Your discoveries and thoughts... by Liz Falconer https://padlet.com/message/teach Double-click anywhere to post; remember to include your name! en-us 2017-01-16 21:09:12 UTC 2025-11-23 16:41:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg "what benefits you may never fit me.." https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194381617 A blueprint for improving educational outcomes for Black and Latino men (http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/A-Blueprint-for-Improving-Educational-Outcomes-for-Black-and-Latino-Men.aspx) 
The 'blueprint' addresses three components for the creation and sustenance of black and Latino students that includes a.) planning/development b.) resource development/sustainability and c.) outreach/communication
I think it's important to acknowledge that there is an educational divide between students of color and the rest of the population. While there are many theories that try to explain, excuse or justify the data, as educators it is our duty to resist excuses and instead focus on implementing changes to alleviate this imbalance. The consortium behind the study had some interesting results. They found that awareness of the challenges faced by male students of color were limited to institutions commited to improving educational outcomes and that across the board, most students of color want faculty and staff diversity. I think their observations were accurate and a reminder that the 'one size fits all' model of assesing educational outcomes for students is outdated and needs re-evaluation.

BK]]> 2017-10-05 16:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194381617 "Video describing differences between Andragogy and Pedagogy" https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194871052 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69mnUZH5854
Good video that advocates for Andragogy, from a 6th grade teacher. The video's author seemingly presents from the thesis that Andragogy is superior to Pedagogy to the point that Pedagogical  approaches should be dismissed. She seems to only reference Pedagogy for the point of contrasting it to her pointed merits about Andragogy. At the end, she offers some practical tips on applying Andragogy in the classroom. To be honest, I was surprised that this came from a 6th grade teacher given that Andragogy learning methods would on face value be most relevant to Adult learners ... but I guess maybe I was wrong on that.

Thanks,
Dave Blodgett


]]> 2017-10-07 01:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194871052 Learning how to learn + incarcerated Adults CAD learning fm13 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194876135 I love this TEDTALK explanation on how the brain works - learning to learn 

by Barbara Oakley. Since my class is offline in prison, I downloaded it to my class main server so students can watch and understand why the way they are approaching problems sometimes are so frustrating while it's very easy to solve the same problem for others.
The second video is a link to my classroom and the Tech Design/CNC  program that we have in SCCC.
I learned a lot each time I watch the "learning how to learn". Also it made my job easier when I am dealing with students who have a hard time to understand a concept , try to approach their world/mind in a different path or put them on defuse mode with breaking down the assignment to smaller pieces.


Learning how to learn | Barbara Oakley | TEDxOakland University:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96fE1E-rf8&t=92s

Offenders Chart Path to Good Jobs with CAD Training:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaE0X4z77Zk&t=3s

Farshid
]]> 2017-10-07 03:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194876135 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943033 ]]> 2017-10-07 21:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943033 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943077 ]]> 2017-10-07 21:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943077 The price of invulnerability presented by Brene Brown https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943979 "TEDxKC talk synopsis: In our anxious world, we often protect ourselves by closing off parts of our lives that leave us feeling most vulnerable. Yet invulnerability has a price. When we knowingly or unknowingly numb ourselves to what we sense threatens us, we sacrifice an essential tool for navigating uncertain times -- joy. This talk will explore how and why fear and collective scarcity has profoundly dangerous consequences on how we live, love, parent, work and engage in relationships -- and how simple acts can restore our sense of purpose and meaning." 

I really appreciate author, social worker, and public speaker Brene Brown.  I think she talks about very important ideas like shame, vulnerability, empathy, and sympathy and as educators we should incorporate these skills and model these in the classroom and in our own lives. 

