Jim and Lisa's video helped me synthesize a lot of information I've stored over the year. The comment that instructive, constructive, and connective pedagogy are all ways of achieving learning objectives nudged me to exclaim, "Ahhh hahhh!" Different instructors have different gifts, and their pedagogy reflects that. It's ok to be instructive if you are charismatic and engaging in person, and its ok to structure online learning to allow learners to make connections and explore. I've been struggling with the idea of identifying my pedagogy and bringing it online, in part because I think online teaching creates opportunities for new pedagogy. I feel like I am returning to the beginning. I'm thinking how I am a constructivist on ground and how that could translate online. I'm thinking how at times I am an instructivist, and I am thinking how I can explore new ways of reaching learning outcomes. As we finish, I feel as though I am ready to begin.
Oh...I gotta use your last sentence as a quotation for this "class" next year. Is that OK?
Posted by: Llane | 04/28/2011 at 02:12 PM
Yes!
Linda
Posted by: Linda Hargrove | 04/28/2011 at 04:51 PM