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Melissa Varholak

Are they Students or are they Learners? : 2¢ Worth - 0 views

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  • Megan Desmond on 23 Jan 11
     
    I had originally posted a video by Sugata Mitra and then moved onto activity 3 and low and behold there was an earlier version of my video so I figured I should contribute something new. This blog post discusses whether Students should be just that or learners. Also what role does a teacher play? A teacher or also a learner?
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  • Melissa Varholak on 23 Jan 11
     
    This article outlines the different between students and learners. I think the best way to sum up students would be obligated sort of employees of the school while learners are more self-motivated inqusitive "students," for lack of better words. This idea was raised at a conference he was at when he was receiving a lot of resistance from educators.
  • Melissa Varholak on 23 Jan 11
     
    This article outlines the difference between students and learners. I think the best way to sum up students would be obligated sort of employees of the school while learners are more self-motivated inqusitive "students," for lack of better words. This idea was raised at a conference he was at when he was receiving a lot of resistance from educators. The reason this sparked my interest is because I think this speaks to the type of student today and how teaching and the classroom should be. They are perfectly capable of being learners instead of students, but it almost seems like it has to be the goal of the teacher, the environment they create, the standard they set, and the way they treat/view the "students" to achieve this.
  • Melissa Varholak on 23 Jan 11
     
    This article outlines the difference between students and learners. I think the best way to sum up students would be obligated sort of employees of the school while learners are more self-motivated inqusitive "students," for lack of better words. This idea was raised at a conference he was at when he was receiving a lot of resistance from educators. The reason this sparked my interest is because I think this speaks to the type of student today and how teaching and the classroom should be. They are perfectly capable of being learners instead of students, but it almost seems like it has to be the goal of the teacher, the environment they create, the standard they set, and the way they treat/view the "students" to achieve this.
  • Melissa Varholak on 24 Jan 11
     
    This article outlines the difference between students and learners. I think the best way to sum up students would be obligated sort of employees of the school while learners are more self-motivated inqusitive "students," for lack of better words. This idea was raised at a conference he was at when he was receiving a lot of resistance from educators. The reason this sparked my interest is because I think this speaks to the type of student today and how teaching and the classroom should be. They are perfectly capable of being learners instead of students, but it almost seems like it has to be the goal of the teacher, the environment they create, the standard they set, and the way they treat/view the "students" to achieve this.
Venita Smith

Better Learning or Better Learners - 0 views

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  • Venita Smith on 25 Jan 11
     
    An interesting perspective on the use of technology in the classroom.
Susannah Azzaro

Edupunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 4 views

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  • teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude.[
    • Michelle Berceli
      Michelle Berceli on 24 Jan 11
       
      This is a wonderful idea for those independent students!
    • Emily Dunn
      Emily Dunn on 25 Jan 11
       
      It is really important to be invested in the work a student is doing in school. Making assignments personally resonate with students can make a huge difference in the learning they take away.
    • Elizabeth Floyd
      Elizabeth Floyd on 26 Jan 11
       
      It's not often that you see students working independently and trying to do it themselves....
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 29 Jan 11
       
      Maybe not, but this may be a good approach to getting students into working independently and trying things on their own.
    • Venita Smith
      Venita Smith on 31 Jan 11
       
      In school I was rarely asked to DIY, it was always do it the teacher's way. I'm looking forward to seeing how my future students will handle this. It is out of my realm of experience.
  • an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard
    • Melissa Vrabel
      Melissa Vrabel on 24 Jan 11
       
      Isn't good for students to know how to use mainstream mediums like powerpoint and blackboard as they are almost definitely going to have to be used later in life? Maybe mainstream teaching shouldn't be replaced completely by Edpunk mediums!
    • Emily Dunn
      Emily Dunn on 25 Jan 11
       
      Well I would argue that power points can be the most boring type of teaching EVER. Of course students will have to use them later in life, but teachers should be using powerpoints to facillitate this DIY attitude, and not use powerpoints as technology included lectures. What about making powerpoints for a class collaborative. Maybe as the students read through the chapter they make a slide on the class powerpoint through google docs of a topic that they found confusing or really interesting. Then atleast the powerpoint would be giving the students what they want and not a lecture.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 29 Jan 11
       