KW

]]> 2017-10-07 21:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194943979 The value of Community College by Deb Lynes https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194962761 http://youtu.be/qJnXbp_JEbc
https://youtu.be/8egpohwkRJw
The video we watched on the Community College Summit was a good representation of what they bring to their communities. Billy Crystal made mention that he was able to. "settle into myself and then from there, springboard" into what he wanted to do. Many students coming from high school may not be ready to commit to a career so it does give them the opportunity to explore their options. 
The second video has a similar theme. Community college is a diverse community with a student centered approach to teaching and learning. The programs offered, not only ready students for a 4 year experience but, prepare students to go right out into the workforce; which is a growing need in our society. A highlight in this video is that the educators realize that it takes passion for teaching, willingness to mentor students, be innovators, and collaborators. As teachers we guide students to what they need to learn. Community college are also more focused on completion, not just for institutional success, but to set students up for successful futures.
]]> 2017-10-08 05:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/194962761 The issue with adult learners is usually logistics, not academics. https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195049676 http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/09/15/550698531/homeless-and-in-college-then-harvey-struck
https://www.edutopia.org/article/when-students-are-traumatized-teachers-are-too

Adult learners can have all sorts of trauma and life challenge that interferes with their learning more than anything else. The adult learning theories all assume that adult learners are going to learn no matter what because of their intrinsic perseverance to learn. It's the logistics of learning such as transportation, stable living situations, healthy mental/physical states, adequate resources that lead to either a crippling lack of confidence or worse dropping out. The trauma that is in students lives not only causes the students to struggle but also the educators. The second article discusses the reality of vicarious trauma of educators who are constantly exposed to student trauma in the classroom. The article has a focus on child learners, but the concepts are equally true if not more for adult student educators. These two articles bring to light the importance of the logistics of learning, along with the strategies of learning. 
Melvin Hortman]]> 2017-10-08 21:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195049676 “Wanted: Student-Centered Colleges” – This is an article written by Dan Greenstein, the director of Postsecondary Success at the Gates Foundation. His article addresses common assumptions regarding student success in colleges and universities, as well as key features of student-centered institutions. I found this article to be particularly relevant to some of the current conversations we’ve had at our college lately. It is important that colleges shift their perspective to value student success as a shared responsibility, between the student and the institution. Some of his tips and ideas include making college services more accessible, breaking down some of the accessibility barriers, and focusing on small changes to make colleges more student-centered. https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195049876 https://postsecondary.gatesfoundation.org/directors-message/wanted-student-centered-colleges/
Kyra Stenslie  ]]> 2017-10-08 21:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195049876 Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education lauralea63 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195082441 https://www.ted.com/playlists/300/the_love_of_lifelong_learning
This interesting Ted Talks shares the value of online learning and embracing technology to enhance teaching. 
Laura Goodall]]> 2017-10-09 03:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195082441 Effective Strategies for Improving College Teaching and Learning https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195312631 "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."- Ben Franklin
Has great articles relating to improving teaching and learning. It has stories from other teachers and their experiences teaching along with their ideas on how to create a better teaching/learning environment. 

Celinda Wilson

http://www.uu.edu/programs/facultydevelopment/effectivestrategiesimproveteachandlearn.pdf

]]> 2017-10-09 17:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195312631 Adult Learning Principles in Action. mzerrouki https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195377027 The following YouTube video explains teachers/trainers role in retaining adult learners and increasing their chance of success. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QxuRTyXEVE)
The author starts by stating that adult learner may begin classes with more fears than younger learner and so the job of the teachers/trainers is to help adult learners overcome these fears so that they are less likely to drop out 
The author goes on elicit the fears. Research shows that learners do better in courses where instructors teach in an "adult to adult ego state"!
The video then spends time talking about the principles.

MOHAMED ZERROUKI

]]> 2017-10-09 20:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195377027 From an educational point, I learned how the company is capitalizing off of Free Ener https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195429445 https://www.silkroadenvironmental.com/products

Here in our own back yard is a company that not only can significantly reduce your hot water bill using Solar Power. Also their 
Nanocoating application, which not only greatly reduces the amount of UV by about 85% coming through your windows, it can also lower you air conditioning and heating bill on average of 30 to 40%.
Anthony Hickonbottom
]]> 2017-10-10 02:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195429445 Ed Tech Tools https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-31-what-edtech-tools-are-community-colleges-flocking-to https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195447791 Here is an article showing some tools that schools are using to integrate technology into the classroom and also to stay connected and engaged with students. Faculty and students are looking at innovative ways to teach and to educate.  
Gerald Jackson]]> 2017-10-10 05:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195447791 The future Robotics employer needs: jklein54 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195676400
Below I found a link that explains the skills that are needed from Robotics employers.


Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: https://www.motoman.com/blog/index.php/employers-want-grads-whove-learned-real-world-lessons-robots (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.


The reason that I find this type of discussion useful is to keep the Student engaged in their learning process.  Always keeping an eye on the bigger picture about life after their education.  Maybe they find they do have the aptitude and the drive to become more than a technician, or the ability to modify their learning and study surgical robots instead of industrial robots.  Keep the Student responsible for their own future, and as educators we are here to assist in their future.  I have extensive field knowledge from both the vendor and customer, and I draw on these experiences to engage and educate.

James Klein
]]> 2017-10-10 15:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195676400 Doodling in Class by Jeffrey Pulliam https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195782609 I've recently been very intrigued with the idea of sketching and acceptance of "doodling" as a replacement to note-taking in class. I teach construction management, and to sketch or share "doodles" in the field is a great communication tool. However, it struck me that sketching/doodling is also a super-clever way for students to utilize visual learning. Read this article, and I strongly suggest to view the embedded TED talk by Sunni Brown. Very interesting stuff to make learning fun and enjoyable for all walks of students, https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/skills-and-strategies-doodling-sketching-and-mind-mapping-as-learning-tools/]]> 2017-10-10 19:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195782609 When Teachers Take A Breath, Students Can Bloom https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195848453 helpful article on the mental health of teachers and the effect on students

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/19/488866975/when-teachers-take-a-breath-students-can-bloom
David Schoenmakers]]> 2017-10-11 00:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195848453 Technology Can Be A Tool, A Teacher, A Trickster https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195866913 This article talks about using technology to teach, but how it also can become the teacher or even trick us into thinking we have learned something that we have not.

I find this useful as a way to look at the technology we use and to learn to evaluate it and see if it is the technology that is bettering us or just giving us a false sense of security in our abilities. How many of us can no longer do math by hand and have to rely on a calculator?

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/07/17/537667988/technology-can-be-a-tool-a-teacher-a-trickster

Travis Spaniel
]]> 2017-10-11 03:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/195866913 edX Leaders of Learning https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/196161428 https://www.edx.org/course/leaders-learning-harvardx-gse2x-1
Aloha Everyone,
Here is a link to a great course I have taken on edX.  edX offers free online courses to advance your career and improve your life.  The Leaders of Learning course helped me to adjust my paradigm of what it means to be an educational leader and what type of leadership works best with the faculty I currently work with. This course would be very helpful for educators to are trying to find out how they fit into their program and campus goals.
Hope you will enjoy this site as much as I have. 
Aloha,
Warren Takata

]]> 2017-10-11 18:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/196161428 Dedra Strickland oprahfandee0924 https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/197816132 "It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?"
 Henry David Thoreau]]> 2017-10-17 14:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/197816132 Teaching Essentials; Professional Development sabsware https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/198095919 https://4c3d.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/why-creativity/
This article is about the necessity for creativity in the classroom. 

It is when we rigidly bound forward down paths all ready laid, we fail to discover the unexplored & new. In that, we would have failed to learn. 

If we are to prepare students for an unknown future, we much teach them to creativity solve problems. This holds some assurance they will excel in unforeseen situations. 

Sabrina Sniffen 

]]> 2017-10-18 05:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/198095919 Richters https://padlet.com/message/teach/wish/198874382 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCFg9bcW7Bk
Great video on student driven learning.  More student activity and participation as opposed to a teacher centered classroom.  Communication, collaboration and creativity are keys to the success. 

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