Inquiry Based Learning

I think making an inquiry based learning activity would be a great way to get the class involved. Being an interpreter, I think it would be great for students who are deaf as well. My only concern with an activity that would be mostly on the internet would be that some of the things on the internet would not be deaf friendly. For instance, if part of the activity was watching a video or listening to an audio recording, the deaf student would be at a disadvantage. With the inquiry based learning activity that I created, I think it would be a fun way for everyone in the class to learn. I would like to work hand in hand with the teacher of the classroom to create an inquiry based learning activity that everyone could use. I can definitely see the usefulness of an inquiry based learning activity.

Website Evaluation

I have never had to evaluate a website as closely as I had to during this assignment. I can definitely see the value in doing this. Although it was easy to find some of the information, such as the author; it was harder to find some of the other information and judge if would be a good site to use. On the particular site I reviewed, it was somewhat hard to find the editor. This site also did not have readily available contact information. The viewer would have to email the creator first to obtain the contact information. I think knowing how to evaluate a site is going to help me and my students to obtain correct and most current information. I think this is very important in my profession. There are a lot of websites on ASL and deafness related topics that need to be evaluated before I can use them with my students.

Course Expectations

As for my expectations for this course, I hope to gain knowledge and experience in the technology field. Because I am an Educational Interpreting major, I hope that I can bring new and better ways for my students to learn into the classroom. I hope that I can help my students to feel more confident as they are learning. Because I am not a tech genius, I hope I can become more confident in my skills as well.

Welcome

Hey, welcome to my blog. This will be my reflections of my class, TPTE 486, throughout the semester.