      Im sure kids will learn how to use and be exposed to all the mainstream tools inevitably, so if a few teachers picked up on the edupunk approach I don't think that kids would miss learning how to use other formats...
  • commercialization of learning
    • Melissa Vrabel
      Melissa Vrabel on 24 Jan 11
       
      Again, I think its very important for students to know how to use the mediums that are required in the commercialized world we do live in. Being able to say that I know how to extensively use excell, powerpoint, and wiki pages is what can get a student a job over someone else.
    • Emily Dunn
      Emily Dunn on 25 Jan 11
       
      not only being able to use them, but having a comfort level with technology that influences your ability to use programs you are not familar with.
    • Samantha Daly
      Samantha Daly on 26 Jan 11
       
      I agree with you both. However, don't you hate teachers that have powerpoint presentations every single class!? Boring!! I think some teachers rely too much on these technologies and need to have a more diverse way of teaching.
    • Dale Rothermel
      Dale Rothermel on 27 Jan 11
       
      I agree that these can be useful tools to know, but I also think that students should learn to value more creative avenues of expressing themselves and communicating their ideas to others. While many jobs do requite knowledge of these tools, many others look for individuals with a more unique approach to things.
    • Ashley Capps
      Ashley Capps on 30 Jan 11
       
      To continue the rant on PowerPoint: it has become a crutch to people who use it (though, I'm sure there are exceptions). In most of the presentations that used it that I have witnessed, the presenter simply reads off of the slide. That ends up feelin like a waste of time, because I could have just read the slides myself. Powerpoint has potential to add to the lecture, not just be the lecture.
    • Melissa Varholak
      Melissa Varholak on 31 Jan 11
       
      I love what you said about powerpoint adding to a lecture but not being the lecture. I hate when people read directly off a slide. It is an insult to my intelligence for the same reason you said, I could have just read it myself. It is a tool with a lot of good uses that has gotten overused like an overplayed song on the radio.
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  • traditional punk ideologies.[6]
    • Emily Dunn
      Emily Dunn on 25 Jan 11
       
      I am pretty sure that mainstream society eventually consumes these punk ideologies and sells them back to society. Ripped jeans, saftey pin accessories, mac's(just a thought), I wonder what aspects of this edu punk will stick in mainstream education.
    • Laura Plocido
      Laura Plocido on 30 Jan 11
       
      I agree, what may seem "far out" now will eventually become the norm as so many other aspect of sub-cultures has in the past.  I like some of the ideas of edupunk, but definitely need to see more about it to decide if it should be an acceptable form of educational practice.  I absolutely agree that teaching how to think for one's self is important so that is perhaps my favorite aspect of this so-called edupunk movement. 
    • Megan Desmond
      Megan Desmond on 31 Jan 11
       
      That's exactly what I was thinking as well-eventually a lot of these things end up as mainstream and excessively processed from where they being. I think it's an interesting spin on things, but almost needs some refinement or ways to be put into most classrooms (so I can keep my job!)
  • Summerhill School
    • Emily Dunn
      Emily Dunn on 25 Jan 11
       
      Check out this article, if all schools were run on such democratic principles I wonder what our country would look like. There is also the flip side that while this kind of learning sounds good, I wonder what it is really like when you are a part of it.
    • Susannah Azzaro
      Susannah Azzaro on 25 Jan 11
       
      I like the quote from that page, "children learn best with freedom from coercion. All lessons are optional, and pupils are free to choose what to do with their time. Neill founded Summerhill with the belief that "the function of a child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live, not a life according to the purpose of an educator who thinks he knows best." I would love to interview some of the teachers and students from that school. Fascinating!
    • Dale Rothermel
      Dale Rothermel on 27 Jan 11
       
      "I would rather Summerhill produced a happy street cleaner than a neurotic scholar." -- A.S. Neill This is another quote I like from this page. I like the idea of a social focus on a school, and the ideal of promoting happiness and wellbeing--don't people function best when they are happy with their lives? This school challenges the notion of "success". I am often frustrated when a "good education" and "getting to college" are synonymous. What about becoming a well-adjusted, happy, functional member of society? I think the Sumerhill school sounds fascinating, and I would also be very interested to visit it or speak with students and teachers there to find out how it plays out in reality. 
    • Laura Plocido
      Laura Plocido on 30 Jan 11
       
