Educational technology philosophy: Having my philosophy written down serves two purposes. First, it is a good idea to think about what your philosophy is. So many of the educational philosophies have a few of the same characteristics, and that is why I prefer to draw from realism and pragmatism. The second purpose is that I am open to new views and ideas, and as I learn more about education technology, I can see some views that might be incorporated from existentialism, especially in the incorporation of on-line learning.
Potential uses for Downes’ article/educational blog uses: My view of Downes’ article is that blogging is a really good tool for getting younger students to write and gain writing knowledge, however, as the article suggests, when teachers and parents begin to watch and comment, the value of experiential creativity becomes lost, due to the blogs becoming more of a classroom atmosphere. What I mean to say is that blogging becomes another assignment and some loses it appeal.
Another reason for blogging not having as much impact as in its early days is that blogging is like an early Facebook or Twitter and may be thought of as more of a social site rather than an educational tool.
Creating a culture for teaching and learning/6 areas/of the 6 the most outstanding: They were all great areas to think about, but I think the one area that stood out the most was number one, if it’s on the internet it must be true. There is a good reason for using scholarly peer reviewed work, because you can be confident that experts have reviewed the work. When it comes to internet searches there is a good reason to check information you find by other sources. As November alludes to in his article anyone can put anything on internet. It is just a good idea to at least run what you find by two or three more links to see what is out there.
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