Chapter 7
Quote: "They are homo sapiens, homo faber, and homo ludens--or humans who know, humans who make (things), and humans who play" (90). I just love that this is the formula to coming up with solutions to problems. We not only need people who know, make things, and play, but we also need to BE people who know, make things, and play. Both Thomas and Brown have made it extremely clear that it is essential we know how to be these things and advocate for others to be these things so as to truly make an impact on this earth.
Question: How come every school hasn't adopted the three dimensions of learning: knowing, making, and playing?
Connection: I think there is a major connection between the three dimensions of learning and this class. This is essentially what we have experiences. We went from knowing about certain thing in technology, to making certain things (blog, twitter account, etc) to playing with these different things (pinning ideas, twitter chats, etc.)
Epiphany: My Aha! was in response to the following quote "It is always about finding the next challenge or becoming more fully immersed in the state of play" (99). It seems to me that this is how learning should be. Once my students have finished a task or completed an assignment, I want them to ask a new question. This constant process of asking, discovering, and asking again is essential to the learning process. This was the first time where the concept of "play" really made sense to me in the context of learning.
Question: How come every school hasn't adopted the three dimensions of learning: knowing, making, and playing?
Connection: I think there is a major connection between the three dimensions of learning and this class. This is essentially what we have experiences. We went from knowing about certain thing in technology, to making certain things (blog, twitter account, etc) to playing with these different things (pinning ideas, twitter chats, etc.)
Epiphany: My Aha! was in response to the following quote "It is always about finding the next challenge or becoming more fully immersed in the state of play" (99). It seems to me that this is how learning should be. Once my students have finished a task or completed an assignment, I want them to ask a new question. This constant process of asking, discovering, and asking again is essential to the learning process. This was the first time where the concept of "play" really made sense to me in the context of learning.
Chapter 8
Quote: "her team constructed a new typology of practices to describe the way young people participate with new media: hanging out, messing around and geeking out" (100). The reason I picked this quote will be answered in the following sections.
Question: How can I apply these "typology of practices" in my own classroom?
Connection: I can easily connect this quote to our classroom. These three "typology of practices" are the names of each of our badges that we have to complete in order to finish this course. Therefore, there is a direct connection between this book and the class that my colleagues and I are currently in. It truly is the process that we are going through as we progress through this class. From simply "hanging out" to "geeking out" we truly have stepped into this new culture of learning through this class.
Epiphany: My Aha moment came after the above quote. It finally made sense how all of our badges were titled. I waited throughout the whole book for that to show up and it finally did! So, eureka!
Question: How can I apply these "typology of practices" in my own classroom?
Connection: I can easily connect this quote to our classroom. These three "typology of practices" are the names of each of our badges that we have to complete in order to finish this course. Therefore, there is a direct connection between this book and the class that my colleagues and I are currently in. It truly is the process that we are going through as we progress through this class. From simply "hanging out" to "geeking out" we truly have stepped into this new culture of learning through this class.
Epiphany: My Aha moment came after the above quote. It finally made sense how all of our badges were titled. I waited throughout the whole book for that to show up and it finally did! So, eureka!
Chapter 9
Quote: "And where imaginations play, learning happens" (118).
I just think this was a good summarizing sentence to this whole book. Where imaginations play, learning happens. When I think about it, the majority of what I learned in life I learned outside of the classroom. The reason for this was because I was given the opportunity to play and pursue what I was interested in and passionate about. What needs to happen is for the learning that happens outside the classroom to happen inside the classroom so as to impact what happens outside the classroom.
Question: What now?
I know it sounds like a lame question, but the question for myself that I had at the end of this book was "what now?" What am I going to do now with all of this new information? How am I going to respond?
Connection: I think I can connect the above quote to this class. Although it was an assignment for us to go onto things such as Twitter and Pinterest. It truly became a space for me to "play" and learn about different things. Without too much structure, I was able to get the most out of these two platforms in a way that has truly benefited my approach to teaching.
Epiphany: My Aha! moment was in response to the quote "Imagine an environment where participants are constantly measuring and evaluating their own performances, even if that requires them to build new tools to do it" (106). I think this just kind of reminded me of the 'failure is not an option' philosophy. There are absolutely no barriers to learning, only new opportunities to learn how to break barriers. I want to have this perspective with my students. If they do not know the answer, ask questions and find it. If they cannot figure out a problem, use their imagination. I want them to be creative by all means possible.
I just think this was a good summarizing sentence to this whole book. Where imaginations play, learning happens. When I think about it, the majority of what I learned in life I learned outside of the classroom. The reason for this was because I was given the opportunity to play and pursue what I was interested in and passionate about. What needs to happen is for the learning that happens outside the classroom to happen inside the classroom so as to impact what happens outside the classroom.
Question: What now?
I know it sounds like a lame question, but the question for myself that I had at the end of this book was "what now?" What am I going to do now with all of this new information? How am I going to respond?
Connection: I think I can connect the above quote to this class. Although it was an assignment for us to go onto things such as Twitter and Pinterest. It truly became a space for me to "play" and learn about different things. Without too much structure, I was able to get the most out of these two platforms in a way that has truly benefited my approach to teaching.
Epiphany: My Aha! moment was in response to the quote "Imagine an environment where participants are constantly measuring and evaluating their own performances, even if that requires them to build new tools to do it" (106). I think this just kind of reminded me of the 'failure is not an option' philosophy. There are absolutely no barriers to learning, only new opportunities to learn how to break barriers. I want to have this perspective with my students. If they do not know the answer, ask questions and find it. If they cannot figure out a problem, use their imagination. I want them to be creative by all means possible.