      I am intrigued by this school.  It seems as though it is not without its problems, but I value their democratic approach.  I would love to learn more about this school and see how successful their system has been.  
  • "Technologist Who Coined 'Edupunk' Defends the Term in a Video Debate". Chronicle of Higher Education. March 3, 2009. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3640/technologist-who-coined-edupunk-defends-the-term-in-a-video-debate. Retrieved 2009-03-03 .
    • Susannah Azzaro
      Susannah Azzaro on 25 Jan 11
       
      I followed this link and found a Youtube channel in which there are a series of debates between Jim Groom and Gardner Campbell. I watched the first part of the first one, and it seems quite interesting...plan on watching the others. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/educoz
  • Do-it-yourself attitude
    • Emily B
      Emily B on 26 Jan 11
       
      Nice.  While the general tenor of this article is making me laugh a little, I can still get behind the idea.  I'm not sure I've had a classroom with an emphasis on "DIY," but I certainly did a lot of learning on my own that way as a child (and adult!), with encouragement from my parents.  As a small kid, they'd give me old electronics and a screwdriver to take apart and fiddle with.  Growing older, I learned about electricity and wiring in order to fix my broken lamp.  My brother and I built our own rockets that we systematically tested and improved, and I learned about metamorphosis by catching and raising tadpoles and caterpillars.  Through all these activities I learned a ton, but it never felt like work.  More hands-on, do-it-yourself type activities in the classroom could certainly be a good way to keep kids engaged and excited, as well as showing them how what they're learning can be practical.
    • Dale Rothermel
      Dale Rothermel on 27 Jan 11
       
      I completely agree that a hands-on approach to learning is a "good way to keep kids engaged and excited". Before starting school here, I was working as an outdoor educator, leading kids on hikes and teaching them science. The whole thing was built around the idea of experiential education-learning about pond life by taking nets and buckets and finding creatures, catching snakes and lizards, learning about plants by hiking through the woods and tasting the edible ones, learning about astronomy by going on night hikes and star gazing and talking about stars and consellations...I found that this was an effective and fun way for kids to learn. Many of the topics we covered the students had learned about in the classroom in books, but the concept would really "click" when they were able to experience it firsthand.
    • Eric Davidson
      Eric Davidson on 30 Jan 11
       
      Hey, just a question-you may not be required to, but have you taken Methods of Teaching Elementary Science? Margie Ritson teaches inquiry science education that is the best example of a DIY type approach to teaching that I have ever experienced. It is all about providing the means to your students and encouraging them to explore. It encourages hands-on, authentic learning like you both talk about (exploration of nature through physical exploration).
    • Dale Rothermel
      Dale Rothermel on 30 Jan 11
       
      I haven't taken that class yet, but I will be next semester I think. It sounds like a great class.
    • Melissa Varholak
      Melissa Varholak on 31 Jan 11
       
      DIY is an important part of learning that establishes a sense of responsibility and ownership, encourages creativity, and many other things. It tends to be more interesting for learners and with technolgy its possibilites are endless.
  • rebellious attitude
    • Tara Valentine
      Tara Valentine on 26 Jan 11
       
      It's really interesting to describe the "do it yourself" tactics used in edupunk as "rebellious" because it truly does not seem to follow the ways of what traditional schooling has done in the past. Edupunk embraces technology and focuses on allowing the individual to gear their education in their own way, rather than in a prescibed manner.
  • in his blog
    • Tara Valentine
      Tara Valentine on 26 Jan 11
       
      Blogs seemt to be a perfect example of "edupunk" as they are consistently becoming part of education at all age levels, but definitely portrait the individual and "do it yourself" attitudes as displayed in edupunk.
    • Samantha Daly
      Samantha Daly on 26 Jan 11
       
      I agree. Blogs allow students to express their individual opinions, interests and creativity. I find it refreshing that blogs are being more incorporated into education today.
    • Elizabeth Floyd
      Elizabeth Floyd on 26 Jan 11
       
      blogs are a great way of integrating technology into the classroom and its somethign that students could really enjoy.
    • Laura Plocido
      Laura Plocido on 30 Jan 11
       
