My personal philosophy of educational technology has varied since I have the opportunity to learn more about technology in my graduate classes. I believe that there is nothing wrong with adjusting my philosophy because technology is not stagnant, it’s dynamic. I believe as a teacher, I should continually inform myself about new technology so my students may benefit from my knowledge.
As an educator, I believe that the integration of technology into the classroom curriculum is essential for students to succeed in this society of computers and gadgets. Furthermore, to adequately teach students new technology skills, teachers need to gain knowledge of the new technology in order to deliver the skills to students properly.
My philosophy of educational technology supports Constructivism, theory of Jerome Bruner, in which the students construct their own knowledge and the teacher main task is to facilitate their learning. I believe that students need to form their own knowledge through their personal experiences, beliefs, and previous knowledge because teachers cannot teach students to think for themselves, but teachers can set high expectations for their students to attain once the learn how to construct their own knowledge.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Reflection Week #1
I had a very confusing first week of Summer I sessions because I have Dr. Wickersham for HEID 595 and ETEC 524; therefore, I had to double check on assignments due for each class. Hopefully, I will get it straight soon! I enjoyed using Wordle as my application for the Concept Map assignment; I found myself having too much fun after several changes of layouts, fonts, and colors. I believe writing my philosophy was the most time consuming of this week assignment. After reading all the links to the different theories, I successfully settle with Constructivism. I found myself agreeing to many of the bullets under the Constructivism theory. I do agree, that students should construct their own knowledge… Until next week!
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