What is your reaction to this course overview?
I'm very excited about learning more about Constructivism and Technology in this course. Being an early childhood teacher, I'm genuinely interested in Constructivism in general because I think young learners learn and retain more information/concepts when they have authentic, hands-on learning experiences. Moreover, Constructivism interests me because the school district that I work for is deeply rooted in Constructivism theory. Recently, they have invested major funds into the FOSS and STC science kits and the "Math Out Of The Box" math kits, and both curriculums are extremely hands-on and inquiry-based. During the lessons in these kits, the students investigate and interact act with a variety of materials and ideas which eventually guide them to discovering and constructing their own learning and/or understanding of the concept being taught. Overall in this course, I'm looking forward to investigating how Constructivism and Technology interact and relate to one another.
How do you feel about a 100% constructivist and collaborative course like this?
I must admit that I'm a bit nervous about a 100% constructivist and collaborative course like this, but since I'm a firm believer in authentic, hands-on learning, I'm keeping an open mind and a positive attitude about this course. I guess the best way to "learn" is by "doing", so overall, I'm up for the challenge.
How do you feel about publishing your learning on wiki's and blogs?
As of right now, I'm excited about posting my learning on wiki's and blogs. While I'm slightly familiar with blogs, I've never heard of using wiki's, so I'm interested in learning about how both of these tools work. I think that both tools (or at least the blog tool) may be tools that I could use in my own personal classroom one day in the future.
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