During the week we learned and discussed gaming for teaching and learning. The concept is to make learning a game so children will learn and possibly memorize better. The idea is already in use is many schools during primary grades.
I think teaching games are very useful to anyone at any age. I do not believe that all gaming is teaching and there should not be any gaming at schools in place of learning. I do remember Oregon Tail when I was a kid, however, it is not a teaching game! It was a game to play on the computer. You did not learn anything! Learning to play on a computer is not a teaching game. Games can be fun and help you learn, but I think there is a fine line between gaming and learning.
I have attached a link to an online game called "Word Whomp." It is an online free game that gives you seven letters and a time limit. The goal is to spell as many words as you can before time is up. This is a learning game, but very close to gaming. I still think it makes you think!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Week 13 Learning Entry
This week we discussed the issues associated with distance education and virtual schooling. Distance education can take a few forms such as online, blended, and virtual. There are pros and cons to this type of education. Pros include time flexibility and work pace. The cons include costs and possible lack of motivation. Many universities are offering online classes for larger courses and there are already some schools that are completely virtual.
I personally have taken multiple online classes here at Florida. They all have been business courses. I do not like online classes at all, I think there is a lack of connection between the student and the course. Since it is online the class is not taken as seriously as others. I know most business students have taken close to 50% of online classes for their major. I think that is not such a good idea, by experience I have learned more from physical classes as opposed to virtual.
The outside source I chose was an article of the "Trends Affecting Distance Education." It is pretty lengthy but the main point of the article is for administrators to evaluate is distance education is something they should implement at their school/universities.
I personally have taken multiple online classes here at Florida. They all have been business courses. I do not like online classes at all, I think there is a lack of connection between the student and the course. Since it is online the class is not taken as seriously as others. I know most business students have taken close to 50% of online classes for their major. I think that is not such a good idea, by experience I have learned more from physical classes as opposed to virtual.
The outside source I chose was an article of the "Trends Affecting Distance Education." It is pretty lengthy but the main point of the article is for administrators to evaluate is distance education is something they should implement at their school/universities.
Week 12 Learning Entry
This week we began discussing our Professional Web Presence Project and learning how to utilize the Google Sites. Google Sites allows someone to make a website for no charge and makes is quite simple. The site is created based on certain layouts and color schemes so that the site can be personalized, but also making it easy for just about anyone to use. The site allows for anyone to make their own website for any reason or purpose.
Google sites would not be particularly useful in the field of sport management, but would be useful on a personal basis. Using the site to create a professional web page was interesting and could be used in the future as a tool for applying to jobs. I think that as my experience in my field increases it would be very useful to add to my page.
I chose to add a video about Google Sites. After watching it I learned more about Google sites and what it could be used for. I was also able to learn how to do certain things in Google sites, this way I know what to do and I am not searching for how to.
Click here to watch the video.
Google sites would not be particularly useful in the field of sport management, but would be useful on a personal basis. Using the site to create a professional web page was interesting and could be used in the future as a tool for applying to jobs. I think that as my experience in my field increases it would be very useful to add to my page.
I chose to add a video about Google Sites. After watching it I learned more about Google sites and what it could be used for. I was also able to learn how to do certain things in Google sites, this way I know what to do and I am not searching for how to.
Click here to watch the video.
Week 11 Learning Entry
During week 11, we discussed and examined open source software. Open source software are programs that can be found online and downloaded free of charge. Usually they are very similar to programs that have to be purchased, such as Photoshop. The open source software can be used in replacement of the purchased software allowing companies that can not afford to purchase the software to have a fighting chance against a bigger company.
Open source software can be very helpful in sport management. Although most people believe that anyone who works in the sport world makes a lot of money, it is untrue. Most universities and college operate at a deficit throughout the year. Money is not always available to the smaller schools and would not be able to purchase such expensive software. I think the open source software would help the companies and schools that can not afford the software to still produce services and products of the same caliber as larger schools.
My outside source is an article about the "Economics of Open Software." The article addresses the biggest debate of open source software: should open software be allowed to damage the revenue of the large corporations. It was interesting to find out that the economics of people enjoying free software is more than the economics of the large companies.
Open source software can be very helpful in sport management. Although most people believe that anyone who works in the sport world makes a lot of money, it is untrue. Most universities and college operate at a deficit throughout the year. Money is not always available to the smaller schools and would not be able to purchase such expensive software. I think the open source software would help the companies and schools that can not afford the software to still produce services and products of the same caliber as larger schools.
My outside source is an article about the "Economics of Open Software." The article addresses the biggest debate of open source software: should open software be allowed to damage the revenue of the large corporations. It was interesting to find out that the economics of people enjoying free software is more than the economics of the large companies.
Week 9 Learning Entry
This week we learned about Google Docs and social bookmarking. Google Docs is an online source that can be used to form new documents between people while reducing the amount of emails and new documents. It is a great idea and if used correctly can be extremely helpful.
We also learned of social bookmarking. The whole concept it very good, but to some people might not be very useful. Instead of bookmarking on your personal computer, you bookmark on a website. This way you can use your bookmarks even if you are not on your personal computer. You can also share your bookmarks with other people and learn of other sites that are unknown to you.
Both of these websites can be useful not only in my personal life but also my professional life. Google Docs would be perfect in sport management because many people work on the same project all the time. It would cut down on paper waste and reduce the number of emails someone receives for a single project. I plan to use the source when I am interning this coming semester. I also have used it personally to help with a Secret Santa plan. Social Bookmarking is not really my thing, but can be very useful in my field. There are too many websites for sport jobs, sport news, and sport publications that I can barely remember any of them. It is something that I need to take advantage of and hopefully I will follow through with it.
I have attached a link for an article titled "7 Things You Should Know about Social Bookmarking." I read this article and was impressed the only downside the authors found was with tagging. I thought it was pretty interesting though.
We also learned of social bookmarking. The whole concept it very good, but to some people might not be very useful. Instead of bookmarking on your personal computer, you bookmark on a website. This way you can use your bookmarks even if you are not on your personal computer. You can also share your bookmarks with other people and learn of other sites that are unknown to you.
Both of these websites can be useful not only in my personal life but also my professional life. Google Docs would be perfect in sport management because many people work on the same project all the time. It would cut down on paper waste and reduce the number of emails someone receives for a single project. I plan to use the source when I am interning this coming semester. I also have used it personally to help with a Secret Santa plan. Social Bookmarking is not really my thing, but can be very useful in my field. There are too many websites for sport jobs, sport news, and sport publications that I can barely remember any of them. It is something that I need to take advantage of and hopefully I will follow through with it.
I have attached a link for an article titled "7 Things You Should Know about Social Bookmarking." I read this article and was impressed the only downside the authors found was with tagging. I thought it was pretty interesting though.
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