Teaching+with+Technology+Week+3

Week 3 In the readings this weeks, two themes were addressed that I agree with, one of which I use regularly, the other which I plan to start doing more often in my classroom. The first is the use of personal experience to build the student's knowledge upon their preexisting base. My Interpersonal Communication professor at UT used this method very effectively. While it was one of the largest classes on campus, with over 200 students enrolled, you could hardly find a seat. No one ever skipped his class because it was if you were at a filming of Donahue. The teaching assistants stood in the aisles with microphones and would run to let the students allowing them to share their experiences related to the topic at hand. I attempt to emulate his teaching style in the classroom.  The second theme that I want to incorporate more of in my own classroom is the use of more repetition through technology. Students embrace the use of more video and visual mediums and with all of the resources at hand, there is immense opportunity to reach more and more students. I have progressively worked in more technology each semester into my course, but I know that there are so many instances where I could be using it to a greater degree and with that I would probably see an improvement in retention of the concepts I teach. I am excited at the potential for my future classes as I have already begun to brainstorm possibilities to use in my own teaching.