Today’s class has further expanded my knowledge on a variety of learning theories. This knowledge seems to be ever expanding from week one as more and more theorists keep getting added to the mix. Today’s class video about Vicki Davis’ student-centered classroom really resonated with me. I have always known the importance of a student-centered classroom, but I don’t think I truly realized the benefits of having a student-oriented classroom until watching the video. The students took complete control of their learning and Davis acted more as a guide. Students seemed to be engaged in class activity as well as they seemed knowledgeable about the tasks they were completing. At one point in the video, the students were even explaining to Davis a concept that she didn’t know about!
I also found it helpful to see all the presentations of the Big Six. Looking at the spreadsheet of all the theorists and the information required about them was very daunting at first especially for the theorists that I knew nothing about. I found the presentations were a concise way to share the information about the theorists that focused on the aspects that we were interested in. This is more beneficial to my classmates and I as this saves us the time and energy researching every single one of these theorists and picking out the aspects that were are interested in.
I also feel like I have a better understanding of the T2P statements and their purpose. The example given to us today in class really helped fill in the missing pieces. I am starting to see how my final paper will form and I feel my final paper will encompass the aspects of learning theory that I found will be most beneficial for my future classes.
If all novice and experienced learners are valued in the classroom, then learning will occur because novice and experienced learners all have important experiences to share. According to Jean Lave the classroom can be viewed as a community. There are novice learners and experienced learners (students and teachers) who are all considered valuable in the communities of practice (classroom) as each person brings in their own experiences to the group to share. In this way, members of the community are able to learn from others experiences. Learning from each other is a critical part of the classroom and this theory embodies that. I believe that it is important that students not only learn from the teacher, but they also learn from their classmates as this lends to a more meaningful experience for student learning.
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Jill,
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I believe that it is important that students not only learn from the teacher, but they also learn from their classmates as this lends to a more meaningful experience for student learning.
I'm imagining this is your presentation of what you believe to be the moral issue associated w/ your analysis. My question is why do you believe this? And what does "more meaningful experience" mean? You responses to those two questions will illuminate the true moral/ethical implications of your assertions.
Delve.
GNA