The summer is over. As I began my last year in my masters program, I have learned to use many different tools that could possibly enhance my experience as an educator. The best tool I have discovered so far is … Continue reading →

A Clash of Generations When developing learning environments, generations of teachers grapple with meeting the needs of the next generation. Currently, the generation of people born between 1982 and 2005 carry a unique identity that separates themselves from the previous … Continue reading →

As a requirement for the Masters of Education in Educational Technology, the e-portfolio will be a culminating online resource that showcases each student’s best work throughout the program. All e-portfolios must include a personal section, an illustrative work section, and a research section. Furthermore, because the e-portfolio is web based, effective e-portfolios must adhere to industry based web design standards. Continue reading →

It was a hard journey, entering in to the Masters of Education in Educational Technology. I tried not become discouraged when I receive notice that I was unable to graduate without my final practicum class. I had originally intended to … Continue reading →

In John Seeley Brown’s article “Growing Up Digital” (2000), he was struck by the ability that modern children have for paying attention to multiple forms of sensory information input. He mentioned how a child is able to view the Internet … Continue reading →

We watched movies about kids growing up and leaving home to go to college. Usually, the college is expensive and far away from home. For many new college students, the idea of leaving home for four years is agonizing. Many college kids always feel homesick, and miss the comforts of a familiar town and neighborhood Continue reading →

Students score poorly on exams and have low retention of lectured material. Some students take notes during lectures but do not use those notes to review prior to exams. Some students were never formally trained on how to take effective notes, and do not know what information is important from a lecture. Continue reading →

At the end of the workshop, I relate all their studies, and all the tasks that they must do as steps to obtaining happiness. The problem-based learning method, which in my case would be how to get to happiness, definitely helps to make students realize that the true goal beyond obtaining a degree or a job is the pursuit of happiness. Once the students realize that they all want to be happy, they tend to see college as a route and not a barrier to obtaining that happiness. Continue reading →

Jean Piaget was a leader in developmental psychology and introduced the constructivist theory and the cognitive development stages of children. The constructivist theory posits that children actively construct an understanding of their world and learning occurs when these children adapt … Continue reading →