      I agree that blogs can be an important part of education.  One must be careful because blogs are by definition usually opinion based.  I do, however think that as teacher's we must work together with people from all over the world to establish an idea of "best practice" and think that blogs are a wonderful way to do this.  We have the world and it's opinions at our fingertips, we are so lucky to live in this era!
    • Jill Sheehe
      Jill Sheehe on 31 Jan 11
       
      Blogs are a great way for students to engage in social interaction with one another while learning at the same time. It is true that blogs can be opininated and biased, bu tit may be beneficial for students to voice their opinions. Of course, this depends on whether the subject matter is appropriate.
    • Kelly Williamson
      Kelly Williamson on 02 Feb 11
       
      I'm going to have to disagree again with the blog comments, sorry guys! I just don't see how blogging a discussion helps foster social interaction.  Children are becoming excellent with computers but can't hold a conversation in person.  Not a fan of that at all.  
  • Jim Groom as "poster boy" for edupunk
    • Samantha Daly
      Samantha Daly on 26 Jan 11
       
      Does anything else lovee this picture? haha
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 29 Jan 11
       
      Does anybody know anything else about this guy other than having been the first to use the term edupunk? The wikipedia link has no page about him.
  • Thinking and learning for yourself[7] [edit]
    • Samantha Daly
      Samantha Daly on 26 Jan 11
       
      I think this idea addressing how different every individual is. This allows student to learn on their own terms and focus on something that truly interests them.
    • Elizabeth Floyd
      Elizabeth Floyd on 26 Jan 11
       
      I love the concept of independent learning
  • the concept of Edupunk has totally caught wind, spreading through the blogosphere like wildfire
    • Elizabeth Floyd
      Elizabeth Floyd on 26 Jan 11
       
      How cool is this!?!
    • Brenda Gonzalez
      Brenda Gonzalez on 03 Feb 11
       
      As an occasional 'cliché rebel system fighter', I'm concerned that the popularity of this concept may be a little exaggerated by people who want to "fight the system"  or "break the norm" for the wrong reasons, without having critical thinking skills of their own. I think we should always be modifying our methods of teaching and thinking outside the box, and we should be teaching students to modify and experiment and think outside the box too. It should come from genuine intellectual curiosity and desire for social change, rather than the latest 'blogosphere' trendiness.  I don't want to be a total pessimist, so I will say that I'm glad the trend of trying new DIY things is flourishing, and doesn't seem to be getting any super negative black lash.
    • Brenda Gonzalez
      Brenda Gonzalez on 03 Feb 11
       
      But we do need to keep in mind what happened to the actual Punk movement. It got canned and branded and gets sold to us in tidy little black and white packages at stores like Hot Topic.
  • three aspects to this approach
    • Elizabeth Floyd
      Elizabeth Floyd on 26 Jan 11
       
      3 important ideas! very cool
  • 70s bands like The Clash
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 29 Jan 11
       
      Along with taking on the general attitude of bands like the Clash, many songs by the Clash and other punk bands of that generation address some important historical and politcal themes from non-mainstream perspectives. I think using such songs and lyrics could be a cool way to set up conversation or lesson in a social studies class.
    • Lil Lorrin
      Lil Lorrin on 02 Feb 11
       
      I'm still trying to make my Barry Manilow comment stick. What am I doing wrong?
  • Jim Groom
  • Jim Groom
  • Jim Groom
    • Jill Sheehe
      Jill Sheehe on 31 Jan 11
       
      Who wants to get these same tattoos?
  • (having) one’s students as partners and peers
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 29 Jan 11
       
      This seems alot like what we have been talking about doing throughout this course; that is, utilizing technology to make students more interconnected and on par with the teacher. Given that these types of tools are fast becoming a norm in the classroom, and are even taught as part of teacher training programs, it seems to me that some of what makes edupunk unique will soon just be the norm.
    • Jessica Yochum
      Jessica Yochum on 30 Jan 11
       
      I agree I think to accomplish this task with proper training and to have peer guided help is perfect. It gives students a chance to explore the programs and discover new ways of using and incorporating these sites into the class. I especially like that they would accomplish this with peers and have more of a group project mindset. 
    • Laura Plocido
      Laura Plocido on 30 Jan 11
       
