Perhaps the most vital thing I learned about new literacy skills and teaching them to my students is that I will emphasize to them the importance of making sure that their research sources are as informative and accurate as possible. After our investigation of websites in week four for our screencast, it is clear to me that certain groups attempt to mislead researchers and impressionable people. My students will need to make an effort to not fall into these traps that are set for them.
Before when I would have my students perform research or complete projects using the computer, I would give them several general guidelines to get started and then let them go to work. I would not monitor them very closely, and only provide assistance when it was asked of me. After going through this course, I realize now that students need much more guidance and assistance when performing research and computer-based projects.
I would like to take some classes or find some professional development training on many of the programs we have been learning about and using for our degree. I have found that in our exploration of the software, for example screencasting and podcasting, that we have only scratched the surface in its use. My students would benefit by creating screencasts and podcasts for my classes, and additional training would allow me to help them utilize those media outlets better. I will explore options such as online training and local college courses in order to meet this goal.
Ray Rust
Before when I would have my students perform research or complete projects using the computer, I would give them several general guidelines to get started and then let them go to work. I would not monitor them very closely, and only provide assistance when it was asked of me. After going through this course, I realize now that students need much more guidance and assistance when performing research and computer-based projects.
I would like to take some classes or find some professional development training on many of the programs we have been learning about and using for our degree. I have found that in our exploration of the software, for example screencasting and podcasting, that we have only scratched the surface in its use. My students would benefit by creating screencasts and podcasts for my classes, and additional training would allow me to help them utilize those media outlets better. I will explore options such as online training and local college courses in order to meet this goal.
Ray Rust
