Why a blog on lifelong learning in Adult Education? The purpose of this blog is for educators of adult education to stay active and knowledgeable in the ever changing world of today’s 21st Century Classroom.
Lifelong Learning in Adult Education
How to Keep from giving up on Apathetic Students
Hello, here is a great article by Angela Watson on How to Keep from giving up on Apathetic Students.
We are at that time of the year when keeping our students engaged can be a struggle. Here is some great advise on how we can not give up on those students who seem to want to give up
Staying on top of technologies
Staying on top of emerging technologies is an important part of integrating technology into our classrooms.
Here is a great site on The 10Ways to Stay on Top of Emerging Technologies
A great resource for educators to keep that one step ahead of technology in today’s ever changing world.
Diversity in the Classroom
Here is a great, fun, informative video created by one of my PIDP 3240 classmates-
Kristin Honigman(Feb 2017)
On Diversity in the Classroom
https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/e4Sm2CGmjWc/?mode=movie
Information Literacy
Information Literacy- What is it? and Why is it so important.
It is knowing when and why information is needed, how to correctly locate it, evaluate its relevancy and authenticity and how to use that information ethically by using correct citations.
But why is it so important?
Our 21st Century student, though an expert in technology, may Not know how to use all of the available reference material critically, efficiently and ethically.
Here is a great YouTube video explaining what Information Literacy is and why it is so important.
The Most Powerful Tool in the Classroom
Is the most powerful tool in Today’s Classroom the teacher?
The classrooms of yesterday are long gone. 21st Century learning is where today’s classrooms are.
Technology has changed how our learners learn and how they find their information. The students in today’s classroom have a wealth of information at their fingertips. The internet. Access through smart phones, laptops and tablets. The days of learning from books, lectures and power points are proven to be no longer dependable in ensuring student success of learning. They only regurgitate information retrieved from short term memory.
“The most powerful tool in the classrooms of today is the Internet, and districts, schools, and or teachers that are not dealing with this reality are truly doing a disservice to their students”.(Loyola,S.(2014) A quote that truly caught my attention. So if the most powerful tool in the classroom is the internet, what of the teachers?
Are teachers becoming obsolete?
Not if we change the role of the teacher from Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side. Change how we teach. Shift the power of learning from the teacher to the learner, empower our students to take control of their own learning.
What are your thoughts?
Will teachers even become obsolete?
References:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-wike-loyola/the-most-powerful-tool-in_b_6012136.html
Wedding Cakes- Info-Graphic and Podcast
Here is my Info-Graphic and Podcast on Wedding Cakes- From Consultation to Deliver
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cdw-goju/episodes/2017-02-11T13_20_44-08_00
Teaching for Tomorrow
Here is a quick video on Flipped Learning.
Taking the concept of learning new content out of the classroom, and shifting class time to meet the individual needs of each student. Students learn new content via online and class time the next day is spent deepening their learning through collaboration, group discussions or lab work.
Great concept here!
Cartoons for Engagement and Learning
Creating cartoons for engagement and learning can be a fun way for our learners to showcase their understanding of any topic.
After viewing several free programs with templates and clip art, I came across one program that I would like to try in my classroom. ToonDo.
Toon Do lets you create comic strips and cartoons, easily with just a few clicks, drags and drops. Its very user friendly for those of us with limited artistic ability.
I would like to try this in my classroom, first with one that I create myself, assess the feedback, and then have students make one and share with the class. I feel that this would be a great, group work exercise that would promote student motivation, engagement and learning.
Want to see how simple this could be for incorporating into you classroom.
Could this be an engaging addition to your classroom?
Technology for the Diverse Classroom
Teachers in today’s universities and colleges teach a diverse group of learners. From racial, cultural, and ESL students to extroverts, introverts and those with learning disabilities. With such a diverse group of learners, it is not surprising that a strategy that works well with one students learning style can be extremely confusing to the next.
So how can teachers use technology to support our diverse learners?
Differentiated Instruction is one way.
What is differentiated instruction? “It is a model of instruction that revolves around the belief that students learn in many different ways”(Verde,2004).
So what does this mean? Technology can provide the materials and platforms with varied levels of difficulty using multiple instructional groups. It encourages student success through practical and creative means so learners can work alone or collaboratively in both auditory or visual modes.
Technology meets the needs of a diverse classroom by allowing changes to content, channels of input and means of output.
Want to learn more on how technology can help with Differentiated Instruction.
Reference:
The Not So Great Benefits of Technology and Social Media
On doing some research on Teaching Millennials , I came across this very powerful video by Gary Turk.
In sharing his words “Look up, talk to one another and put down the smartphones”
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