Sheryn

  Before commencing the unit, Digital Pedagogies in Secondary Schools, as part of my Bachelor of Education (Secondary) degree at CQ University I was unsure of the nature and purpose of blogging and pondered what constituted a blog. My understanding of the universe of digital spaces and their possibilities for publication and student learning has expanded from the unit’s content in the first three weeks. The idea of Website Logs, commonly known as Blogs, was one component of virtual spaces that captivated my interest and became the subject of my reflection. WPMU DEV. (2013, July 7).  What is a blog?.  [Video]. YouTube.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwUHXoi8lM&ab_channel=WPMUDEV A blog is a website or online platform that allows one person or a group of people to regularly publish textual or multimedia content. A blog often follows a chronological format, with the most recent posts appearing first and combining text, images, videos, and other forms of me...

 Pedagogical Principles What are the Pedagogical Principles (defined in the Learning Materials)? 1. Facilitating deep knowledge through higher-order thinking.   2. Facilitating collaborative learning in which conversations are important.   3. Supporting students in knowing how they learn best.   4. Planning learning that is problem-based, and situated in real-life contexts.   5. Is relevant to students, and connects to their background knowledge.   6. Supports learning that is owned, controlled and managed by students themselves.   7. Is socially supportive, engaging, and values cultural knowledge  8. Is supportive of the development of active citizenship, and strong group identity. What do the Pedagogical Principles mean to you in common language? In order to develop this fundamental information and provide assistance when applying higher-order thinking skills, a collaboration between the teacher and the students is ...

You as a contemporary teacher? To what extent is it reasonable to conclude that if you are not experiencing positive or negative emotions about the materials and activities in any learning experience, that you are potentially disinterested or not motivated? Discuss in relation to your first emotional response to the nature of this unit. I was perplexed when I first saw this unit and its contents, and I started to doubt my understanding of technology. Confusion about the advantages of learning to make a blog and a website and how this is helpful for teaching digital technologies was the initial emotional reaction. Emotions link us to a variety of daily activities, engage us with others, spark our interest in what we are doing, and have an impact on our behaviour. It is doubtful that someone will be inspired to put any effort into a task if there is no emotional connection to it. Elaborate on your emotions on engaging further with this unit? Positive, negative. Indifferent? My emotions h...