Vallorie Wood

@mrnunez : 

I agree somewhat. Sometimes, some processes don't change. There is nothing to think about. I have worked at jobs where it was just continual -- do the same thing over and over...but in a history course or a writing course, critical thinking is necessary so that you can adequately develop thoughts and get those thoughts on paper.

Unfortunately, students don't have the option anymore, from what I'm seeing, to have writing classes, or classes where they have to put thought into the process. No one does research papers anymore...There is no going to the library and finding resources...instead,… >>>

...Another result of our dependence on technology. We are creating a world where we can't really interact in personal situations. Facebook, My Space, that space and all spaces keep us from experiencing real emotional connections. Interpersonal communication is going to be lost in the cyberspace of technology--why, I've even heard that, now, when young people want to 'date'...they do it via a text message...How can you hear the intonations, or the expressions of a human voice like this?? Has anyone read E.M. Forster's "The Machine Stops"? This short story was written in 1909 and he hits the nail on the… >>>

The lesson states we as a society (this includes our students) have become too dependent on technology and governmental involvement...I couldn't agree more. We are too dependent on technology and I fear this will come back to bite us where it really will hurt. We want to throw out the pen and paper and now have everything 'online' or electronically uploaded. This is going to be a problem in the future!!! Students coming into college at the age of 18 do not know how to write in cursive writing--but whose fault is that? It is the educators'. We have failed… >>>

Just finished this course, and found it chocked full of great information and ideas to jumpstart memory learning for students, to find a way to reach them through visual and other means of communicaiton that will implement and drive home the learning point. Some 'knowledge' must be quickly grasped, particularly with technology, and what I tell students a lot of times is that alot of technology is simple repetition. It comes down to doing the same thing over and over but in a creative outlet every time.

Just finished this course, and found it chocked full of great information and ideas to jumpstart memory learning for students, to find a way to reach them through visual and other means of communicaiton that will implement and drive home the learning point. Some 'knowledge' must be quickly grasped, particularly with technology, and what I tell students a lot of times is that alot of technology is simple repetition. It comes down to doing the same thing over and over but in a creative outlet every time.