      I absolutely agree that this is the way of the future, or at least it should be.  In many other cultures, collectivism is of the utmost importance and working together with peers is a main goal of education.  We must learn from these cultures and implement their ideas into our education system.  America tends to be an individualistic culture, but we are still forced to work together, but by teaching the importance of the "good of the team" instead of the "good of the individual" we can help change the dynamic of the country. I think schools are where changes such as these can happen. 
    • Dale Rothermel
      Dale Rothermel on 30 Jan 11
       
      I agree that more of an emphasis needs to be placed on a collectivist approach to learning, and this seems like an avenue for making this happen. Edupunk is a good reminder that schools are much more than places where academics take place; they are places where our society is formed. If children are taught early on about the importance of working together and sharing in the responsibility of their education as well as their peers' education, then perhaps these ideals will become more of the norm in our country.
    • Eric Davidson
      Eric Davidson on 30 Jan 11
       
      So, what does this mean?
    • Eric Davidson
      Eric Davidson on 30 Jan 11
       
      This caught on fast, didn't it?
  • "¿Movimiento edupunk, socialismo educativo o educación 2.0?". El caparazon
    • Ashley Capps
      Ashley Capps on 30 Jan 11
       
      Two interesting points from the article (via Google Translate): Is there anything more punk than education? Some of the interpretations speak of community, the anti-consumerist, anti-authoritarianism of, the intellectual and freethinking spirit of new socialism, or in more technical terms of crowdsourcing, the architecture of participation, the society of the conversation, etc ... Or ... if the goal of education is and has always been the most creative people training according to the requirements of the institutions or companies that will give them work, is there anything less punk than education?
  • Edupunk
  • cookie-cutter
  • cookie-cutter
    • Laura Plocido
      Laura Plocido on 30 Jan 11
       
      Is cookie -cutter always bad?  While I can appreciate the goals of this type of educational ideology, I cannot help but fear that they will attempt to be so far outside- the- box that they will miss using some of the useful aspects of the "cookie-cutter" approach.  
    • Melissa Varholak
      Melissa Varholak on 31 Jan 11
       
      Well, while there definitely needs to be some kind of education change as our country is slipping, cookie-cutter became that because it worked. It doesn't all work anymore, but there are probably for sure some good ideas left in it.
    • Melissa Treece
      Melissa Treece on 31 Jan 11
       
      When I read this I thought the term 'cookie-cutter' was a positive one. I interpreted it as a means to mainstream this idea to make it user friendly so many people can utilize and benefit from this theory.
    • Kelly Williamson
      Kelly Williamson on 02 Feb 11
       
      I've always been taught that "cookie-cutter" is a very negative thing and something that should be avoided at all costs.  I'm not sure what my opinion is on that just yet.
    • Brenda Gonzalez
      Brenda Gonzalez on 03 Feb 11
       
      There is no need to reinvent the wheel, but when its broken, it needs to be mended, and not always via the same repair style. If that makes sense.
  • Edupunk concept has been adopted outside North America
  • how quickly the
    • Megan Desmond
      Megan Desmond on 31 Jan 11
       
      I always think of the many things that other countries and cultures embrace before we do and then the next thing you know its the biggest trend/rage here and it's almost like the U.S. sucks all the fun out of these things by over exposing.
    • Lil Lorrin
      Lil Lorrin on 02 Feb 11
       
      Coffee shops are an example. They were a European thing first, of course. But go to a coffee shop in England or France and pull out your laptop and they think you're WEIRD for working when you're supposed to be relaxing.
  • The term was first used on May 25, 2008 by Jim Groom
    • Katherine Johnston
      Katherine Johnston on 31 Jan 11
       
      I would like to learn more about the creator of the term Edupunk and his inspirations and motivations for the creation of Edupunk.
  • Edupunk (2008-2011) is an approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude.[1][2] The New York Times defines it as "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom."[3] Many instructional applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk.
  • Edupunk (2008-2011) is an approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude.[1][2] The New York Times defines it as "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom."[3] Many instructional applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk.
  • "the concept of Edupunk has totally caught wind, spreading through the blogosphere like wildfire"
  • david ly on 19 May 11
     
    This seems nice but what do you do when the school tells you, you have to teach in certain ways. I think everyone is looking for a little more freedom when they are teaching
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