Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Concept Mapping
A couple of my favorite tools right now for brainstorming and mind mapping are bubbl.us and mindmeister.com bubbl.us is very easy to use & pretty self explanatory. You can easily export your mind map as a jpeg image. mindmeister takes a little more getting used to, but is visually stunning. When inserting hyperlinks into your concept map, it places an icon on the line & when hovering over it, you get a pop-up mini web page. You can also add notes, icons and images to your concept map.
bubbl.us
mindmeister.com
one of my maps
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Web 2.0 Wordle/Wordcloud
Wordle created by http://www.wordle.net/
Wordclouds can be a fun and creative way to get students involved and share information about themselves or complex topics.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Homework and Practice-EDLS671
I have mentioned before that adult learning theory encompasses the learners’ past experiences with a problem oriented approach. These concepts quantify the effectiveness of practice in adult education. David Kolb expanded on the role of the learners’ experience in his Experiential Learning Theory. ELT defines learning as “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience” (Kolb 1984:41). Kolb developed the four-stage model that represents the experiential learning cycle.
ELT contends that learning comes from the learners past experiences and builds on their future experiences. You are building on future experiences when you practice. Active Experimentation can be construed as practicing the newly learned skill.
Even the top athlete in their field continues to practice. Tiger Woods, arguably one of the best golfers of all time, hits over a 500 golf balls in a single practice session. According to Golf Magazine (Sept. 2009), the average professional golfer has 23.6 years experience before winning their first major. How many times have we seen professional athletes hold out for more money and lose their edge by the time they finally show up to practice?
Not too long ago, I was tasked with rolling out a negotiation workshop to all injury claims adjusters company wide regardless of experience. The first thing that I emphasized is that I was not there to tell them all how to negotiate. Rather, I was there to facilitate the workshop so they could learn from each other and practice a structured approach to negotiation. Role plays were used to practice negotiation strategies and tactics. This information was directly applicable to a primary feature of their job and there was no substitution for doing.
Now it’s your turn. Share your own experiences with both adult and child education. What worked, and what didn't do so hot.
ELT contends that learning comes from the learners past experiences and builds on their future experiences. You are building on future experiences when you practice. Active Experimentation can be construed as practicing the newly learned skill.
Even the top athlete in their field continues to practice. Tiger Woods, arguably one of the best golfers of all time, hits over a 500 golf balls in a single practice session. According to Golf Magazine (Sept. 2009), the average professional golfer has 23.6 years experience before winning their first major. How many times have we seen professional athletes hold out for more money and lose their edge by the time they finally show up to practice?
Not too long ago, I was tasked with rolling out a negotiation workshop to all injury claims adjusters company wide regardless of experience. The first thing that I emphasized is that I was not there to tell them all how to negotiate. Rather, I was there to facilitate the workshop so they could learn from each other and practice a structured approach to negotiation. Role plays were used to practice negotiation strategies and tactics. This information was directly applicable to a primary feature of their job and there was no substitution for doing.
Now it’s your turn. Share your own experiences with both adult and child education. What worked, and what didn't do so hot.
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