This was an infographic that was posted to the PIDP forum on "The Self Directed/Determined/Regulated Learner" by Adam Neave.
Initially I was going to post on how I thought it was a great model for vocational training, but as I read the article it came from, it drove me to pursue a topic that I feel is quite controversial, which is cell phones in the classroom.
But that study and a growing number of boards say they’ve had more success once deciding to stop fighting the technological tide and find ways to incorporate cellphones into schools."
Outright bans on cellphones are not practical and almost impossible to effectively enforce.
So the question is how to manage the use of them in the classroom, to minimize their distraction, but still make them available to tap into as a resource.
One example of this is allowing students to have their phones on silent, face down, in plain sight.
A number of tools exist to help facilitate the use of phones in the classroom through apps that allow instructors to give assignments, quizzes, feedback, and even poll the students on topics.
Socrative, Verso, Google Forms, Infuse Learning, Kahoot, etc... are all examples of tools that utilize phones not only in the classroom, but also outside of the classroom.
It also creates a tool with access to an infinite amount of information. There are few questions in life that cannot be answered with a simple Google search, and encouraging students to utilize ALL of the tools available to them makes them better learners. This can be as simple as looking up the definition of a word they don't understand or finding complex formulas they don't remember "off the top of their head".
Properly managed, cell phones and other technology can be a powerful resource in learning, both for students as well as teachers. It facilitates the bridge between teaching and self-learning.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/self-directed-learning/the-four-stages-of-the-self-directed-learning-model/
http://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/should-schools-welcome-cell-phones/
So the question is how to manage the use of them in the classroom, to minimize their distraction, but still make them available to tap into as a resource.
One example of this is allowing students to have their phones on silent, face down, in plain sight.
A number of tools exist to help facilitate the use of phones in the classroom through apps that allow instructors to give assignments, quizzes, feedback, and even poll the students on topics.
Socrative, Verso, Google Forms, Infuse Learning, Kahoot, etc... are all examples of tools that utilize phones not only in the classroom, but also outside of the classroom.
It also creates a tool with access to an infinite amount of information. There are few questions in life that cannot be answered with a simple Google search, and encouraging students to utilize ALL of the tools available to them makes them better learners. This can be as simple as looking up the definition of a word they don't understand or finding complex formulas they don't remember "off the top of their head".
Properly managed, cell phones and other technology can be a powerful resource in learning, both for students as well as teachers. It facilitates the bridge between teaching and self-learning.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/self-directed-learning/the-four-stages-of-the-self-directed-learning-model/
http://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/should-schools-welcome-cell-phones/
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