Technology+and+Learning

Where does technology fit into the learning? How can it help people learn?
//A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.// //Plutarch// 

===Introduction: In the past activities, you articulate how people learn. Now, let's understand the different types of learning. All types of learning are not equal. There are different ways that people learn things and there are different kinds of learning.===

Step 1- Bloom classified learning into 3 domains.

 * 1) **Cognitive** learning - This is most of school learning and logical reasoning. Cognitive learning covers everything from making a cake, writing a story to understanding the way atoms and molecules create matter.
 * 2) **Affective** learning - Attitude learning. Example: We want people to be accepting of all people, regardless of their ethnicity.
 * 3) **Psychomotor** learning - Physical learning. Example: In gym you learn to play basketball.

media type="custom" key="4337395" Note: When you are teaching, you may want students do all kinds of learning. Example 1: You are teaching students the history of WWII. You want the students to know the important events of the war //(cognitive learning)// but you also want them to become compassionate toward those who experience genocide //(affective learning).// Example 2: You are teaching the students how to play a song on the piano. Moving fingers on the keyboard requires //psychomotor learning// and learning to read notes requires //cognitive learning.//



** Step 2 - Understanding the Cognitive Domain .**
We are going to spend time on the cognitive domain since it is the domain most addressed in schools. Within the cognitive domain, knowledge was classified into 4 types of knowledge: Factual, Conceptual, Procedural and Metacogitive. Note : You do not have to have a clear understanding of the four types of knowledge at this time.
 * Factual** - That is just what it sounds like, a fact. //Example: My birthday is December 4.//
 * Conceptual** - The is the concept of what something is about. //Example: My birthday represents the day I was born.//
 * Procedural** - This is how to do something. //Example: To celebrate my birthday, we will plan a party. First, I will make a list of invitees. Second, I will bake a birthday cake etc.//
 * Metacognitive** - This is thinking about how I think. Example: This about my birthday brings me joy. I think about it logically, scientifically, and emotionally. I know the date and the celebration plans. I think of the joy it brings to me. I also recognize the pain that my mother went through to have me...

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**Step 3 - Understanding the Taxonomy within the Cognitive Domain.**
(NOT all learning is = equal) First, you need to understand the word "taxonomy". A taxonomy is most often used in science to distinguish a hierarchy and classification system. The most common is taken from biology in the classification of life. See image.

So, how does this apply to learning? When a teacher creates activities so that students learn, they create activities where students do certain things. According to the taxonomy, people do different things to learn, and students must do things in a particular order for them to make sense. This is where Bloom's Taxonomy enters the scene. (Below you see a triangle of the taxonomy)

There is an old and new version of Bloom's Taxonomy. The **old version is the one that is most used**. The new version is slowly become more excepted. In the table below, there is Bloom's Taxonomy, and some examples of what it may mean when **teaching spelling.**


 * **Taxonomy of Learning -**
 * Old Version** || **Example if Teaching Spelling** ||
 * **Knowledge** || Spell the word dog "DOG" ||
 * **Comprehension** || Describe what a dog looks like and some varieties ||
 * **Application** || Use the word dog correctly in a sentence ||
 * **Analysis** || Determine when the word dog was appropriately used. ||
 * **Synthesis** || Use the word dog along with other 4 legged mammals that are pets ||
 * **Evaluation** || State the differences of dogs verses other animals. ||



The old and the new taxonomies are slightly different. One uses nouns and the other verbs. Regardless, all learning is based on tasks or activities, but not all learning is equal. Think about the activities you need to do to spell the word "dog" verses use it in a sentence. media type="custom" key="4337383"

Note : Below are more readings and activities to help you become more familiar with Bloom's Taxonomy. This will be very important as you design lessons later in this course.


 * What is Bloom's Taxonomy? This is a Little-Silly introduction to help build understanding.**media type="youtube" key="Lid47BS65bE" height="344" width="425"

More on Bloom’s Taxonomy

 * Download the do the PowerPoint Quiz. DO IT. It is located directly before the references, you can get to it through through this link- @http://www.coe.uga.edu/epltt/images/bloom_quiz.ppt


 * **Read one of the Blogs on Bloom's** and gain a teacher's perspective - @http://wsfcsintouch.blogspot.com/2009/01/blooms-digital-taxonomy.html or @http://www.utechtips.com/?p=332


 * Reference or Re-teaching Tools**
 * **Old Bloom's Taxonomy**: @http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/Dalton.htm
 * **New Bloom’s (revised) Taxonomy**: @http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
 * **Article using Taxonomy to categorize Technology Integration**: @http://techlearning.com/article/8670
 * **Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy** - For Teachers! http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/

**Reflection** after activity and reading. Put your reflection in your google docs journal. Give it a title and date it.
 * 1) How does Bloom's Taxonomy apply to you and teaching?
 * 2) When you were a student in K-12 or college, which levels of Bloom's Taxonomy did you most frequently address? Why do you think that you addressed that level?
 * 3) How can technology facilitate the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy? That means, how can technology help students create, evaluate, analyze and apply?

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**STEP 4** Continue by using the shared Google Docs Walker Spreadsheet( Spreadsheet ) to put in "numbers" that relate to your experience and see the graph change. **You must COPY this spreadsheet and save it with your name_Bloom.** Once your graph is saved, you will embed it into your wiki page with an explanation.
 * Open the Spreadsheet and copy it/rename it. Complete the activity and save it.(see directions below, "Make it Yours" or video "Google Docs - copy a shared file...")
 * Add the spreadsheet Chart Widget into your WIKI page (See directions below, "Google Docs - Embed a Spreadsheet"
 * Add an explanation to your embedded chart onto your wiki page. See Beth's Sample under her chart.

See Google docs help below: media type="custom" key="6446077" media type="custom" key="4381235" media type="custom" key="4381251"
 * Google Docs Handout Basics:**
 * Google Docs - Copy a Shared File to Make it Your Own:**
 * Google Docs - Embed a Spreadsheet File into Your Wiki:**

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