Reading

One of our school’s initiatives and undertaking this year is to implement a more Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach for the teacher’s instruction.  This initiative paired with this course’s research into implementing mobile technologies into learning environments could not have come at a better time.  During the span of work time for this lesson, […]

For this week’s assignment of readings, I chose to further delve into more research regarding mobile technologies and their perceived positive impact for elementary students in math. The first article I read was “Mathematics and Mobile Learning.”  In this article, White and Martin discuss leveraging students’ mobile technologies behaviors in informal settings as a way

For this week’s readings, I chose to come at these articles from the perspective of utilizing technology more in the elementary school classes.  My context specifically relates to designing meaningful learning experiences for 4th grade users with laptops in class in addition to the various forms of mobile technologies students can access at home, or

One of the main draws towards my research this week into digital badging stems from my unknowing exposure with digital badging through video games I play for leisure.  When pondering developers’ thought processes and design considerations to increase motivation and bring players back, digital badging certainly fits the bill.  In two video games I play,

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

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

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