Like a few of my classmates, I was especially drawn to Boss’s article, “High Tech Reflection Strategies Making Learning Stick.” I personally feel that blogging is an underrated and an underused educational tool. This is extremely surprising to me being that it’s a FREE, educational tool. Social theories of learning argue that people learn through participation in activities. If monitored and utilized effectively, blogging to me, seems to be the perfect participator activity for learners. Furthermore, I think blogging can be an effective tool for class interactions that reach beyond the classroom, amplify knowledge creation and support the development of communities/student bodies.
Similar to the blogging component of Boss’s article, I was extremely enlightened by the idea of utilizing technology in order to draw student reflection. When standardized testing began to terrorize classrooms and learning, student reflection became “null and void.” Within my school, aside from creating hypothesizes prior to conducting a science lab, it’s rare that students are asked to truly think about the task at hand or, reflect on it, once completed. I would like to see more teachers create a space within their classrooms and curriculum for reflection. I do not believe it needs to be as sophisticated as creating a “video confessional” (however, that is wicked awesome!) but I think it is a essential for academic growing, leadership, personal development, engagement and encouragement of deeper learning/knowledge.
Sharon
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