Welcome to EDIM 501 Live! : Welcome to EDIM 501 Live! We’ll begin at
8:00 pm Eastern Time
Monday, Nov. 9th
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Open chat before and after class. On-topic during class.
Agenda : Agenda Welcome & Overview
Questions on
VoiceThread project
Final Project
Discussion of Units 1-4
Welcome & Overview : Welcome & Overview Where are we and where are we going?
We are at the half way point
We have done:
Pink’s senses,
Vision & perception
Language & emotion
Metaphor, motivation, & mind sight
Yet to come… : Yet to come… Play & Remembering
How the brain learns
Meaning, Consciousness, & Technology
Questions? : Questions? Voice Thread Projects?
Discussion Forums?
Final Course Project?
- Note: Course Project topic is due for approval by Friday
Questions? : Questions? Final Course Project
Review Unit 7: topics C & D
Pick a topic you are interested in
Research
Discussion Guidelines : Discussion Guidelines We would like to hear from everyone
Please be patient
Utilize chat for small comments
“Raise hand” to speak
Discussion Guidelines : Discussion Guidelines Looking for common themes:
Pink’s senses
Educational Technology
Goals:
Discuss readings in light of experiences
Sharing ideas both for/against Pink’s senses
Describe specific indications for ed tech
Discussion Guidelines : Discussion Guidelines Identify key issues in Units 1-4:
Synthesize this information into conclusions about the indicated use of educational technology
Evaluate our findings in terms of classroom reality
Question 1: : Question 1: Give an example of something that you have changed in your daily teaching practices as a result of what we have learned so far about physiology, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology.
- Did it work?
- Will you try something different in the future?
Question 2: : Question 2: In unit 3, we had a discussion of social interaction
with technology, a discussion of empathy in
education, but little to no discussion of empathy
using technology.
- What types of technology would be useful in helping students develop empathy?
- What types of technology would help us, as teachers, develop or monitor our empathy?
Question 3: : Question 3: From Unit 4 - Metaphor:“You should understand Ramachandran’s theory of how the brain generates creativity. He presents these ideas both as the products of normal brains and also as an enhanced ability for metaphor and creativity that is produced by a particular genetic mutation. This is one example of a theory that has not yet influenced the education world.”
- What types of changes could be made in education as a result of Rama’s theories?
Question 4: : Question 4: - Can you find the same ideas expressed in different ways in Rama and Pink?
Question 5: : Question 5: Motivators: a summary of Pink’s video
many of our traditional motivators don’t work
If-then rewards destroy creativity
intrinsic drive is secret to high performance
we need to learn to think outside the box
How can we use technology to increase intrinsic motivation and encourage students to think outside the box?
Question 6: : Question 6: Mind sight:
“An interesting question is how accurate your mind sight might be in a face-to-face encounter compared to a technology-mediated encounter via telephone, e-mail, or videoconference.”
Follow up Questions: : Follow up Questions: What are your impressions of readings in Norton Reader?
How about the academic talks?
How about the other short videos, etc.
Parting Ideas : Parting Ideas Metaphor can help us teach any subject
Intrinsic motivation is most powerful
We are good at mind sight
Select appropriate technology-supported activities that leverage the brain’s learning strengths