Accelerated methods of learning could be considered the preferred method of learning among working adults. Society is always looking to obtaining the best results in a little amount of time. Higher Educational programs have incorporated accelerated instructional methodologies in various fields of studies to provide the opportunity for students to earn a degree in half the time it would take in traditional programs. Recent Internet developments such as social software and novel tools supporting new ways of communicating and networking, which may be summarized under the headings social web or Web 2.0, present new possibilities as well as challenges (Paus-Hasebrink et al, 2010). As the educational system continues to explore ways to increase and accelerate learning; incorporating social networking or Web 2.0 technologies in education could be the next advancement in education. Roach (2006), conducted a study which engaged social networking technologies in education, and found that over half of the students respondents would “read a blog authorized by a faculty member” that pertained to course information and school activities. Looking at the preferred method of learning and communicating, brings about the notion of exploring social networking technologies in the educational setting as it relates to accelerated instructional methods and feedback to students.
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Paus-Hasebrink, I., Wijnen, C., & Jadin, T. (2010). Opportunities of Web 2.0: Potentials of learning. International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, 6(1), 45-62.doi:10.1386/macp.6.1.45/1.
Roach, R (2006). Prospective college students receptive to electronic social networking recruitment methods, survey finds. Diverse Issues in Higher Education online December 2006 edition
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I agree with your thoughts on Web technology. I am wondering how you would personally incorporate the technologies in your graphic organizer in your own classroom...
ReplyDeleteHi Andree,
ReplyDeleteIn your posting you wrote,” Accelerated methods of learning could be considered the preferred method of learning among working adults. Society is always looking to obtaining the best results in a little amount of time.” I chose to pursue my higher education on-line because I needed a program that would produce the same quality of education, have minimal interference in my personal and professional life, and could be down in a shorter amount of time. My question to you is do you think that these practices will trickle down to into secondary education and if so what type of impact do you think it will have on the students and their learning?
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI a high school setting I could utilize blogs in the same manor that we do in higher education. Because Facebook is really popular with most high school children, I was thinking that we could build a classroom community to discuss not only things that are going on in there day to day life, but also how does those day to day things commingle with whatever the classroom subject is for that week. I think that relating everyday life back to history will increase learning, and what better way to do that then through social networking tools.
LaTonya,
ReplyDeleteI would really like to see an accelerated program in High School, but not to the point where students graduate in 3 years instead of 4. The reason for the acceleration is to incorporate college courses into the curriculum. By the time a student is junior, 25% of their courses will be core college courses. By there senior year, 50% of their courses would be core college courses. Also incorporating a summer internship which requires the students to blog about there experiences on the job. The total concept has not been ironed out, but this is the road I would like to go down when looking at the future high school curriculum.