I am still debating whether to maintain my action research as is or tweak it to reflect my current student population. How much do I want to change and what are the guidelines I need to follow to arrive to this ultimate goal? What specific questions or concerns do I currently have? In the Sociocultural Subcontext of the SITE Model, it recommends for users to think in terms of broad questions. An example of this is “What motivates (or could motivate) students to engage with technical and informational subcontexts?” This broad question could then lead you to ask more specific issues that pertains to your learners/students in mind. The next Subcontext deals with technical attitudes. Again, the question is pose in broad terms. How might the features of technical devices and methods help attain achievement goals? Lastly, in the third subcontext a broad question will be presented. What are the learners’ ability to use technical systems to achieve their goals? It is advisable to take into account the learners’ attitudes toward informational subcontext. This type of framework, where it is learner-centered for designing and implementing contextualized learning experiences is helping me reflect on how to narrow down my DQ for this project. The idea of starting with a broad question, to then think about more specific issues, while integrating the subcontexts to design an effective and useful product.
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Although my students constantly communicate through social media, I had not open a social media account, until now. One of the main reasons, I had not joined the social media community is primarily due to the amount of time it takes to set up accounts, and then manage them. I am still trying to figure out how to manage my twitter account. I am enjoying reading the educational posts. If I were to come across an inappropriate post by one of my students outside of school, I would meet with my student after school hours and discuss my finding. I would only point out that in the future, this type of posting could lead to unwelcomed ramifications, such as being turned down from a college/university or not being considered for a job opportunity. I would not involve administration since I work with high school students. I have gone back and forth to identify the audience I want to address for the remaining two semesters. For most of us, our students are the main reason we are enrolled in this program, however, our colleagues will be ultimately reading our capstone. I would like my colleagues to embed technology in their teaching practice to bridge the gap with their students. I have been slowly implementing Google Classroom in both my math classes to engage my special needs students. Students have expressed positive feedback with this new learning approach. My initial idea that comes into mind in addressing the challenge of creating a resource is how to identify my students’ interests, learning styles, moods and feelings to create lessons which will encompass all of their needs. How can I make my final project/product engaging and visually stimulating. |
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