The article offered a variety of good teaching advice to promote student engagement and accountability. There were several ideas that I felt are significant for teaching with technology. Future learning environments will benefit from collaborative learning and peer instruction. Miller points out that through collaborative learning lessons can emphasize critical thinking and higher thought processes.
This is an important shift in contemporary pedagogy because it implies some relinquishment of didactic learning models. Online technology offers two primary contributions to learning. The first is accessing information the second in the inherent social networking potential of the devices. If we are going to use mobile technology in the classroom, both strengths of mobile devices need to be incorporated into structured activities in the classroom. I believe that mobile devices at this point of classroom integration offer these two resources for classroom enrichment. The most important part of technology integration is thoughtful application and meaningful integration into everyday lessons.
Drawing on both the Miller 2015 and Kim, et. al 2015 readings, what are some methods you can think of to bridge the use of technology in and out of the classroom? In the flipped classroom environment, technology is used primarily outside, while inside class time is used for more face-to-face activities and discussion among peers and with the instructor. How can we work to limit the distracting aspects (internet, email, etc.) of technology in classroom time?
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