What did you learn about learning itself when working with technologies?
I learned that unfortunately, it seems that people who write the manuals/instructions and help guides, often don't realize that they are writing for users who don't have the same experience in technology as they do. What this translates to is content with is inaccessible to the very people they are trying to teach.
I also learned that a strong indicator of success is the student's sense of self-motivation. I my experience successful learners of technology often 'take their work home with them', that is they spend time away from the classroom and continue to learn on their own time.
Where there any aspects of new territory in what you attempted within this module – and how did you address your own learning needs if that was the case?
Currently using Prezi is my new territory, I remember when it was first introduced as the PowerPoint killer, and it certainly looked more dynamic than the standard PowerPoint. However, I have never felt the need to use it, as PowerPoint was sufficient for my needs. So working in Prezi is definitely new territory for me.
In what ways did your review of the work of others help you learn about your own future work?
Whenever you review the works of others you are able to gain insight into your own, even if it's to say, "Arrgh, I should have said that....!" By seeing how other people examine and present issues, you're able to re-examine your own concepts and expand how you previously thought about your work.
Are there other comments and notes that you want to make about your personal learning and/or the challenges that will lie ahead as you start thinking about the learners with whom you will someday be working?
I always enjoyed the learning process and have always been self-directed, which I think as made me successful in learning new information. However, I realize that it requires patience and a willingness to learn from mistakes.
The challenges I've found recently and this may seem as a generational matter, is that many students seem to lack the attention span and adaptability needed to learn new technology or the information required to use it.
Now I do know when it comes to saying video games and smartphone usage, younger users are doing very well with adopting new technology or the behaviors needed to operate them. However, I wonder if that's more a matter of such technology being designed from the ground up for these types of users and taking in accord how they learn.
If content creators and instructional designers want their audience to be more responsive to learning, they need to provide content in a method which is more in touch with how this generation of learners learn.
I also learned that a strong indicator of success is the student's sense of self-motivation. I my experience successful learners of technology often 'take their work home with them', that is they spend time away from the classroom and continue to learn on their own time.
Where there any aspects of new territory in what you attempted within this module – and how did you address your own learning needs if that was the case?
Currently using Prezi is my new territory, I remember when it was first introduced as the PowerPoint killer, and it certainly looked more dynamic than the standard PowerPoint. However, I have never felt the need to use it, as PowerPoint was sufficient for my needs. So working in Prezi is definitely new territory for me.
In what ways did your review of the work of others help you learn about your own future work?
Whenever you review the works of others you are able to gain insight into your own, even if it's to say, "Arrgh, I should have said that....!" By seeing how other people examine and present issues, you're able to re-examine your own concepts and expand how you previously thought about your work.
Are there other comments and notes that you want to make about your personal learning and/or the challenges that will lie ahead as you start thinking about the learners with whom you will someday be working?
I always enjoyed the learning process and have always been self-directed, which I think as made me successful in learning new information. However, I realize that it requires patience and a willingness to learn from mistakes.
The challenges I've found recently and this may seem as a generational matter, is that many students seem to lack the attention span and adaptability needed to learn new technology or the information required to use it.
Now I do know when it comes to saying video games and smartphone usage, younger users are doing very well with adopting new technology or the behaviors needed to operate them. However, I wonder if that's more a matter of such technology being designed from the ground up for these types of users and taking in accord how they learn.
If content creators and instructional designers want their audience to be more responsive to learning, they need to provide content in a method which is more in touch with how this generation of learners learn.
