tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587090245703169932.post1916606558041057071..comments2022-11-13T09:14:49.090-06:00Comments on Olivia Bush's EDM310 Class Blog: Blog Assignment # 2Olivia Bushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410227500473746567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587090245703169932.post-32646377758476988192011-02-06T16:31:07.963-06:002011-02-06T16:31:07.963-06:00I really enjoyed reading your thoughts about the a...I really enjoyed reading your thoughts about the assignments. While I agree with most of what you said, there are two main thoughts that I believed were very important. I completely agree with the idea of certain things remaining old fashioned and that our society is sometimes too "quick to jump to a 'fix all pill''. <br />Technology has greatly helped my learning and recently I have learned that the advancement of technology can improve classrooms. With that said, I still find that things worked out on the board, such as math problems, help me retain what I'm being taught. This concept is old fashioned, but it can be modernized with the use of the smart board. <br />Also, we need to learn that we just label every student with problems such as ADD and ADHD and give them a pill. There is a way to get around said problems, and it might just even be that the student needs to find their outlet. Showcasing and exploring their talents, not a pill, can make these students perform better.Alexa Howiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273937447713527549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587090245703169932.post-79815379286237045582011-02-04T10:33:35.666-06:002011-02-04T10:33:35.666-06:00Dr. Strange, I thought about your question as I wa...Dr. Strange, I thought about your question as I was typing this blog in regards to the “old fashion way”. I think subjects like, math, reading and science, for example, still need some sort of the old fashion method, because they are very hands on learning. Yet, I think it is very beneficial to upgrade these classes with smart boards and computers. I am currently taking a math class, it is a seated class, but we do everything on computers. I still feel like I understand this math class better when my teacher gets in front of the class and explains problems on the board. I also love doing it all on the computer though because it gives me step by step processes when I do not have the teacher in front of me and I can self teach. I would love to see schools and colleges bring more technology to classrooms because it helps tremendously. I am trying to say that the “old fashion way” is not necessarily using the “burp back method” (which I agree with you on 100%) but still needing a teacher for guidance and instruction. So hopefully there will always be a good mix of teachers and technology. I need my future job to be there when I graduate. ;-)Olivia Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410227500473746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587090245703169932.post-27988170555941564482011-02-02T10:32:22.238-06:002011-02-02T10:32:22.238-06:00Re EDM310 We hope so! make it better every semeste...Re EDM310 We hope so! make it better every semester. If we don't it will be almost worthless by the time you graduate!<br /><br />"Some things still have to be taught the old fashion way, with a teacher, a chalk board (or some version of a chalkboard) and pencil and paper." Really? What <i>has</i> to be taught the old fashioned way? Make me a list and explain why.<br /><br />"I think if we were not so quick to jump to a "fix all pill" ..." I couldn't agree more!<br /><br />"you can be in the 'middle of nowhere'..." Even Mobile and Baldwin Counties?John Hadley Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com