Thursday, February 5, 2009
2/5/09 Class
I felt that this class taught me a lot about podcasts. Being able to do a tutorial with resources around me that could be helpful if I got stuck was very useful. I think that if I had made a podcast for the first time alone, I would have been very lost. I am glad to know that there are programs such as these that I am learning now, before I am a teacher who needs to use these in the classroom and is confused with the program. I learned a lot about recording tracks, but more importantly how to easily edit and change the recording. A lot of these skills I had used before in other programs, which made it a little easier for me to learn. I also learned that instead of telling a student how to do everything, it is better to ask them to try what they think will work, so that they can figure it out on their own. This will be useful so that they will remember how they fixed the problem so that they will be able to do it in the future.
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I totally agree with you- I think instead of giving the right answer to your students, you need to allow them to make mistakes and learn from them, hopefully being able to answer their own questions. Another great way to avoid giving your students the answers are by having a fellow classmate answer them. This is a great learning method for both students.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to hear people think that working with others and having them help you when you get stuck is a good idea. For a long time people thought of that as cheating and didn't allow anyone to help anyone. I think there is a lot of value in allowing time for people to help one another. You really learn the strengths of people when they have an opportunity to work with others. You might be surprised at what strengths your students have when they have an opportunity to show them.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the idea of constantly being on a student guiding them through everything. I definitely agree with you on that point. One of the best things about my English classes is that we are given a question and we are allowed to go crazy with it. It's a broad question and we can all discuss and agree and disagree and learn a lot along the way. The same can go for more technical classes, like math where there is really only one answer, but when you make a mistake, you learn what NOT to do. Collaboration!
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