Today was intense as usual with the group quickly jumping into the task of tweaking yesterday’s work and moving on to setting up our group blog. We exported our inspiration diagrams as jpeg files which could be included in our blog. We then researched project based learning and created a working definition from information that we synthesized from a variety of web sources. We ended the class with a group discussion about the PBL and the excitement that the process creates. We were all discussing some of the reasons why it is not more widely used in our school systems.It is such a natural motivational way to learn that our other learning structures need to change to accommodate it. I hope that we are able to convey our excitement about the process to the B. Ed. class on the 20th of July. I really believe that life as teachers and students would be so much better if meaningful projects were used to unify curriculum outcome tracking and focus student interest in collaboration and learning.
It has become clear to me that PBL in this Assistive Technology course context is a perfect fit. As we design our project around plastic we will have the opportunity to analyze student tasks and consider how students with a variety of disabilities can be accommodated using the latest assistive tech available. Tools like “Inspiration” help us to visualize our task and the many layers and kinds of learning that this project is generating for us to, enjoy and share. How cool is that?!!!?
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