In our Collaborative Media Literacy group we're discussing how to use media to teach a subject, like English or Physics. This, of course, is the hot topic amongst teachers; how do we incorporate new media into the classroom, as so many of our students are so well versed in how to use media. It keeps them engaged and interested in the learning process as it evolves with them. My interest in education is to keep it as real as possible; use it to shed light on the world around students, as it is ever changing and evolving. We have to keep using technology and including it in the classroom, but at the same time we shouldn't just be filling their heads with facts, we should be teaching them how to process the stimuli they're receiving everyday.
Friday, October 29, 2010
New Media in the Classroom
Do's and Don'ts for Media in the Classroom
In our Collaborative Media Literacy group we're discussing how to use media to teach a subject, like English or Physics. This, of course, is the hot topic amongst teachers; how do we incorporate new media into the classroom, as so many of our students are so well versed in how to use media. It keeps them engaged and interested in the learning process as it evolves with them. My interest in education is to keep it as real as possible; use it to shed light on the world around students, as it is ever changing and evolving. We have to keep using technology and including it in the classroom, but at the same time we shouldn't just be filling their heads with facts, we should be teaching them how to process the stimuli they're receiving everyday.
In our Collaborative Media Literacy group we're discussing how to use media to teach a subject, like English or Physics. This, of course, is the hot topic amongst teachers; how do we incorporate new media into the classroom, as so many of our students are so well versed in how to use media. It keeps them engaged and interested in the learning process as it evolves with them. My interest in education is to keep it as real as possible; use it to shed light on the world around students, as it is ever changing and evolving. We have to keep using technology and including it in the classroom, but at the same time we shouldn't just be filling their heads with facts, we should be teaching them how to process the stimuli they're receiving everyday.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Myth Today
I wonder how myth is faring today. We've been discussing myth in class for awhile and all of them just seem like fairytales nowadays. Most I've never even heard of. What about myths people still believe today? Most of us believe that myths are inherently false, but some of us still believe myths today. Catholics, for example, theoretically believe the Holy Bible in its entirety is a completely true account of what has happened in the world. Of course, most probably have doubts as to the validity of the text.
What role do myths play in our world today?
Mythbusters and Video Games seem to be the only places we see myth in contemporary society.
Myth Today
What role do myths play in our world today?
Mythbusters and Video Games seem to be the only places we see myth in contemporary society.
Myth Today
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Reading Myths
We've been reading more myths, and they are fascinating. One of the things that I was considering while reading these myths is how they sometimes share characteristics. For example, I posted the video of the opening of the Hogfather, which has a world that lies on the back of a turtle. This reminded me very much of the Iroquis creation myth, where the world is created on the back of a turtle floating in a sea. They are not the same myth, but share the idea of the world on the back of an animal, in this case a turtle.
We were also assigned to read a myth about Pele and her sisters and I was really excited about that because, of course I'm Hawaiian, and also because Pele is such a popular figure in Hawaiian mythology. She was able to withstand the onslaught of Christian missionaries to the Hawaiian islands, even after the ancestral religion was abolished. Female Divine, indeed.
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