Philosophy

__**Philosophy of Instructional Technology and Education**__

My teaching/learning philosophy emphasizes Active learning or that we "learn by doing." The learning theory that has had the greatest influence on my philosophy is [|constructivism]. I feel it is important for people to create their own idea of what a subject means to them and how it applies to their own lives. This is based on my experience as in individual with a learning disability. When I was a younger student, I had to create my own methods of learning in order to make sense of the world around me, and in particular the subjects I was being taught in school. I was not fortunate enough to be born during a time when assistive technologies were as available as they are today. My learning philosophy is a direct reflection of this fact, but it also embraces the current trends in education and technologies available. I incorporate the use of wikispaces, [|SMART boards], [|webquests], and [|smart phones] into the classes that I currently teach. Encouraging students to use these new advances in technology allows them to create their own way of processing information, and create their own learning styles.

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