Education
Education List of Educational Blog Articles | Radcliff Design | JB Radcliff Our first priority should always be the student. In this technological age, education is evolving, and learning to manage a classroom from a distance is becoming the norm for professional educators.
The goal plans and the objectives built within our plans and designs must be timely and informative in order for student success. We have to provide our students with a reliable instructional model to work from. As educators and designers, we all have to build in best practices to help students stay motivated and engaged in active learning; technology is one of the sources providing us with a catalyst.
Education is a philosophical journey. You are never too old or too young to start your own educational journey. The greatest gift from learning is that it keeps giving back. It will change you, and meet you with enough challenges to keep you learning.-
On the ledge
On the ledge – Overcoming fears Trait theory is focused on recognizing and assessing individual personality characteristics. Fear is a Trait In talking with a young college student just recently, I learned that she is preparing to present to a group of kids who are incarcerated in a regional detention center in our area. She was trying to determine which methods to use to teach these students about learning, and now asking “questions” is specific to all things in life. At first she was going to use the analogy of a McDonalds Big Mac with Coke and Fries, versus a kid’s burger with no condiments on it, as a representation…
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Edutainment – a Virtual World
Edutainment – a virtual world. It’s not a game – it’s an environment like a canvas without boundaries. The benefits are that you have an environment that can be changed for any reasonable circumstance. While the environment can be fun, it can be designed to be challenging at the same time. It might be interesting to see a virtual avatar of the instructor popping in and out like the Cheshire cat giving minimal guidance where appropriate. The tangible benefits of this type of environment can be many. The environment can be set up to allow learners to go back or retrace their steps in a process of discovery to correct an…
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Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences- USU Alumni
I received this great email from my alumni today .. I just had to share a blast from the past. When I started out on my own educational journey, I was having, way to much fun. ITLS was the best degree experience ever. Because of this wonderful experience, I have even toyed around with the idea of continuing along those lines with a higher degree (EdD or PhD). Just for kicks and giggles! Please share! A letter from Andy Walker Hello, this is Andy Walker, Department Head of the ITLS Department at USU. I need your help (and it’s not even money!) After modernizing our curriculum and energizing our student…
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Down the Rabbit Hole
As teens, we all needed validation for our actions. Especially those actions that lead to some form of academic success. The truth, if fully known, was that as a teenager, that path was often riveted with rabbit holes. Many times in the process of learning, our foot would slip and down we would go. The best thing we could hope for was a caring/forgiving teacher waiting for us at the end of that hole, to help us get back up on our feet again. We also hoped our parents would be there to support us as we tried again to master the tasks we were being asked to do. The real…
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Alterante Paradigma of Learning
This article is long, and has some boring points. So if you don't like long and boring, this probably isn't the read for you. The articles is on an analogy of a moderately stable learning experience versus an alternate paradigm of learning. .____________________________________________________As someone who has studied in the field of education I take a special interest in the logic that people will use to convey messages to me, and to others. There are many ways to say something, but not all ways are beneficial. We all want to do the best job we can when educating others. We want others to understand what we are saying and gain from that communication. I did a study…