The past two weeks have been long and difficult;I found myself wishing for 36 hour days. Last night I participated in my home phone chat and realized that online chats are an excellent resource for student discussion at their convenience. Chat rooms can be very useful for collaborative or group efforts/projects.
The video commanded my attention. Students seem to be less than satisfied with the current educational system of delivery. There is a sense of wasted time and irrelevant content. Educators have failed to keep up with the needs of today's students.
The article was a bit disturbing sometimes because of the implications for educators. It is apparent that students have set the tone for learning and teachers find themselves having to please the customer. Granted, I agreed with most of the implied changes that need to be made in terms of embracing and not ignoring the use of technology in education. I ended my thoughts with "I wish that they would make up their minds"; the student population today adopt and discard new fads at a pace that we as educators find very difficult to keep up with.
-Ingrid
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The pace is so fast, and so are the students! They are racing beyond us in so many respects that it is hard to remain credible and relevent in a teaching position sometimes!
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