In the video, the audience will see my bio, including many ways of using technology to demonstrate a professional portfolio and resume. Next, they will see how students of mine are using many aspects of Facebook to learn in a social way that includes both real time and virtual time communication. I follow this up with examples of how students are using a blog to work in small groups and regularly reflect on their learning progress, just as I am here. All of that is embedded within a recording of computer activity through Camtasia, which took me ten hours yesterday to record and edit. My use of Camtasia shows how students can present the work they have done, but also demonstrates the intensive amount of time technology often takes. My explanation of that final product in this blog is an example of how to make that work public and published.
These are my personal growth goals. As a leader, and educator, and user of technology, I am living my goals. My life as teacher, as doctoral student, as master of education, and as learner of technology, my goal is not to see how I can teach using technology, but rather is to guide education that weaves the content of the information age and the methods provided with technology with the lives of students. The days where students were students at school, family members at home, and friends during the other times will be gone. The days when parents ask what the students learned in school and teachers assigning homework will be gone.
It's time for young adults to grow, improve, and accomplish their learning while with friends, with family, and with mentors, not in a classroom. It is a life of learning, not a building they go to five days a week, except holidays and breaks.
It's time to stop the seregation of split student personalities.
So, my chemistry classes are on the computers this morning working on their group blog as they research and prepare for the Magic Show they are presenting. They will be performing 4 shows on Thursday, Oct.28 in our Theatre with an audience of up to 200 students. On Friday, October 29th they will be traveling to and performing for three local elementary schools that feed into Lompoc High School.
ReplyDeleteSo, as the bell rings and they are leaving, a student walks by from another class and says, "Hey Wold, are you doing the Magic Show this year? Can I skip classes and come watch?"
Let me translate for those of you who still think in a 20th century mindset of mass production of students off the assembly line. What she said to me was, "Hey, former mentor of mine, can I skip my classroom and come to where learning is fun?"