This week’s videos and
readings discussed how we can use the technology tools to not only actively
engage our students, but also how we might have them understand and reflect using
their own knowledge gained by using these tools.
Student effort was a topic
that was of great interest to me. I
find it a challenge to motivate my students to provide more than just the
effort needed to pass, but maximize their potential. Future success can be determined by effort today. When students learn to provide maximum
effort they will gain maximum results. “The instructional strategy of
reinforcing effort enhances students’ understanding of the relationship between
effort and achievement by addressing their attitudes and beliefs about learning”
(Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn, & Malenoski, 2007). This is very true, yet is difficult for a teacher to address.
However, it is necessary that
teachers work to correlate student effort to achievement in order for the
student to realize future possibilities. By using technology to develop
strategies for involvement, teachers can reinforce students’ input and
self-assessment to assist them in taking charge of their learning. “Technology
makes it easier for students and teachers to track the effects of effort and
facilitates more immediate feedback” (Pitler, Hubbell, Kuhn, & Malenoski,
2007).
In terms of assessment,
Solomon & Schrum also address the importance of involving students in their
own assessment process. Technology
can provide not only tools for students’ to assess their own learning, but can
also be used for authentic assessment. “Perhaps the most obvious use of Web 2.0 tools for assessment
would be for students to be able to show what they know in a wide variety of
media” (Solomon & Schrum, 2007). The using technology tools such as
electronic portfolios including word processing, spreadsheet and database
programs in assessment is an engaging tool “in which students must use
knowledge to fashion performances effectively and creatively” (Solomon &
Schrum, 2007).
References:
Pitler, H., Hubbell, E.,
Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using
technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA:
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 155-164.
Solomon, G., & Schrum,
L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools, new
schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education,
168-176.
No comments:
Post a Comment