Chapter 3 reflection

Chapter 3 explains what the author calls the “Big Idea” which is the over all main objective of what you are instructing to the class. Steps should be taken for your students to understand this concept. After identifying the objective in which you want your class to learn about, the next step is to speak to the class about why the concepts based around the objective are important. As an instructor you should ask the class questions to get them thinking, and have them engage in the topic. What key points are based around this topic, how does this topic affect you? What can we learn from this topic? Or how has this topic changed then until now? In the book the author also touches on the eight essential learning functions. Ubiquity, deep learning, making things visible and discussable are the first three. Ubiquity is the concept to which students learn in a variety of places at a constant pace with basic everyday items. Deep learning explains the learning of information not provided by others, but being able to figure out information on their own. Making things visible and discussable this is the action of students learning by pictures, videos and images used from technology. The next essential learning functions are expressing ourselves, sharing ideas, and building community, collaboration, and research. Expressing ourselves describes students being able to use the web to put their ideas down to share with society, and find common interest amongst others. Collaboration describes the process of working with others. Collaboration is a key concept for student is the sense that they learn to work with others and share ideas. Research, another essential learning function, allows for students to expand their knowledge in broad manner. With access to the Web students research boundaries are almost limitless. The last two essential functions are project management, which teaches students how to manage time, and develop organization skills, and reflection- iteration which calls for students to go over all of their work, research, and accomplishments to evaluate themselves bringing a feeling of success, a creation. The concepts in this chapter relate to my project because I plan on incorporating these eight learning functions.