Archive for October, 2007
Assessment at a Distance
Assessment at a Distance
1. […] Keeping with the assessment theme, what about assessment at a distance? Assessment at a Distance o much of what has been written about assessment at a distance is unfortunate. The emphasis seems largely to be on cheating — as in, how do I know my student didn’t pay somebody to [...]
Portfolios
I agree with Joe’s comments about Portfolios being a part of our entire career from the first education class in the earliest part of undergraduate study to the internship year. Portfolios are the culmination of whatever course assigns it. They should be a showcase of the learner’s accomplishments in a given period of time.
In [...]
Teachers talking and sharing
I Googled several key words and the results were what I expected. Teachers are communicating online by enormous numbers on countless sites and using numerous tools. Here are just a couple of the results from my google search.
Teacher talk-22,700,000
Teacher writing – 40,400,000
This proves that teachers are communicating in great numbers and quite often. From the Teacher [...]
Student Learning
Are students learning?
In my classroom I can tell when some students “get it” by watching them as they speak or when I read what they write. I can also tell if others have learned it when I quiz them in the target language. Another way to tell is by their facial expressions as they listen [...]
Assessing a student who’s “thinking like a learner”
In your blog write about how you might assess learning of a student who’s “thinking like a learner. ”
This is one of our writing prompts and I came across a posting that I feel addresses this prompt.
In http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/vschools/ you will find this posting on October 25, 2007.
“Peer Teaching” is the title of the post.
According to [...]
Learning=Remembering / Learning=Connecting
Clarence Fisher compared Learning = Remembering? with Learning = Connecting. He had apparently written about a professional development that he had attended in which the presenter had lectured all day about “Brain based strategies” and how they were great for improving recall. It was evident that she equaled this to learning. Clarence Fisher states that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Constructivism :Theory- Religion
Is constructivism: a theory or a religion? I am not sure what the answer is. I know that constructivism is a complex theory with a lengthy history and has been proven valid. Religion on the other hand is something much more meaningful with regard to spiritual health and the well being of mankind. I have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Connectivism
Pick a theory and write about it.
According to http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm learning is changing with the times. In regard to technology growth the knowledge we learn has a shorter life span than our predecessors. Technology growth causes such quick changes in what we learn that it becomes obsolete much quicker than it ever did. Another change is that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Error Feedback: Theory
After much time spent searching through Stephen’s Web I came across a post on Error Feedback: Theory which could also be called Correction Theory.
According to Stephen, the post was not very clear but in the end he did agree with the author’s conclusion which states that some corrective feedback is essential for learning, [...]
Front row/ back row
Dealing with front row/ back row dynamics on line is much different than in traditional classrooms. Those who are front row students are the ones who post each day with long and interesting posts. I almost want to say that these are the teacher’s pet wanna be s. Or maybe they are lucky enough that [...]
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