- The brain and learning
- Information processing theory
- Problem-solving methods during the learning process
I say that I am lost, however overwhelmed may be the better term to use. There is a plethora of information out there in cyberspace, and I am afraid that my grasp on the subject matter is less than satisfactory. Keeping in mind that it is only the second week of class, I promise to not give up on my learning ability just yet.
The first little gem that I found about the brain and
learning was an article written by Marilee Sprenger (n.d.) about
“Brain-Friendly Teaching” located on the Education World website at http://www.educationworld.com. I found
this article very valuable for me personally, because it provides easy to
understand steps for teachers to use with students that need to “move new
information from sensory to long-term memory” (Sprenger, n.d.).
The second online resource that I chose to cite for this
assignment was the Information Processing Theory article written by The Gale Group located on the Education.com website
at http://www.education.com (McCrudden and Schraw, n.d.). I found this article to be valuable, because it read like an outline of
important key terms and illustrations that should be highlighted in a textbook. This was extremely helpful to me as it gave me an additional way to process all of the new subject matter that I was introduced to this week in our class text and other online resources.
After surviving a devastating computer crash where my almost
completed blog post was lost, I beg of you to look back on what you just read
and have pity on my stress-ridden last minute attempt to recapture all of the
wonderful thoughts that disappeared due to a spiteful computer that is certainly out to
destroy me. Beware of evil word processor freezes!
Resources:
McCrudden, M. and
Schraw, G. (n.d.). Information Processing Theory. Retrieved from the Internet on January 20, 2013 from the site: http://www.education.com/reference/article/information-processing-theory/
Sprenger, M.
(n.d.). Brain-Friendly Teaching: From Sensory to Long-Term Memory. Retrieved from the Internet on January 20, 2013
from the site: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev156b.shtml
I am right there with you at feeling overwhelmed...I share the "less than satisfactory" grasp of the subject matter. It looks like you got it figured out though. It looks good! Both of the sites you listed look like they may have much to offer as we work to expand our knowledge base in the area. I am so sorry you suffered the stress of a computer crash causing you to lose all your work. I have had similar experiences and can attest to the importance of saving your work frequently. A strategy that has been extremely helpful to me is to frequently email myself the file that I am working on so that I will still have access even if the computer crashes.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping for less stress over the next several weeks!
Best wishes,
Lorena Bull
Thanks for the great suggestion of emailing myself the file I'm working on! I'll be sure to try that.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great suggestion of emailing myself the file I'm working on! I'll be sure to try that.
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