For my critical pedagogy class we choose a book to read along with the class text. I choose "Teaching Passionately: What's Love Got To Do With It?".In the chapter I read last night it was talking about collaborative teaching. It had a section entiteled "Collaborative Learning in a Virtual Context". It discussed how easy it is to have long distance collaboration now days because of the internet. It also placed a emphasis about the only appropriate use of teechnology in the classroomis as a tool fro enhancing specific curriculum opportunities. It talked about a website, www.ks-connection.org/willage/village.html, where students can connect immediately with other students around the world. I found this very interesting. How neat would it be to have a pen pal on the other side of the world! It also talks about how the Internet encourages literary development. I agree with this because it makes assignments relevant and meaningful to the child.
I know that I use the Internet so much for my class. EVERYTHING we study about I search on the Internet for lessons, videos, etc. I really enjoy the freedom and ease the Internet provides me in my teaching. What did we do before the Internet?
About Me
- Candace Allen
- I have a BS from UAB. I am in my second year of teaching Kindergarten at Crumly Chapel. I should be finished with my Master's next semester.
2 comments:
Kia ora from New Zealand, Candace,
I just found you through my Google Alerts for Critical Theory and Critical Pedagogy. I will follow up the link and see where it leads. I think that you may enjoy my own website and find it useful in your Critical pedagogy class. You are free to use as a resource. It covers issues such as:
Critical Theory
Critical Theorists
Critical Practice (Praxis)
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Education Theory
Colonisation
Postcolonialism
Postmodernism
Indigenous Studies
Critical Psychology
Cultural Studies
Critical Aesthetics
Hegemony,
Academic Programme Development
Sustainable Design
Critical Design etc. etc.
The website at: http://www.TonyWardEdu.com contains more than 60 (absolutely free) downloadable and fully illustrated PDFs on all of these topics and more offered to students from the primer level, up to PhD. It also has a set of extensive bibliographies and related web links in all of these areas.
Have a look at it and perhaps bring it to the attention of your friends and colleagues for them to use as a resource also.
There is no catch!
It’s just that I an retired and want to pass on the knowledge and experience acquired in 40 years of University teaching. All that I ask in return, is that you and they let me know what you think about the website and cite me for any material that may be downloaded and/or used.
I would also appreciate a link to my site from your own so that others may come to know about it and use it.
Many thanks and best wishes
Dr. Tony Ward Dip.Arch. (Birm)
Academic Programme, Tertiary Education and Sustainable Design Consultant
(Ph) (07) 307 2245
(m) 027 22 66 563
(e) tonyward.transform@xtra.co.nz
Kia ora again Candace,
The URL for the link to the co-operative learning site doesn't seem to work. Can you check it for me and let me know if you entered it correctly.
Thank you
Tony WWard
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