Working+eportfolio+for+Summer+Institute

 ** __Susan Nishimura __ ** «Notes for discussion» What am I learning about technology?  ** I am learning that implementing technology into my classroom is necessary but that it will take time, patience and careful planning **  · I need to be clear why I want to incorporate technology into my lessons i.e. how will it benefit the learners · I need to integrate technology with learning outcomes · I must ensure technology is enhancing students’ learning not just used as an add on   · It will take time and patience to teach students proper use of collaborative technology tools – i.e. navigating internet sites, submitting work in Sharepoint, internet etiquette, respect and shared online vision · I need to continue to try new technologies and not be hindered or daunted by them – Domine Chapter 4 · by modelling the learning process and the willingness to make mistakes, students will also have the freedom to do the same What am I learning about the teaching and learning process? **  I am learning that as much as technology is changing the way we think about teaching and literacy, the fundamentals of being a committed, caring, open and encouraging educator have not and will not change. **  · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I need to model behaviours that are conducive to building a committed collaborative community of learners · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students require a teacher who is committed to learning and guiding them in acquiring new technological skills · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Online and offline class community are not really that much different – clear rules need to be set and followed · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Both my students and I can benefit from inquiry based, and constructivist learning – i.e. learn by reflecting and learn by doing · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The role of teacher vs. student can become blurred as I learn alongside the class and students take on the role of facilitators of learning · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Skills – a set of abilities · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Knowledge – the sum total of all our experiences of learning · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">New Literacies – a new way of looking at knowledge; the idea that through collaborative online communities new ideas and information is constantly being created · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Online reading, writing, media construction and communication are all intertwined · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> The way in which we have traditionally looked at reading literacy and writing literacy is changing · <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘‘We read online as authors and we write online as readers‘‘ (Leu et al, 2009, p. 266) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Making Sense of the Journey <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The learning that I have undergone over these last two weeks and the learning that I will do through the field study are very much like the cycling I have been doing lately. My daily cycling trips are a process with a clear beginning, middle and ending. The start is always invigorating...what will I encounter today? The middle is sometimes tough to get through with its ups and downs. By the end I have such a wonderful sense of accomplishment. The Summer Institute has resulted in a tremendous amount of growth and change and it made the journey worthwhile. There are aslo so many metaphorical similarities between a bike and a computer, the ride and the process I soon will be encountering with my field study. Suffice it to say, you have to have good equipment, make sure it is well maintained, have all the necessary parts, persevere along the difficult parts, enjoy the coasting, ask for help when it is required, don`t get overloaded, pick yourself up when you fall down and bask in the glory of reaching your destination. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Capacities: <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Participate in and help develop learning communities to support my teaching practice <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Engage in a critical cycle of action-reflection to understand and develop my practice <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Use, evaluate and integrate existing and emerging technologies into my practice <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Draw on educational theories, research and philosophies to inform my use of technologies to support teaching and learning 5. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Access, evaluate, use and participate in new media interactions in education
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Working eportfolio for the Summer Institute __ **