Blog Post #2

What Will Teaching in the 21st Century Be Like?

"Mr. Dancealot"

   Every course has its different conducts of teaching techniques that are suitable for the subject being taught so that students can easily understand the subject being taught to them and if not shown fittingly it can be a complete catastrophe, as presented in the video "Mr. Dancealot". Learning to dance cannot be shown merely by lecture, but instead a student must actually dance in order to learn. There must be effective teaching methods in order for students to be successful and proficient in a course. I partially agree with his conclusion because I want my own students to learn in the best possible way that they can, but i understand that every student learns differently. Teaching methods may need to be changed over time with the way technology is sky rocketing on being more viral in teaching online.  I think the question with the way the world is going should be "Will there be classrooms in twenty so years from now?" Only time will tell.

"Teaching in the 21st Century"

"The Networked Student,"

    A student can acquire what he or she needs by being linked to many different technological tools. Examples include searching for sources with Google Scholar, bookmarking sources with Delicious, listening to professor's podcasts on iTunes U, chatting with experts on a subject through Skype, and many more mentioned throughout the video and I am sure many more we have yet to hear about. In the video "The Networked Student,” uploaded by Wendy Drexler sets forward that the best way for a student in the 21st century to learn is by a theory called connectivism. The teacher in charge educates and helps the student in just how to take benefit off these opportunities and build his or her connection network. I agree with Drexler's position as far as the student is connected to more sources than ever before and therefore is able to create a better research project . However, the teacher should also teach on the subject taught in addition to teaching how to build a network because I believe some students could struggle in that area. Meeting in an in-class setting might would help solve that. I still believe is still the most effective in some cases. 

"Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts,"

  In the video "Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts" uploaded by Vicki Davis on the Edutopia webpage is arguing that teaching kids in a more technological way in a group based way is an efficient way to teach. She also stated teaching this way is beneficial to her teaching the students and also learning from the students because their young curious minds explore different options. Vicki Davis practices technology to link her students to other students around the world and to different cultures which is very interesting and in my mind very productive in spreading new ideas and learning others opinion. I like what she is doing a strongly support it based on the video she presented.

"Who's Ahead in the Learning Race"

It is pretty clear from the video "Who's Ahead in the Learning Race" by Dr. Strange that elementary school students in Baldwin County are far ahead of undergraduate and graduate students in using Macbooks and iPads for learning purposes. I know growing up we had none of that and it for the younger generation that have practically grown up with technology constantly around them. Our generation is adapting and learning to use today’s technological advances and it a struggle for most of us but we will continue to improve. I know for myself I usually pick up quickly to sports and technology so it has not been a difficult transition for me. I find it quite overwhelming that these kids are so far ahead of us. 

"Bringing the Locker Room into the Classroom"

As to be a future educator and coach I believe all sports help teach a lesson of teamwork and honesty that is hard to teach. It is something you do and feel. Involving team based activities is a good way to do it and comparing sports to give a general idea.