For this week’s breakdown, I’d like to examine how I, unknowingly until delving into this week’s research, have been implementing the RASE model as highlighted in the Churchill, Fox and King article “Framework for Designing Mobile Learning Environments”, and reflect how my practices align with Kearney, Schuck, Burden, and Aubusson’s article “Viewing Mobile Learning from […]
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In the article “Learning Theories and Education: Toward a Decade of Synergy,” Bransford and colleagues dissect learning from a birds eye view and analyze three aspects underneath the learning umbrella: implicit learning, informal learning, and formal learning. As a teacher, it’s important to be aware of your students and know they come from their own
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Hey there! My name is Thomas (TJ) Bartholomew, and I am currently working as a 4th grade teacher at a charter school in the Lehigh Valley. I grew up in Quakertown, PA…a suburb of Philadelphia. After high school, I moved on to complete my undergrad degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It was there that
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Every now and then, I think it’s wise to humble yourself in some self-reflection. Although it’s common sense to claim no two people are alike, it’s different once you begin peeling back more and more layers. Mindfulness about one’s own background and biases can help create a more worldly approach and perspective to thinking and
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Over the past few months, my classmates and I have engaged in deeply meaningful conversations and browsed some eye-opening research. We interacted with engaging content that undoubtedly altered our perspectives. Through research this semester and the transformative coronavirus pandemic’s impact on education, I have some new outlooks intertwined with some of my past beliefs in
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The adoption of the Internet worldwide has undoubtedly affected all its users. Since the Internet became commonplace, our world has flipped upside down. The internet has completely revolutionized the way people approach tasks. Now-a-days, everything is completed online. All of our medical records are on computers used by the doctor’s office. We pay our bills
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My childhood draws countless parallels to Curtis from the article “What Pokemon Can Teach Us About Literacy and Learning.” Like many folks around my age, I logged hours…maybe even days trying to catch ’em all. I can recall my first experience saving money was to save for a Gameboy in order to play the original
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According to Jenkins’ article “Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century,” Jenkins notes a few key aspects that comprise participatory Culture. Page 7 states that these 5 components define participatory culture: Low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement Strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others Some
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According to “The Power of Wikis” article, the authors cite from Global Education & Learning Community that a wiki is “a collaborative Web site whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.” Wikis also contain multiple links to other pages relevant to the wiki. Wikipedia is the most popular example of
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For this podcast, I chose to interview a Florida-Man. Liam is a Jacksonville, FL native and a former co-teacher. Liam and I worked together in a co-teaching environment after classroom shifts came down from administration. Having one male teacher in the elementary is usually baffling for students…but TWO…in the same classroom?! Since I was new
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