what does Pedagogy mean?
To me pedagogy is adaptive learning processes to assessing students learning. However, I prefer a structured to learning that provides clear guidance. One of the best teachers i have ever had was my high school teacher, who taught AVID (Advancements Via Individual Determination). His classes were structured yet engaging due to the fact he would make the class work in groups very often to share ideas and different ways we could write. From what I have learnt in this module my english teacher was incorporating social learning theory with constructivism. I can see pedagogy playing a big role in my future learning by trying to incorporate the new theories I have learned. For example, cognitivism learning would be very helpful in my exam preparations by breaking down the content into sections, relate new information to what I have already learnt.
Networked Pedagogy
Networked pedagogy is involves students learning through online connections and collaboration. I have found that networked learning supports my academic success. This has been able to happen because there are online discussion forms for numerous questions pertaining to a specific things and you are able to ask your own questions for help of. I have also used networked learning platforms like bright space as organizational tools helping me keep track of all my different material, assignments, and exams. For example, when I had a bio course there was a discussion forms where you could ask questions about each chapter and I had trouble understanding a something about the marine microbiome so I asked my question on the thread. Not even 30 minutes later five people had responded to my question, those responses gave me a greater understanding of the marine microbiome which contributed to a better grade on my test. That’s just one example of how networked learning has helped me succeed.
Learning Theories
A learning theory that resonates with me the most is cognitivism which focuses on structured learning, organization of information, and problem-solving. This would be applied to online learning spaces by breaking information into modules. Also including information that is visual and verbal like videos and podcasts, instead of just reading through lecture slides and promoting active learning by applying what you learn to discussions or quizzes. I would implement this theory for when I am studying by breaking large topics into smaller ones, relating new material to concepts I already know, testing my knowledge of the material, and doing spaced repetition.
Instructors Role
The role of an instructor is to guide their students and to help them understand the material being taught.
Good qualities of an instructor are:
Organization – a well structured class helps students stay on course
Active feedback – Responding timely to students with adjustments and areas of improvement
Engagement – instructors who interact with students like class zoom calls for projects or video lectures.
Digital Spaces
Engaging in academic digital spaces I have found the benefits of learning in a digital space to be the geographic freedom of being able to learn where ever you may be. Also learning at what ever time you want to depending on if you have meeting times or not. But the challenges would be getting distracted or not being engaged especially if the material is not compelling presented and taught.
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