In the paper “ICT & Collaborative Learning”, this was a huge insight to the purpose of the project, and good in depth, research based information. In looking at the analytical aspects of the collaboration project for the past three years, it seems that the project has met its targets, if not exceeding expectations in some areas. I was a participant in the fall of 2013 and recognized some of the large thumbnail examples of collaborative videos produced. From all of the data being reported, it seemed that the Japanese students enjoyed the ICT course and had positive outcomes from it.
Further building upon the global perspective and interaction, the “Cross-cultural project-based learning using social media” paper further contrasted the differences between Hungary and Japan. There were so many important lessons learned in this article. From the cultural differences, to the expectations with the various technologies, and at the heart of the matter, PBL. I highly value PBL, especially in K-12 education. As we need to foster 21st century learning environments, common core, and what employers expect of college graduates, all of these things matter. I can semi-relate to distance related projects in which other people get confused over Hawai‘i, Hawaiian (as an ethnicity), and the culture here. In working with peers across the mainland who have never been to Hawai‘i, I feel frustrated at times in the assumptions about Hawai‘i. I don’t have much global collaboration at this point, but besides colleagues across the nation, I have a lot of interaction with vendors who are multinational, including their phone support. This is by far one of the most painstaking encounters in having to deal with a language barrier, technical knowledge, and other factors.
I was not sure what to expect when I decided to take ETEC 642. I did look at the example from the previous run of the course. I have been after social media integration in the K-12 space as currently, much of it is not available for those under the age of 13. Far too often, students misrepresent their age to gain access to sites like Facebook, or sign up for an Instagram account. They are unaware of all of the consequences to Internet safety and digital citizenship.
So far, while I have not been able to come to any conclusions so far, the readings have been helpful to expand my knowledge base. In my job, I do not have much time to search out articles to read, so it has been helpful to have readings that someone has already vetted. A stand out so far has been the social media survey to friends and coworkers that helped to open my eyes on how they compared to nationally collected data.
Further building upon the global perspective and interaction, the “Cross-cultural project-based learning using social media” paper further contrasted the differences between Hungary and Japan. There were so many important lessons learned in this article. From the cultural differences, to the expectations with the various technologies, and at the heart of the matter, PBL. I highly value PBL, especially in K-12 education. As we need to foster 21st century learning environments, common core, and what employers expect of college graduates, all of these things matter. I can semi-relate to distance related projects in which other people get confused over Hawai‘i, Hawaiian (as an ethnicity), and the culture here. In working with peers across the mainland who have never been to Hawai‘i, I feel frustrated at times in the assumptions about Hawai‘i. I don’t have much global collaboration at this point, but besides colleagues across the nation, I have a lot of interaction with vendors who are multinational, including their phone support. This is by far one of the most painstaking encounters in having to deal with a language barrier, technical knowledge, and other factors.
I was not sure what to expect when I decided to take ETEC 642. I did look at the example from the previous run of the course. I have been after social media integration in the K-12 space as currently, much of it is not available for those under the age of 13. Far too often, students misrepresent their age to gain access to sites like Facebook, or sign up for an Instagram account. They are unaware of all of the consequences to Internet safety and digital citizenship.
So far, while I have not been able to come to any conclusions so far, the readings have been helpful to expand my knowledge base. In my job, I do not have much time to search out articles to read, so it has been helpful to have readings that someone has already vetted. A stand out so far has been the social media survey to friends and coworkers that helped to open my eyes on how they compared to nationally collected data.