An Open Letter to Educators
I actually agree with Morgan Bayda's view of university education. I can't necessarily say I have been cheated, but I can say there was some wasted time in lecture. I actually learned but, things could have been better. It is so true that in some classes that there is no initiative to even speak up and talk. Some professors lecture the whole time and will only ask questions at the beginning of class or at the end.
Our education system needs to keep up with the times. The children today aren't the same children of yesterday. We don't live in the times of the one room school house anymore.
ALEX- Alabama Learning Exchange
ALEX is a web page that is a collaboration of resources that can be used by educators. There are resources to use in the classroom. They are divided by subjects and grade level. These lessons link to other websites such as PBS, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and many other sites that can be of educational value in the classroom.
You can look at lesson plans. These lesson plans can be found by searching the teacher, school name, subject, or many other search factors. There is also workspace for you to create your own lesson plans. Not only are there resources to use with students but, there are educational resources for the teachers to us. There are tutorials and online lessons in how to use certain tools of technology in the classroom. Also, ALEX has a blog page to see how others are using ALEX and to keep up with what is new.
I think ALEX especially good for teachers that are not to familiar with using technology in the classroom. It's a good all in one site and a good starting point until they feel more comfortable in creating their own tools and pages. I actually will use some of the tutorials that are on ALEX to brush up on some of my skills.
I agree. We need to "keep up with the times"!
ReplyDeleteMy "canned" comment for this post:
I decided that we all need a slight bit of a "holiday" for the 4th. So you got to skip C4C Number 9; my associates got to skip comments on your post due 7/5 (Bayda, ALEX AND ACCESS); and I am doing this "group" comment for everyone who posted on time or by the "corrected” date (tonight at midnight) which means that if you get this message you were recorded as having submitted your post on time. I thought that your posts on Morgan Bayda's blog were good. Some were especially interesting and generated a personal email from me.
We are moving into the final two weeks of the term. Only one more full week exists before the week in which your final project is due. It should be a significant project that demonstrates many of the tools you have learned to use and skills you have acquired in EDM310. It must be collaborative. If you have any questions about this project we should discuss them in lab tomorrow (Thursday July 8, 2010). There are only 12 days left in which to complete your final projects!