#RuralEdChat is a chat that focuses on the needs of the rural educator. This chat has been revised by Tammy Neil (@MathNeil), John Martin (@edventures) and Natalee Stotz (@nataleestotz).
Good Evening, #RuralEdChat
We're right in the middle of Computer Science Week. We thought this would be a great night to discuss how Technology has changed learning over the years. Let's start with nostalgia. As you introduce yourself, tell us about your first device.
Hey all! I'm Matt, a software developer and volunteer teacher & teacher trainer for CS. First tech... Probably a PC running MS-DOS, though we did upgrade to Win 95 pretty soon after #ruraledchat
A) leading off with philosophy tonight! I'm not totally sure - i think learning is the verb that is done inside of the process that is education. Educational processes can provide opportunity to learn. #ruraledchat
The use of technology on different levels depends on the ability of the students. You will be surprised at the ability of younger students. My Technology pages https://t.co/TbR4csJzWI Have students help their peers: My Student Tech Help page https://t.co/c9CurlW860#RuralEdChat
A1 Education is the way we teach and prepare students skills. Learning is students acquiring those skills and understanding them. The teacher has a responsibility to help the students understand and learn skills through education.
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A1 cont. I can learn a new skill but by itself it's just a skill. When I combine that skill with lots of other skills I have an education in that overarching skill set. #RuralEdChat
A2: It enables us to explore more of the outside world and relate it to our subject. It also allows for what we are teaching to become easier to demonstrate. It is hard to demonstrate some ideas on a chalkboard. Technology can make learning more interactive.
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A2: Some learning has become "need to know". I need to know how to fix something, technology lets that happen easier. I can determine what I think I need to know. #RuralEdChat
Interesting that you say you can determine what you think you need to know. That's part of difference between learning & edu: Education is what what we really need to know and may not recognize? #RuralEdChat
A2) more opportunities to connect to different people and parts of the globe. Some theoretical concepts got easier to visualise. Entirely new subject areas to teach too, like digital citizenship. #RuralEdChat
A3) cont for ages: last year, my high schoolers ran Hour of Code activities for elementary students. Most of the young ones needed to learn how to use a mouse first. #RuralEdChat
Q4:
These 2 articles have very different view points. Yet they both show that tech has influenced how we learn. Has tech made learning easier/better? Why or why not.
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Yeah, teachers may assume that students can chat online or communicate with each other to go somewhere to do homework. A lot of them still have to rely on parents to get them to a place to meet with other students.
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I think we also expect everyone to know what collaboration actually looks like when so many think collaboration is waiting for someone else to do the work and adding their name to the project. #RuralEdChat
A4: I think we put devices in the hands of our earliest learners a bit too early. They need the time to explore their own environment before they enter the virtual world. #RuralEdChat
Q5:
How can we help our learners (and maybe even ourselves) learn when tech is appropriate and when it isn't for the best learning to take place?
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