Students or people working in groups allow for learning not just from the instructor but from their peers. I believe when students participate in the learning process the entire group and/or class benefits as a whole. Another thing to consider is that the demographics of the student population have changed. Because education access has expanded to online learning, the amount of non-traditional students has increased; therefore you now have adult learners who have just as much experience as the instructor. Overall making the students input valuable to the lesion or activity being administered.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Module 3: Constructivist and Collaboration
At one point, I did not believe humans have a basic instinct to work in a group. As part of our nature we act on survival instinct, most often survival of the fittest and what’s in the best interest of the individual. However, the anomaly of the technology age which has evolved definitely brings people and groups close together. We now use technology to collaborate on different projects, teams, and tasks. With the evolution of Wiki Pages and Blogs as it applies to the constructivist principles we are now open to others ideas and nurturing a collaborative learning environment. Students are allowing and providing input based upon their own personal experiences.
Students or people working in groups allow for learning not just from the instructor but from their peers. I believe when students participate in the learning process the entire group and/or class benefits as a whole. Another thing to consider is that the demographics of the student population have changed. Because education access has expanded to online learning, the amount of non-traditional students has increased; therefore you now have adult learners who have just as much experience as the instructor. Overall making the students input valuable to the lesion or activity being administered.
Students or people working in groups allow for learning not just from the instructor but from their peers. I believe when students participate in the learning process the entire group and/or class benefits as a whole. Another thing to consider is that the demographics of the student population have changed. Because education access has expanded to online learning, the amount of non-traditional students has increased; therefore you now have adult learners who have just as much experience as the instructor. Overall making the students input valuable to the lesion or activity being administered.
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Andree,
ReplyDeleteYour comment "I believe when students participate in the learning process the entire group and/or class benefits as a whole." is something so simple yet why is it seem so difficult to implement in a k-12 setting? Does it go back to your original thought of "survival of the fittest"? Thanks!