New Media Interactions Capacity #5:access, use, participate and integrate/evaluate new media interactions as a professional
What are the new media interactions you've integrated in your practice?
The “NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies” emphasizes that teaching writing needs to include so much more. Adapting our schools, our classrooms, our students, and ourselves to these new technologies is still in progress. 21st Century Literacies: An NCTE Policy Brief debunks some of the myths that surround 21st century literacies, while the NCTE Resolution on Composing with Nonprint Media advocates for new ways of composing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1srP6J7f9kY&feature=player_embedded
What technology is out there? Who do we know that knows it?
What did I use?
-diigo-shared my blog...another educator commented on it
-elluminate-shared ideas on the chat (started with UDL)
-twitter-retweets and am starting to share on chats
-blogs-blog readers (changed and sorted to folders)
-joined classroom 2.0 (follow the tweets)
How did it inform our practice? Why is it beneficial? How can we show growth in our participation, networking and online forums?What did I use in my practice that changed the way that I teach? How does my footprint show online?
-hosted workshops: diigo
-attended workshops: smartboard-evaluated smart learning as it was presented
Learning Communities Capacity # 1: participate in and help develop learning communities to support your teaching practice
What is a learning community? What are some of the qualities and characteristics of a learning community? What does it mean to learn in community?
What different types of learning communities are there? COP / PLN, etc. What have you learned? How have you been participating?
In what ways have you participated in a learning community?
How has your participation in a learning community affected your practice? What is the potential effect on a school community?
Have you developed learning communities with other teachers / parents / in your classroom with your students?
Look at
readings: Gibbs, Jeanne "Tribes", Servage-Making_Space_For_Critical_Reflection_In_PLCs.pdf
Wenger-Communities_of_Practice.pdf
Gee_Affinity_Spaces.pdftech
learning activities
practice (field work)
Theoretical Frameworks Capacity # 4: draw on educational theories, research and philosophies to inform your use of technologies to support teaching and learning
What is the value of drawing on research to inform your practice?
- To ground my practice
- To position myself in relation to current educational trends
- To be able to make informed decisions with regards to my students, the curriculum, my practice
- To gain background knowledge in an area of expertise (autistic student in the math classroom)
- To free yourself of the burden of having to justify yourself / know everything
Finding reliable sources:
Where do you turn to to find pertinent research? I have used online search engines such as Google. I have used search programs such as EBSCO Host and the online database at SFU.
What is the value of peer-review?
What are some sources of research? Where do you turn to for research? Sources?
- Google Scholar - more friendly interface
- TeacherTube
- TED Talks
- Wikipedia to get a quick link check
- Eric Ebsco check
- Journal references - look at the bibliography check
- Ask your network / ask an expert
What are the barriers to academic research?
- information literacy: knowing how to navigate the library databases, perform effective searches (boolean, etc.)
- Jargon / vocabulary: academic articles are often written to impress, for status or for an audience of academics
What are some strategies to overcome these barriers?
- Read with a group (a learning community that reads the same text and shares their understanding)
- Read with an expert (read a text that is recommended by an expert in the field and discuss)
Preparing to share my comprehensive portfolio (the story of my learning):
Can you draw a link between the research you've done and the impact on your practice? How has it informed your field study? Where do you see it playing a role going forward?
I have used research to guide my field studies which in turn has changed the way that I teach:
-Fall 2009 Active Listening -I used articles to find strategies to help with the calling out issue in my class. This gave me a new perspective on how to curb this problem.
I found some interesting information on Wikipedia that helped me to spur my thinking about online listening that helped me to due further inquiry in the semesters to come. Can students effectively listen online?
-Spring 2010- Online Private Communities (Wikis)-blogs, wikis and google docs table helped me to decide which one to use for my class...what would I be using it for?
"Collaborative Learning the Wiki Way" this showed me why a wiki! "edit trail...complete log of every change made to every page... limit access to the site"
-Fall 2011- Digital Citizenship-The articles I found and used are mainly from the ISTE creators. They had great resources to use to create the digital citizenship unit. They showed me how to effectively teach different topics incorporating technology such as youtube, google lessons, teaching the students how to use creative commons, and how to know if a blog is real all while being respectful online.
-Spring 2011- Online Public Communities (Blogs)-These articles have shown me how to start a classroom blog for the students --step by step how to have the students know what to post as well as how to have them create a community out of the blog.
In your self-directed studies, what foundational thinkers have you drawn in that have caused a shift in your pedagogical practice?
Can you represent the breadth and depth of your reading and cite relevant passages that have led you to reconsider your practice?
In your self-directed studies, what foundational thinkers have you drawn in that have caused a shift in your pedagogical practice?
Can you represent the breadth and depth of your reading and cite relevant passages that have led you to reconsider your practice?
NETS for Students Implementation Wiki
http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/
Evidence
Variety of sources
Demonstrate growth over time
Learning
Field Work
What did I learn about the value of research as it has informed my practice? Draw on evidence that demonstrate ways in which self-selected and course-related research affected your teaching.
Learning Activities
What did I learn from my active participation in classroom activities and readings? Draw on evidence of responses to course readings. Bring in quotes with responses, elaborate on the effect of these readings on your practice.
Technology
How have your readings affected the way in which you use technology professionally or instructionally?
Academic Reading
Demonstrate your engagement with peer-reviewed academic writing, the ongoing development of your research skills as well as strategies for organizing and sharing helpful articles.
