When it comes to motivation,
there are some issues that rise with it. One of the issues is the relationship
between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is inner
desire to want to learn without receiving a reward for the activity. Extrinsic
motivation is doing an activity to receive a reward that’s why they want to do
it. The issue with this is that the reward coming from the extrinsic motivation
will cancel out intrinsic learning. So, educators have to be careful when dealing
with these different ideas. I think focusing on intrinsic motivation before
moving towards extrinsic will create a better learning environment for the
students. You wouldn’t want the students to depend on the reward because they
will do it for the wrong reason. In life you cannot just expect a reward for
everything you do, so don’t let them get used to it. Let their curiosity flow
in the classroom and get them to explore on their own.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019
Learning Theories
Erik Erikson was a psychoanalyst that was inspired by Sigmund Freud and was interested in different aspects of identity. He explored three different identities which are self, personal, and social/cultural. Erikson's theory investigated how external factors affected childhoods' development through childhood to adulthood. There were eight stages that had to be fulfilled for the whole life cycle. Here are the stages:
- Infancy (Birth to 18 months old): Basic Trust vs. Mistrust (Hope)
- In the first two years of a child's life, it is important for the mother and father to nurture and care for that child so the child can develop optimism, trust, and security. On the other hand, if the child does not receive this connection than the child will be insecure and have mistrust in the world.
- During this stage, the child will learn self-esteem and autonomy. There is the possibility that the terrible twos can happen. If a child is having a hard time learning a skill it is going to affect their self-esteem.
- The children will look at adults to copy their behavior and they will use their imagination to make up stories during play. This is the time where the kids start to ask why.
- These children at this stage are able to learn more skills and retain more information. At this stage, it is all about social development. Even though parents are still significant in these kids lives the authority figure shifts a bit and the focus is more on the school and neighborhood.
5. Adolescents (12 to 18 years): Identity vs. Role Confusion (Fidelity)
- So there is a lot that is going on in this stage because they have to find their own identity and they have to deal with social interactions. There is a lot of pressure for these adolescents to fit into a preconceived idea developed by society. Some will refuse to enter adulthood and have confusion on their role.
- Intimate Relationships start to form at this age and families are created. Relationships can also be between friends as well. If these relationships are not successful then isolation will occur.
- The individual cares about their career and family at this stage. The individual has to worry about being lost because children leave the household during this time or a career change can happen.
- At this time, they reflect on their life and their accomplishments, which makes them proud. There is a chance that it is the total opposite and the reflection leads to regret. This will fear death because to them they haven't found their purpose yet.
I loved learning about these stages and what it meant to an individual life cycle.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Where it all Began...
The field of instructional technology constantly changes with new ideas and innovations. These new ideas that develop over time will change the way they go about making instructional materials and programs. This is all new to me and I never really thought of the origin of instructional technology nor the fact that it had many names. So it is interesting to learn the history behind it. As I read in the first chapter, I have noticed all the different labels that the field had and wasn't always known as instructional technology or educational technology. Just how the name of the field has changed over the years, so has the definition of it. I understand that the definition had to change every time there were new ideas and innovations. Therefore, I saw the definition grow and grow with time. New words like system development, process, evaluation, and analysis was soon added to the meaning. These words have grown to play a big role in this field. In the 1900s, it started off with the visual instruction movement which involved educational films then moved to the audiovisual instruction when new technology like sound recordings was created in the 1920s. By the 1960s and 1970s, leaders in the field determined that instructional technology was a process. I saw the process on which it took to develop the definition of instructional technology and how it is not just one simple part. The definition has many layers or steps I should say that goes along with it. Now in the second chapter, I was learning about the push back the teachers made about the instructional practice changing and I couldn't help but think how the teachers now don't like change either. Just how back then the teachers didn't like it because of the cost and maintaining the media, the teachers now refuse to learn the new technology that they can use in the classroom. Now I am not saying this is happening everywhere just at the schools I was a substitute teacher. I learned that the reasons were that the school didn't provide training on using the tools or that they believed the old fashion way of teaching was the best route.
I am excited about creating infographics for this class because I have done them before. I have used piktochart before, but I have never heard of the other tools that you have provided for us. I understand how Will Fanguy says "Classroom teachers are in a constant battle for attention, but maybe that's because they're using the wrong tools and methods" (2017). When I was teaching in the classroom, the students seemed bored of what the teacher left behind because it was just worksheets for the whole day. Visuals can grab peoples attention where it can keep them focus. There is a lot of visual learners around so they will benefit from infographics. It should be used in the classroom as an additional resource tool.
Reference:
Fanguy, W. (2017, March 26). Using Infographics in the Classroom: Our Tips and Advice. Retrieved February 4, 2019, from https://piktochart.com/blog/using-infographics-classroom/
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