Week+1+Reflection

Week 1 I read over some different theories on learning, and while I feel that most of them have valid parts, I did have a problem with one of them.

Lets start with the ones that I aggreed with. First of all Constructrivism theory, that connects prior knowledge to learn new knowledge. It is easier to learn new information when you can connect it to past information, I completely agree with this theory as long as it is kept in perspective that sometimes new information has to be learned with out prior information, it is just easier to learn with prior information.

Another theory I liked was the Connectivism theory, where learners connect information to learn new information. This to me is also very similary to Constructivism and seems to be a valid method of learning.

I have not made my mind up on the Social networking theory and feel that it is currently being expanded in society. I do feel that it could turn into a great way of learning, though at the moment I beleive it is more of a gossip forumn. If we as teachers learn how to and then start teaching students how to use it productively I think it can be a great Web 2.0 tool.

The theory that I do have a problem with is the Cyborg Theory. I will not allow anybody to add chips to me so that I can learn. This also seems to start getting in to horror movies and we don't know or understand the side effects that can be produced from this. This theory just doesn't seem to go with the other theories that I felt where good education and learning theories with the use of technology.