understanding of backward lesson design, through learning Web 2.0 tools and their applications and how to set the stage for collaborative learning, this program has brought me across the digital divide and made me a more effective teacher of our digital native students.
Technology has not just changed the learning, but the learners themselves. Many teacher today are "digital immigrants", not raised in the digital age and teaching as they were taught: teacher-centered, lecture based, followed up with individual assignments and no collaboration. In this digital era, our students are surrounded with digital input and it is changing how they access and learn information, from "just in time" learning, to instant gratification and rewards, to preferring to "process pictures, sounds and video before text." (Shelly, Guntner & Guntner, 2012, p. 16). The old ways do not always work with the new generation.
This portfolio demonstrates my growth, "one byte at a time," from my traditional pedagogy to understanding how to apply constructionist, project-based teaching methods in a collaborative digital classroom. From my philosophy of education, to my understanding of backward lesson design, through learning Web 2.0 tools and their applications and how to set the stage for collaborative learning, this program has brought me across the digital divide and made me a more effective teacher of our digital native students.