tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post2529323805201794765..comments2023-03-30T05:00:47.870-07:00Comments on Paula Lu's EDM310 Blog: Blog Assignment #2Paula Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14841524263441317660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post-66155731173736517202013-06-08T05:49:10.106-07:002013-06-08T05:49:10.106-07:00" If I was teaching this class..." Condi..." If I was teaching this class..." Conditional statement; therefore were not was.<br /><br />"The students could of went home..." could have gone home...<br /><br />"The students could of went home and looked up the dance moves on their own but chose not too. What I am trying to say is at the end of the semester, if you fail because he is a bad instructor, then you deserve to fail; but if you failed because you tried your best, then there is really nothing else you can do." An interesting argument as Elizabeth has pointed out in her comment. Very interesting. I had a terrible teacher in college for World Religions but I loved the course because I could do the work on my own. Fortunately the grading process worked in my favor. If, however, a teacher is a bad instructor AND a bad evaluator, what then? You may have learned quite well on your own but a bad evaluator may never have known that. You do have the satisfaction of knowing you did well even though your grade does not reflect it. But should that happen in college? Or any school? Very interesting!<br /><br />John Hadley Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post-31215259616407163592013-06-06T15:45:51.035-07:002013-06-06T15:45:51.035-07:00I agree. It is our job as future educators to teac...I agree. It is our job as future educators to teach students, to keep them interested. But I think that if you wanted to pass that class, you would try your hardest to pass. I guess that quote relates to more of college classes and classes that I have taken. Paula Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14841524263441317660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post-20479574265902977332013-06-06T09:17:28.761-07:002013-06-06T09:17:28.761-07:00Paula,
You made some good comments about "Ha...Paula,<br /><br />You made some good comments about "Harnessing Your Students' Digital Smarts." I found this quote of yours from the "Professor Dancealot" section interesting, "What I am trying to say is at the end of the semester, if you fail because he is a bad instructor, then you deserve to fail..." I do not know if a student would always deserve to fail if they had a bad instructor. As future educators, it is our duty to engage ALL of our students and make them want to learn whatever it is we are trying to teach them. So, if a student has a bad instructor, they might not be engaged and therefore do worse in the course. It reflects badly on an instructor when many students fail. Just keep that in mind as you continue on to get your degree!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695854623837877972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post-70987965402376784362013-06-05T21:31:15.242-07:002013-06-05T21:31:15.242-07:00I agree with your example on how to teach a proper...I agree with your example on how to teach a proper dance class. It still baffles me that a teacher taught a dance class in that manner. Dancing is mostly muscle memory, which means you need to actually dance to learn how to dance.<br /><br />I agree with allowing the students to teach and work together. I believe some concepts come better from someone your own age. Working together will also help build students' people skills. Demonstrating will be a fun way for students to secure the information in their brains. I believe technology will continue to make classrooms more interesting and enjoyable for the students.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945862241054987658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919127881776186517.post-66865264858409821222013-06-05T10:00:17.787-07:002013-06-05T10:00:17.787-07:00I agree with you that Mr. Dancealot's teaching...I agree with you that Mr. Dancealot's teaching methods were poor. I have also had teachers that taught this way. I like your example of a proper way to teach a dance class by going over it in a power point and then letting the students physically practice the dance moves. <br /><br />I like the idea of having students teach themselves using technology to go along with what the teacher has taught to keep the students engaged. Kaitlyn Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952828394218257094noreply@blogger.com