Education

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 […]

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

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

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

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

In my opinion, it’s an exciting time to be in the field of education. The education world felt in need of a good shake up, and it seems like we’re there.  I’m enamored with all the resources and research we have access to as Penn State students, and all of the course work ties directly

Connected Learning Before we can even begin to delve deep into the connected learner, researchers must be cognizant of the fact that the adolescent age-group is so fragile.  They’re like baby-birds who are just trying to find their way in the world, questioning their every decision.  Adolescents strive to develop their own true and unique

 A New Culture of Learning (Thomas & Seely Brown, 2011) Connectivism (Siemens, 2004) This week, I’m continuing to try and envision the future of education.  I’m curious how long it will take for the common-person to realize that our education system is living in the Stone Ages.  What’s better, is I’m curious how long it will take

Minds on Fire (Seely Brown & Adler, 2008) Learning, Working and Playing in the Digital Age (Seely Brown, 1999) I was astonished to see that these two readings are both pre-2010.  While reading them, I honestly felt as if I was borrowing the brain of somebody just waking up to the shifting world.  Work hard, go to college,