INTC 5110

We're baaaaaaack!! Tonight was the first night of our new class: Learning Strategies for Instructional Technology. We completed the basics- profiles, skype names, syllabus reading, and blogging of course!

We discussed the syllabus and the four main components of the class. The major project this semester is our Learning Theory presentation. Karl and I chose to present on Cognitive theory. We chose one of the earlier presentations, so we need to get right to work! We will be working with another MAIT student from the EHC cohort, Julia. The three of us are all math teachers, so I look forward to creating a lesson that encorporates Cognitive theory AND math!

Once we had that all wrapped up, we worked on a "group graphic" of the way we learned as children and the way we learn now. Alyssa, Andrew, Karl and I worked together to create a crest of the way we learned now:

We learned through memorization (times tables on a record), flashcards (more memorization), humiliation (we didn't want to be the worst kid in the class during games) and discovery of information.

Then, we created a crest of the way we learn now:

An overwhelming majority of us described ourselves as "mokey see, monkey do" learners that need to see the task once, then try on our own. We also included the updated versions for learning information: web 2.0 tools. The other ways we learn include drawing on previous experiences and replicating what we see being done.

I look forward to this new semester and the projects we will be completing!