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//The following questions will be in the form when you "create your response":
- Which idea/claim discussed in the article did you find most interesting?
- With which idea/claim do you disagree the most?
- What learning style did you choose for purposes of this assignment?
- What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning About"?
- What are the strengths of "learning about" from your experience?
- What are the weaknesses of "learning about" from your experience?
- What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning to be"?
- What are the strengts of "learning to be" from your experience?
- What are the weaknesses of "learning to be" from your experience?
- Do you agree or disagree with the following claim: “everyone is interested in something and feels passionate about it.”
- Name something that YOU are personally interested in and feel passionate about.
- Is the following statement true for YOUR passion: “for any topic that a student is passionate about, there is likely to be an online niche community of practice of others who share that passion.”
- If not: could it become a reality in the future?
Myung
1. Which idea/claim discussed in the article did you find most interesting?
Education in the second life was pretty interesting to me. When we consider
second life, we tend to think it as an entertainment. And I think many people
do it for fun. I used to play lots of quiz games when I was in middle school.
Even though they were not really school relevant knowledge, I actually gained
lots of knowledge playing the game. I wasn't trying to learn any of those,
but I gained with fun. If second life can somehow joint the education really
well, that will help lots of kids to get more attention on education.
2. With which idea/claim do you disagree the most?
I generally liked the all the ideas.
3. What learning style did you choose for purposes of this assignment?
4. What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning
About"?
Around 85% of my overall educational experience was learning about. I
learned because I had to because of social pressure (mandatory education)
5. What are the strengths of "learning about" from your experience?
For the most of cases, it is hard for kids to get motivated to study. "Learning about" helps people to get basic knowlege, and it may cause people to get some interests and people may start to do "learning to be" from then.
6. What are the weaknesses of "learning about" from your experience?
There may be some areas that the learner doesn't need at all in their life. And they may think it is a waste of time, and it may affect learners to lose interests on education.
7. What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning to be"?
15% of my overall educational experience was learning to be.
8. What are the strengts of "learning to be" from your experience?
Since learner participate more on the learning, it motivates learner more on studying also more efficient.
9. What are the weaknesses of "learning to be" from your experience?
Since learning to be is limitted on specific area, they may encounter specific methods. And they may think they are the only methods which will limit their thinking.
10. Do you agree or disagree with the following claim: “everyone is interested in something and feels passionate about it.”
Yes I agree. People often times do not recognize what are they, but they will find it sooner or later.
11. Name something that YOU are personally interested in and feel passionate about.
Playing video game
12. Is the following statement true for YOUR passion: “for any topic that a student is passionate about, there is likely to be an online niche community of practice of others who share that passion.”
Yes, there are tons of gaming websites, and also the guild or clan websites help people get more information on the game.
LEON GIBSON
Which idea/claim discussed in the article did you find most interesting?
The use of Second Life as a site to facilitate study groups for University of Southern Queensland. I thought that was very interesting that a University would adopt the use of that site for educational purposes. Even more interesting is that Harvard Law would entertain the thoughts of those who aren't enrolled in their university to review law materials and lectures at no cost.
With which idea/claim do you disagree the most?
The idea that I really didn't agree with at all was the assertion by John King that social networks have expanded the reach of Michigan education to an estimated 250,000 students. I do agree that students actively engaged in learning may expand their knowledge and research to these pools of students, but I don't think that each student is truly enriching the education of up to six friends. Social networks are meant to stay social, and the claim that each student at Ann Arbor takes their education to their social network seems like more of associate provost trying to gain visibility than a true study of social network usage. The number of people that 40,000 students educate during their time at Michigan would most likely not even cross 60,000. But even my number is a “guesstimate” which is what John King likely performed.
What learning style did you choose for purposes of this assignment?
What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning About"?
My undergraduate career, and even early on into my graduate career the “Learning About” has been 80% of what it is to learn. The model that professors in brick and mortar schools have to use is that of teaching us the knowledge needed to pass the class while providing a project or more that challenge what we learn and give us an opportunity to apply the knowledge. This technique mirrors that of the initial stages of “Learning to Be.”
What are the strengths of "learning about" from your experience?
The strengths of “learning about” is based on the quantity and quality of the knowledge that the student pursues. In my opinion the student is able to learn more of the theory and the rigor of the problem. This initial knowledge is valuable in creating the stepping stones to get out of the “Learning About” and into the “Learning to be” as it is impossible to step into the “Learning to be” without first traversing part of the “Learning about”...how much you learn about is objective.
What are the weaknesses of "learning about" from your experience?
The main weaknesses of this approach is the fact that it is slow. In the world we live in today knowledge is at our fingertips immediately. A problem that may have taken weeks to understand has now become a quick solution in the matter of hours or minutes depending on the scenario. Learning about wastes time in that the ones who are learning to be have already applied the knowledge that others are still learning the formal way.
What percentage of your overall educational experience is "Learning to be"?
My professional career highlights learning to be in the fact that there are a lot of tools, process, and domain knowledge that must be used to solve daily problems and complete my job. These three areas have authoritative individuals that know more about the tools, processes, and domains than I will ever know. I have to quickly learn while I apply this knowledge. Although I've just started my graduate career I can tell that classes are becoming faster, projects are incorporating the speed at which we need to learn.
What are the strengts of "learning to be" from your experience?
Speed at which the student can learn a problem or knowledge space is the great strength. Any new developments in the area of interest can quickly be incorporated in the learning of the student.
What are the weaknesses of "learning to be" from your experience?
There is less time spent on theory and foundation early on. That weakness is covered by the fact that the student gets to actively see the theory worked out on a daily basis.
Do you agree or disagree with the following claim: “everyone is interested in something and feels passionate about it.”
Agreed.
Name something that YOU are personally interested in and feel passionate about.
Football
Is the following statement true for YOUR passion: “for any topic that a student is passionate about, there is likely to be an online niche community of practice of others who share that passion.”
There are way too many to name, but there are organized Web 1.0 examples of espn.go.com and nfl.com
If not: could it become a reality in the future?
