Week+1

One thing that I will take away from this week's readings and videos is that people all learn differently. Each person is unique in learning and pick up different things that others may not. For example, my coworker and I attended the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers conference. There was a very informative keynote speaker discussing ways to better market our services to students. I took in a lot of social media/ technology information while my colleague took in a lot of resource information. My coworker remembered something completely different from the lecture. She got the idea of doing more marketing with a hands on approach. Be where the students are and be consistant. We listened to the same lecture, however we walked away with different ideas on how to market our services.

Technology plays a significant role in the classroom. I think technology is a great way to bring very different learners together. Technology can give each student a chance to learn in his or her own time. Students are so interested in TV, computers, iPODs, and video games outside of school. I think it is a great idea to integrate these items into the classroom to interest the students. This has a better chance in resulting in collaboration and students taking initiative in the classroom.