Charlies FUNtastic Blog

    I think that using data collection as a teacher can do an incredible amount for a teacher. The best example I give is understanding how students feel about the content and/or the way it was presented. Collecting data on if the students like what you taught and how you taught it can give you an understanding of how students learn. For me, when teachers curate their lesson plans based on what students have told them it shows a level of care that I would like to emulate when I am a teacher. Being as that I want to be a professor I think that students on a collegiate level would like to have input in their lesson plans and how they will be taught. They are older and are already at a place of autonomy in that they chose their classes, I would like to make the classroom itself feel like a space where they have autonomy.       Upon reviewing my classmate's blogs the topics I found most interesting were the ones that had different perspectives or ideas than the ones that I have been ma

At this point in my life, I am just kind of past being into online and distance learning. It has now consumed three different years of schooling for me and I'm ready for a change. This semester was supposed to be different and back to normal but all of my in-person classes slowly became online as the numbers continued to spread and teachers worried about their safety. I think that teachers cancelling their classes because they don't want covid is valid, but I am still upset that I haven't gotten a "traditional" college experience in the classroom due to Covid. I like that it is easier and makes the school feel less commital but that is trumped by a need for human interaction which you can get in the classroom. When I am a teacher I will look to create a more interactive environment that students can feel engaged in. I know that sounds broad but who knows? Maybe when I am an educator there will be VR options that bring the classroom home. OER or open educational re