Learning Outcome 5: Exemplify Ethical Practices of Technology Usage
The theory that will be displayed through the activity will be the mental models. Mental models are representations of reality that people use to understand specific phenomena. These models provide predictive and explanatory power for understanding the interaction (Dabbagh, 2006). The principle that will be displayed is the objectivsim/behaviorism. It deals with emphasis on relationships between environmental variables and behavior, behavior is guided by purpose, and cues are antecedents to behavior and set the conditions for its occurrence (Dabbagh, 2006).
The Activity and The Redesigned Activity
An activity in which I feel outcome 5 was focused on is my Course sites activity that involves the Theme Park activity concerning four systems of the human body. Within this activity, each student is to participate in a power point and also communicate using a specific chat room. The classroom was divided up into groups. The assignment consisted of each group creating a theme park ride or activity that would represent a system of the body. Each student would be required to communicate using the appropriate chat rooms that I would set up for each student. The students would be sent a link and instruction along with other information on how to enter the chat room and rules for ethical chatting. Within the chat rooms, students will discuss information they may want to use or to simply get suggestions or critique from their group. The first chat session will be set up by myself and be a requirement for all students to attend. This chat session will be my effort to start communication amongst all students within each group as to what times they will meet again and answer any questions about suggestions or problems any of the students may have. Using the same concept as before, I would simply take the theme park assignment and create an interactive assignment that each student could participate in openly in the classroom or the online classroom. The assignment would be in the form of an interactive seminar in which I would possibly use adobe connect or Moodle to conduct the group seminar. The first thing that will be done is a review of one of the four systems that we done the power point on. We will take one system and I will present rides at the theme park on the screen to the group and each member will chime in on what each part of the system looks like to them or what it could represent in relation to the theme rides in the park. It will be more of a fun activity and each student can also present their own suggestions of what they feel it looks like to them concerning a ride or an attraction at a theme park. Cognitivism/Pragmatism is the principle that I chose because it deals with interactivity and the student actually being more actively involved in their learning. The theory that would seem to fit this activity would be the mental model. In this activity, my intention was to help the student relate the systems of the body to something that they may find interesting and relate it to that in an effort to help the student remember or retain the information of what the system is and what it does. Concerning the design process, the only issue would include making sure each student is able to use the software. Also another issue would involve each student being able to access the software or making sure their computer or whatever technology they are using is compatible with the software. Another issue may involve the aspect of making sure that each student truly understood the rules and ethic and etiquette involved in participating in the seminar. In order to make sure that each student was able to access the seminar, this is something that would be a part of the initial information at the beginning of the class. Students would definitely have information concerning what is required of them from a technological stand point concerning skills and physical software. If the student does not have the capabilities, there would be information available concerning suggestions as to where they could get the resources. The ethical rules and etiquette rules would be given at the beginning of class but also they would be presented at the beginning of each session. Students will be required to go in at least an hour before the seminar and read over the etiquette and ethical rules.
The theory that will be displayed through the activity will be the mental models. Mental models are representations of reality that people use to understand specific phenomena. These models provide predictive and explanatory power for understanding the interaction (Dabbagh, 2006). The principle that will be displayed is the objectivsim/behaviorism. It deals with emphasis on relationships between environmental variables and behavior, behavior is guided by purpose, and cues are antecedents to behavior and set the conditions for its occurrence (Dabbagh, 2006).
The Activity and The Redesigned Activity
An activity in which I feel outcome 5 was focused on is my Course sites activity that involves the Theme Park activity concerning four systems of the human body. Within this activity, each student is to participate in a power point and also communicate using a specific chat room. The classroom was divided up into groups. The assignment consisted of each group creating a theme park ride or activity that would represent a system of the body. Each student would be required to communicate using the appropriate chat rooms that I would set up for each student. The students would be sent a link and instruction along with other information on how to enter the chat room and rules for ethical chatting. Within the chat rooms, students will discuss information they may want to use or to simply get suggestions or critique from their group. The first chat session will be set up by myself and be a requirement for all students to attend. This chat session will be my effort to start communication amongst all students within each group as to what times they will meet again and answer any questions about suggestions or problems any of the students may have.
Using the same concept as before, I would simply take the theme park assignment and create an interactive assignment that each student could participate in openly in the classroom or the online classroom. The assignment would be in the form of an interactive seminar in which I would possibly use adobe connect or Moodle to conduct the group seminar. The first thing that will be done is a review of one of the four systems that we done the power point on. We will take one system and I will present rides at the theme park on the screen to the group and each member will chime in on what each part of the system looks like to them or what it could represent in relation to the theme rides in the park. It will be more of a fun activity and each student can also present their own suggestions of what they feel it looks like to them concerning a ride or an attraction at a theme park.
Cognitivism/Pragmatism is the principle that I chose because it deals with interactivity and the student actually being more actively involved in their learning. The theory that would seem to fit this activity would be the mental model. In this activity, my intention was to help the student relate the systems of the body to something that they may find interesting and relate it to that in an effort to help the student remember or retain the information of what the system is and what it does.
Concerning the design process, the only issue would include making sure each student is able to use the software. Also another issue would involve each student being able to access the software or making sure their computer or whatever technology they are using is compatible with the software. Another issue may involve the aspect of making sure that each student truly understood the rules and ethic and etiquette involved in participating in the seminar. In order to make sure that each student was able to access the seminar, this is something that would be a part of the initial information at the beginning of the class. Students would definitely have information concerning what is required of them from a technological stand point concerning skills and physical software. If the student does not have the capabilities, there would be information available concerning suggestions as to where they could get the resources. The ethical rules and etiquette rules would be given at the beginning of class but also they would be presented at the beginning of each session. Students will be required to go in at least an hour before the seminar and read over the etiquette and ethical rules.
Dabbagh, N. (2006). Instructional design knowledge base. Retrieved from http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm
Sixth Grade Earth and Life Science.
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