Branch Blog 7234

Tolisano sums up my current status of inquiry learning when she states, "You need to experience through technology in order to see how you can translate that into your teaching" (2013).  My work through FRIT 7234 is definitely opening my eyes to the world of inquiry learning; I am experiencing firsthand the success of struggle and failure.  I am quickly recognizing the importance of shifting my pedagogy in the classroom.  Before this module, I may have equated students using technology as a sufficient model of inquiry learning.  However, I have since realized the need for students to encounter "experiential learning" and "to fail through the learning process" (Laufenberg, 2010).  I love that Laufenberg begins her video by explaining how the purpose of school has changed; in the past, school was a place that gave information.  Now, school is a place where educators guide students to information.  Learning is a student-centered process th...

When I registered for FRIT 7234, I honestly had no idea what I was signing up to take.  I saw inquiry in the title and decided the class would cover material applicable to my classroom.  Reading the syllabus and discovering that the class involved so much technology, I was immediately intimidated.   Embracing the fact that I was involved in a new learning experience, challenging or not, I was going to soak up as much information as possible.  I am going to finish a better teacher!   As I reflect on the goals I established during the first week of the semester, I do feel that I am progressing toward achieving my learning objectives.  I have already begun learning new strategies and resources to promote a culture of inquiry and information fluency in the classroom.  Just today I had a conversation with a colleague about Galileo Kids, and I plan to better guide students through information searches.  My second goal was to develop digital ...