Tag Archives: Learning
Multivariate Statistics
I am starting down the road of trying to figure out Multivariate statistics. I am taking an Advanced Research class this semester and I swear that my cognitive skills were at least minimized last year when I took 2 semesters of quantitative statistics. It makes sense because I was so sick needing a hysterectomy and [...]
So much learning, so little time
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the first anniversary of a surgery that saved my life. I later asked my kids why they never said anything to me about the upcoming anniversary or the milestone in my life. They replied that they had seen my in a lot of pain for months, and [...]
I worry about my students’ learning
I spend a lot of time worrying if my students are learning the complex topics that I teach them. This is especially pertinent when my students have to go out and use the skills I teach. This means that I must make sure they transfer their skills while they are learning. What a difficult task [...]
Thoughts on the book “The Art of Changing the Brain”
Book cover As Educators, Can We Change the Brain? I have been taking a wonderful neuropsychology course this semester. I have long thought that knowledge of neuropsychology was important when planning and delivering instruction. Based on what I am learning this semester, my suspicions have been confirmed. I recently read a book titled “The Art [...]
Technology Education and Problem Solving
I have been thinking a lot about how to teach my Technology Education students how to problem solve; this is really important when you are trying to teach your students in situated learning? When they leave my classroom and return to their offices, they will undoubtedly have problems implementing their new skills nearly right away. [...]
Do your students really know their learning goals in technology education?
Goals are being met I have been asking my students to fill in a little survey at the end of class. Questions on this survey include how the class was able to meet their goals. Here is my process: When asking my students to introduce themselves at the beginning of class, I write down their [...]
Evaluating Technology Education Course Design
I have spent a lot of time talking with you about updating your technology education to improve learning for very complex topics. This week’s post is about evaluating already existing curriculum. An assignment for my 1 credit hour course that accompanies me teaching a for-credit course involved getting midterm evaluations from students and then assessment [...]
My second semester teaching undergraduates
I am learning the difficulties and joys of teaching undergraduates. Many of them are young and idealistic, but at the same time they are not mature enough to realize how important and unique they are in attending a higher education institution. Many do not realize how fortunate they are and how valuable their learning is.
Creating Goals for Learning
What are Goals? It seems as though my undergrad students are having trouble deriving learning goals for their lesson plan assignment that was due Friday night. They are giving me objectives but not goals; I saw very few of 35 lesson plans that had anything similar to goals. I remember the first time I had [...]
Does Classroom Management = Caring?
Caring is so important to learning I am preparing to lecture on how to manage classrooms behaviors tomorrow morning. This week’s learning theory flavor is Behaviorism; I am not a big fan of this theory, but it does have its uses. We are using Woolfolk’s “Educational Psychology” textbook for our required texts, and she is [...]
