A Blog is a Blog is a Blog: Module Two

What are 3 things I learned in Module Two?

1. I learned how to create and post a blog.

2. The course I teach that I most enjoy is also the one that is more Learner-Centered and incorporates Modification and Redefinition from the SAMR Model.

3. There is a relationship between the SAMR Model and Learner-Centered/Teacher-Centered assessments.

What are 2 things that interested me in Module 2 that I would like to learn more about?

1. I would like to find some good practices to help me improve student self-regulation to make writing reflections a more meaningful learning experience for them.

2. The idea of using a blog as an assessment tool is curious and I wonder how using something that is as public as a blog for something with so many privacy requirements around it (as part of a graded assignment) would work.

What is 1 question I still have?

Everything about the internet (twitter, blogs, anything from Google) focuses on a breadth of information instead of a depth of knowledge. The technology we use in the online environment seems to me to be at cross-purposes with our goals as educators. How do we use the technology to promote critical thinking and meaningful learning, instead of conforming to the technology and risking our goals for student education?