Once given the option to read or watch a video, i jumped at the thought of watching a video and not having to read! I've probably said this time and time again, but reading is just not my thing..
Anyways, I really enjoyed watching Mr. Wesch speak. I think his analogies and examples were amazing. He was most defiantly arguing something here in his speech.
Wesch is saying that the way to connect and make a point be proven, would not be possible without the internet. He is saying that the internet can be used efficiently in classrooms and can actually benefit there also. Other than the classroom, the internet can be used to change companies. Just like the story Dr. Bogad told us in class bout her friend making a pickle video, or the spoof off of the Dove commercial that Wesch showed us in the Ted talk.
I completely agree with Wesch, i feel as though the internet and being connected in the classroom is something that is valued and makes the whole entire learning experience easier, and more interesting. Instead of listening to a professor lecture on and on about something and write on the board, the notes can be right in front of you, virtually, on your laptop, tablet, iPad, etc. I feel like it would make a student feel like they are truly learning instead of drifting off into space while listening to someone ramble on.
here i found an article where Brian Braiker talks about the pros and cons of technology in the classroom
comments and questions for the class...
how do you feel being technologically intertwined in classes? does this give you more of an urge to learn? should technology be used in every class here at Rhode Island College?
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