Chapter 10: Putting All Together

What does this all mean about education? Well in my opinion it is really leading us to the right direction of where and how I believe teaching and learning are all about. I think the collaboration of thinkers dialoguing subject matter is far more meaningful and sustainable than being lectured too, Putting information and supposed facts into students' heads so they can repeat it back to the teacher for grades is not my idea of good learning. I know I have always learned best by collaborating, and dialoguing ideas with others. Creating ongoing discussion with all kinds of resources, including new teachers, to learn from an never ending dynamic process. Many of these concepts were ingrained into us at Lesley University. I really never realized the extent of how well technology falls into these concepts of pedagogy.

The other overall change I see is social networking, and linking, or creating a portfolio of relevant information for yourself while sharing and connecting with others. I have always been amazed by what we have access to in Facebook alone. There is so so much more to learn and access. While teaching Interpersonal Dynamics it is imperative that we incorporate social networking into our curriculum. This is truly the new community meeting ground for so many people. It is social and to resist this phenomenon is to not see the benefits of an amazing technological movement that at this point feels unstoppable. We need to start joining our children and create this new culture together.