Blog Post 2

What will teaching be like in the 21st century?

1. Professor Dancealot

Upon watching the video, the message seemed to be very clear. The professor can teach the class how to do the dance moves, but without allowing them to do it for themselves they will never learn. The material was not presented in a way that the students can actually learn how to dance. There was no hands on approach allowed. The author is brilliant in the way that he makes his point in this video. He's showing us all that anyone can get in front of a class and teach, but there is a right and wrong way of doing so. He clearly shows us the wrong way of teaching because in the end the student can't demonstrate what they have learned. The conclusion that the author reached is exactly what I thought would happen. The students could not dance to past the test. Therefor, I do agree with his concept because it's basically showing us that is has to be more of the students learning for themselves so they can actually retain the information.



2. Teaching in the 21st Century

Kevin Roberts, the author of teaching in the 21st century, believes that teaching will be different for the teachers in the twenty first because of all of the technology that is available to the students. He believes that there will still be a need for teachers, but the teacher will have to challenge themselves to find ways to keep the students engaged not entertained. Teachers are not the main source that students use anymore because of so many different online options.
Outline
I. What does it mean to teach
A. If students teach themselves than why teachers
B. Changes in the classrooms

II. Students have limitless information
A. Blogs
B. Facebook
C. Wikipedia
D. Google

III. Teacher are not the main source of knowledge
A. Have students be shown by anyone how to use the resources
B. How can students be taught to handle these resources
C. How do students learn how to validate, synthesize, collaborate, and communicate

IV. Should information be focused on facts, content, or skills
A. Where does bloom taxonomy fit in the classroom
B. Creation in the classroom

IV. Professionalism
A. Integrity
B. Responsibility

VI. Problem solving
A. Entertainment
B. Engagement

I feel as if Roberts' projections are correct. We are already getting a glimpse of what he's talking about today. It's required in a lot of classes to use technology quite a bit. There are also some strictly online courses offered now as well. We are seeing students use more computers in the classroom at a younger age. I will be affected by the the new way of teaching in the classroom by the way that it's made so easy for students to access information. I would be challenged to come up with creative ways of teaching to make the students be engaged while they are learning. Roberts' state, "Entertaining is passive and engaging is active". That would be my tasks in the upcoming future.



3. The Networked Student

This video by Wendy Drexler is keeping the same theme of the question why do we need teachers in the twenty first century? As seen in the video, the student is able to do a lot of things for himself through all the technology available to him. There are, of course, some things that can only be learned through the help of the teacher.
The student can't teach himself how to communicate with others to better his future. He would not be able to do most of what he did if it were not for the teacher showing him the way. She helped him learn to organize, evaluate, and construct all of his work for him even to began to be successful. The video proves that it is impossible for there to be a world with teachers.




4. Harness your students" digital smarts

This video by Vicki Davis is demonstrating how her students are learning in the classroom with using computers as their primary source of learning. She has a good argument that this style of teaching is appealing to all her students. I found it to be quite intelligent considering the fact that students are using technology that will help them succeed in the future. Most of the jobs that will be available in the future will require you to have good knowledge of how to work on a computer. Everything is moving to technology based learning and working.

5. Who's ahead in the learning race?

I'm definitely led to believe that the students in John Strange's video are the ones that are ahead in the race. Although they are only third graders, they are learning skills that many undergrad and grad students don't have the knowledge to do. The best part about it is for the third graders is that the are just beginning the lives and they are exposed to all this wonderful technology.

6. Flipping the classroom

Flipping the classroom is all new to me. I have never heard of or imagined that this type of learning was taking place outside of the classroom. I think that the program can be useful for teachers as far as the time that it takes for a student to learn how to do something new. It would take the students less time to learn it in the class and that would benefit everyone as far as the progression rate in the classroom.

7. Bringing the locker room into the classroom

I could definitely use the students working together to teach each other to understand the material being taught in the classroom. As most teachers think, being a teacher consist of just the teacher teaching and the students listening. This passage shows us that teaching can be different and fun for the students. It provides for better understanding when the students can collaborate with each other to learn rather than just through the teacher.