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Gamification: Improve Active Participation and Retention

There is a change coming to the world of education. Memorization and bulk knowledge are no longer sought after in the job market. The focus is shifting towards cooperation, communication, and the ability to find information on the fly; knowing how to learn will be more important than what you Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsApril 8, 2019 ago
Education

Connectivism: When is it Appropriate?

There is a lot of cross over between the different theories of learning, and even more in the roles an instructor can play in a connectivism classroom. I myself had a hard time distinguishing the differences between them. Perhaps this is because learning is an abstract concept. In the physical world, the difference between Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsMarch 7, 2019 ago
Activism

Is Education Ready for a Digital Upgrade?

I fully support ‘upgrading’ education for the digital age, as suggested in the text. From my interpretation, she is not just talking about utilizing modern technology in lesson planning and the lessons themselves, but also a general upgrade of practices, policies, and pedagogy from the rigors of the outdated classical Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsMarch 7, 2019 ago
Activism

Teach, Fight, WIN!

In the spirit of our Twitter experiment, and while staying in the heart of this week’s theme of social media activism, I decided to watch the chat on #DenverTeacherStrike, #DCTAStrong, and #DPSStrike for the day. As you may have gathered for my previous posts, I am not usually one to Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsFebruary 16, 2019 ago
Privacy

Facebook’s unHappy 15th Birthday

The Problem of a Fully Connected Lifestyle In what seems to be a new trend in my discussion posting for this class, I had written an entirely different blog based on my own experiences with social media addiction, when Roger McNamee, one of the early investors in Facebook and former Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsFebruary 16, 2019 ago
Activism

The Media Frenzy over Protester Clash at the Lincoln Memorial

Privacy, net neutrality, and information security have been huge topics in the news throughout the last year. Lindsey Stone’s story struck me on a personal level. Although I can say that my own feelings are that the photo was taken in poor taste, no one deserves the kind of doxing Read more…

By Mrs. AD, 4 yearsFebruary 16, 2019 ago
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Thank you for visiting my blog, Paragraphs in Pedagogy. Here you can read my thoughts, musings, and retrospectives from the world of education, technology, and beyond.

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