Bethany Nunley EDT6030
This week’s pedagogy was Inquiry Based Learning. The main component of IBL is to ask questions
and involve the students. I like this
Inquiry Based Learning because it builds upon a deeper learning while tying new
and old concepts together. Gone are the
days of “rote” learning where the student is isolated and passive. Today’s classrooms need to build upon prior
knowledge while developing problem solving skills for tomorrow’s leaders.
One way to actively involve students and broaden their world
is to utilize technology in the classroom.
Ed tech review states,
Inquiry Based Learning
is the type of learning approach in which learners get in touch with authentic
situations to explore and solve problems. Learners explore, investigate and
observe and become more involved in social interactions and higher level
thinking. In inquiries, learners develop a deeper understanding of the subject
with positive participation, on-task behavior and rich collaboration.
Achieving this in our classroom is much easier with today’s
technology.
Having personal
devices makes students responsible for their own learning by designing
their research projects from developing the question and methods to data
collection and analysis to presenting their research (Ed Tech Review,
2014). With one device students can collaborate,
research, and create. The world is at
their fingertips and they are the ones guiding the lesson with no preconceived limitations
on them.
Ed Tech Review 2014
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