Coursesites available features make creating a learner centered online course that employs distance learning theories a reality. First of all, the core features most Course Management Systems have are included in Coursesites. According to Simonson (2015) built into these systems are such things as course calendars, announcement areas, assignment and discussion areas, student rosters, communication areas and grade books." (Simonson, 2015, p. 177). However, Coursesites has additional features…
be able to implement this mindset and share it with our students, “My reflections on learning Spanish and journey that led me to the town of Nicoya made me think of three key principles about facilitating change. I believe these principles may be useful for leaders as we tackle the challenges of improving mathematics teaching and learning” (p.204). Students have to be committed, mindful, and supported when learning a new subject.…
experience. Quantitative analysis can give an outlook for business operations a whole new look and could help maximize there business objectives. The theory behind all of this is to help business with their daily operations, to create a better outlook. Learning plan 1 we were introduced into this class starting out defining quantitative analysis, techniques of financial, cost effective, as well as risk analysis to contribute optimal performance within a business prospective. Analyzing data…
The first day I met with Stephanie I mainly asked questions I never received an answer to my first semester as a Communications Arts major. I switched into Comm halfway through my first semester as an architecture student because I worried I would be stuck with the same architecture job my whole life. I told her things like that really concern me and she confirmed what my friend from high school told me when I decided I wanted to switch. They both explained how Comm had multiple options from…
The person I decided to write my essay on was my basketball coach my senior year, Brian McIntosh. He only coached at my high school for one year, and prior to that he was an assistant coach at Emporia State University. Taking his expertise and leadership skills McIntosh helped take my team who had struggled the previous season and give them a last and successful season. He changed the atmosphere of the program and that year held the best record my school’s girl basketball team had seen in a long…
Peper and Mayer in 1986 had “indicated that students with learning disabilities are often “passive learners””. (Weishaar p. 392) This means that they will not engage in class discussion, raise their hands if confused in hopes of not embarrassing themselves, or because they cannot comprehend everything going on. Divesta and Peper’s research found that students with learning disabilities who took notes were “actively engaged in the learning process, thus improving comprehension” (Ibid). This…
DIMENSION SEVEN: THE RELATION OF THE OLD TO THE NEW Defining change and a digital workplace Change is inevitable. Change is significantly apparent in ‘New learning’ or ‘21st learning’ as there is a substantial amount of research contributing to the idea of transforming learning environments, in turn, changing ‘classroom’ or ‘learning space’ dynamics. Change can be relative. Cuban (1993) explains that for some teachers substituting textbooks, deciding to implement technology such as computers…
Grasha-Riechmann student learning style survey (LSI) with the outcomes of 3.4 on independent, 4 on advoiant, 3.9 on collaborative, 3.9 on dependent, 3 on competitive and 4.2 on participant skills. I will incorporate the outcome of my Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and the results of the Learning Centre Survey (LCS), such as meta-cognitive awareness, collaborative and participation skills, to reflect on how I learned in the past. This reflection assignment helped me to identify and recognize my…
My time in counseling has come to an end. This road has been one of ups, downs, curves, and collisions. Throughout my time I have learned to help myself and how I am capable of helping myself. First, I want to say thank you for giving me the tools to know how to navigate life. Though our time was short, I learned so much. Secondly, you had asked me to do a critique of my experience working with you in counseling. So, here it is… Listening: I think having others share their stories, secrets,…
Intentions” to complete this assignment. I believe the teacher was not aware she was actually offending some of her students by using pinto beans to play with. She seemed to be kind hearted and was eager to teach her students by using different kinds of learning tools in her classroom. Cultural Sensitivity: Cultural sensitivity can be overlooked sometimes when people are not educated on the cultures. I know I am not well educated on every culture I may encounter when I become a teacher.…