As I was reading and watching the videos in this module, I felt like a lot of things “clicked” and also gave me some solid ideas and thoughts to keep in mind for future practice. In particular, Eli Pariser’s YouTube video on “filter bubbles” resonated with me the most and from reading other students’ posts, it seems it did with them as well. I was always aware of the fact that Facebook uses a specific algorithm when placing the ads on our screen and it was really made apparent to me when I was preparing for my wedding a year ago and every single ad was wedding related. What is eye opening is the fact there is no more “standard google” as Eli says in his discussion, meaning we are all getting a tailored view of information. We should be able to read the FACTS and then make a decision for ourselves, not just read what the internet thinks we would like to. I was really interested in this so I found some more information on it, which I found interesting. I know Wikipedia is not the most credible of sources but it does supply further knowledge on a complicated idea.
The Strategies for Online Reading Comprehension reading was very informative and gave a distinct clear picture of the difference between online “reading” vs a text, which I liked. The author, Kevin Hodgson made a very good point about how quickly you are able to move from one page to a completely different one in the matter of seconds, which may not necessarily be a good thing in case they are completely unrelated to what you are looking for. It is important to apply the readings strategies given in the article in order to effectively navigate. One of these strategies listed was collaborative modeling, which was demonstrated in the YouTube video called Online Reading Comprehension-Strategy. The students were working together and were pushed to share with each other their resources and information because each individual may offer something that another person is unclear on or may have missed, which I have had much experience with throughout the last two semesters of my graduate program. I like the persistence of having the student figure out the solution for themselves, despite the consistent asking of the instructor. When it comes to technology and things of this nature, I do find that it sticks with me in a more permanent way if I figure out the problem and complete something myself. The Five Keys to Comprehensive Assessment video touched on this idea when she gave the example of having a student go back and correct their mistakes on a paper, instead of just handing them back the paper with the corrections marked on it. This video gave some good insight on effective teaching, which I will use, one being the use of backwards mapping which has been discussed in this course previously. It is clear that the goal needs to be established first, then begin planning and using formative assessments along the way to measure the progress. I really like this image dealing with backwards desgin and I think this is an essential part of teaching that we can all take with us!
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