I honestly have had a great time with the assignments of this course. I felt the evaluation of online-learning sources was a valuable experience. I do not do many research assignments in my art classroom, but I am looking to incorporate more projects that utilize an online software. I learned how to look for validity within the sites I researched.
Reading the Tom March quote forced me to really think about my stance on technology use in the classroom. My mind swayed back and forth numerous times, because I could see his point at times. The intense passion in his words is respectable. In a later assignment regarding Wikipedia and its value, my mind was back and fourth once again. I like the idea of Wikipedia, but it is important to remember than anyone can change its contents and that can be dangerous. But it has been years since I had to do an Annotated Bibliography. It made me remember the value of researching multiple sources to get all the facts before formulating an opinion.
With our group project, I find it is ALWAYS valuable to tryout some of the free software that is out there. I will continue to play with 280Slides in the future. And whenever I am interested in a specific topic, I will be sure to create a Google Alert to keep me up to date with all that is happening.
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I have found valuable elements in Course 520 which are making me re-think technology in classes. The Tom March reflection, evaluation of resources and annotated bibiliographies put online technology and use in a more academic perspective.
ReplyDeleteLike yourself, it has been years since I last had to conduct article reviews with proper citations. I used the Citation Machine and I can only hope that site works properly!
I had been on the fence about Wikipedia as a useful resource, but now I view it as more of a subject blog with no authority. Information can be changed at any time by anyone and that makes the material suspect from the git-go.
I'm so glad that this article and some of the others seem to initiate some reexamination of beliefs and practices.
ReplyDeleteHi Hannah, I agree with you when you say you've been going back and forth with some of these things, like the Wikepida and Tom March quote. I feel the same way. It's interesting that there are so many opinions out there.
ReplyDeleteI also like the idea of researching free programs that are out there. It's great to try them out and then keep trying them and using them in my classroom!