Thursday, November 30, 2006

Comments on Presentations 11/30

Instructional Design - Brooke
As an instructor in the library, whenever I am asked to do a new instruction, I have to look at everything Brooke talked about tonight. Assessing the user needs is definitely the most important part for my instruction because each user group is completely different. Another topic that Brooke spoke about was evaluation and how you need to see if your learners are in fact learning anything. This is another issue that the libraries deal with. Our group found that the Dick and Carey was too inside the box, too restricted. Awesome job! I hope you are feeling better!

Quality of Life - Michiko
Michiko touched upon something that I am very much interested in within her presentation, and that is the concept of lifelong learning. How do we help people continue to learn throughout their life, assisting them in making new connections with past learning experiences. I really enjoyed this presentation, especially learning the theories of aging. I hadn't come across those in my reading yet. If you get a chance, Michiko, could you post your presentation? I would really like to learn more about the theories. Thanks! And great job!

Security - Vasa
Vasa, you did a great job on this presentation! I can't believe the video that you showed us; how scarey. Security is one of the main reasons some of my family has not joined the Internet craze. I think the main thing is that you have to learn how security works (or doesn't) on these sites before taking part in them. Although, I am not sure how you would learn how a site is secure unless it's stated, but even then, how can you trust that? Is there some kind of measure of safety that some agency has come out with that will help consumers protect themselves?

Denise - Culturally Relevant Teaching
I found Denise's presentation fascinating. When I was growing up, I saw the opposite of this happen in schools that I attended. Some teachers never gave students chances and really focused on their cultural background, social status, etc. Some even made comments negatively towards/about students. How can technology assist in this process? When you posed this question, Denise, the first thing I thought about is how teachers could develop a learning network, sharing stories and learning from each others' experiences. I think this would be the first thing that needs to happen so that people see the issues that are currently out there and then can work together to fix them. Great job!

Thanks for all your hard work on your presentations!

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พ่อบ้านเล่างานวิจัย said...
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พ่อบ้านเล่างานวิจัย said...

Kathryn - Actually there are organizations that take care this concern. Basically, if you log in to the secure site, look at the bottom right area (stutus bar) and you'll see a little padlock to show that the site is now using 'Security Transport Layer.' If you click on that padlock, it'll show certificate information.
Hope this help :)