Note: The task in this assignment is to read through this post. Follow some of the links. Think about the questions, read some of the other student comments, and write up your answers. Remember to sign the top of your comment, so that you can get credit for your answers. Consider also that blog posts, like the projects we produce, are public, and will be read by students, faculty and administrators from a range of colleges and universities.
What does it mean to be a millennial? The Pew Research Center reports on key aspects of the millennial generation. Pew offers a brief survey there that allows you to compare yourself to general patterns in the Millenial generation (according to their research). I scored a 79 on it, placing me in the ‘similar to millennials’ category. The quiz is just an approximation, and the actual survey performed by Pew was much more detailed. Here is the summary of their findings.
Some findings include: Compared to Americans over 30, the millennial generation is more ethnically diverse, under-employed, embrace social technologies more strongly, attain higher average levels of education, express optimism that the government can and should do more to help people.
Findings reported elsewhere on Pew’s site (Social Media and Young Adults) indicate that although millennials are more active on things like FaceBook, they are less active than Gen-Xers in things like blogging. This finding is consistent with a recently published article by Eszter Hargittai (Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the "Net Generation", Sociological Inquiry, 2010) that suggests that millennial college age students are not necessarily more technologically savy than older generations. That is, while a small percentage of new college students might be ‘digital experts’ the vast majority are not experts. In fact, the majority primarily use relatively simple systems, like text messaging and Facebook.
I had come to similar conclusions simply by working with Sociology 101 students at Ohio University. Several aspects of our 101 course this quarter were intended to raise levels of 'tech savy' in ways that are educationally helpful. Recall the illustrations of technologically enhanced collective action described in Clay Shirky’s book (Here Comes Everybody), I believed that as an instructor in 2010 I have an obligation to help develop students' capacity to think, read and write in our increasingly digital world.
One of my goals in Intro to Sociology is to expand awareness of digital tools for creation and collaboration, and to use those tools as integral parts of the learning process.
On March 19th and 20th I will be attending the Interlink Alliance conference on Teaching the Millennial Student: Best Practices in Teaching and Learning. The event will be attended by Presidents, Chancellors, Faculty and key Administrators from schools in the Interlink Alliance: Ohio University, Central State University, Johnson C. Smith University, North Carolina Central University, Spelman College, Virginia State University, Hampton University, and Wilberforce University.
A goal I would like to accomplish through participating in this event is to facilitate discussion of how to structure classes and assignments that help students learn technological skills that will help them succeed in school and in future careers. I also want to help provide evidence about the range of skills that students have, and to think about what faculty can do to encourage students to take on new challenges and develop new skills.
As students of Ohio University, Sociology 101, A2, winter quarter, 2010, you are the experts on teaching and learning practices as they relate to technology and millennial students. This assignment is your chance to share your expertise.
Please post a comment that responds to the following questions:
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Dale Cotton
ReplyDelete1. I think I was some what savy. I knew something about social networking. I am very active on facebook but never really knew all that was out there. I didn't really realize the popularity of blogging I guess.
1a. I think that I am above average compared to the general student body. I think I know a lot about computers and things that people use to keep in contact with other people.
1b. This class has changed somewhat through out the quarter for sure. We have incorporated many things that have come from online. Also we have been expected to use websites that many of us have never seen before. This has helped me with figuring out new things on the internet.
1c. Yes somewhat I think this class has helped me broaden my view towards the internet and all the tools that it holds. It has shown me a couple of things that I don't know I would have ever learned not taking this class.
2. I think this blog sight really changed my learning experience. I didn't even know this sort of a thing was possible. For so many people to be collaborating on the same sight as a class is pretty amazing. Also that it keeps me up to date with assignments and other important things happening in the class.
2a. The technology in Soc 101 much exceeded what I have done in my other classes I think. Everything really ran through the internet from ehterpad to the blog to Google docs. In most of the other classes we only use blackboard or maybe something like myeconlab.
2b. I think the technology in all classes really needs to be up to date. We should take advantage of our resources to achieve all that we can in an efficient manner.
3. I think that it is very smart to start using the wide range of tools on the internet at a young age. The world is changing into a world run by the internet. You can do just about anything now a days. I think it is important to be up to date in the new age technology. I think that when entering a career it helps a lot to have a general knowledge on technology. It will help you talk to your coworkers and to communicate easily and conveniently. This class has really given me somewhat of a push as to the power and wide range of communication and technology and the size it has grown to today.
Dane Puterbaugh
ReplyDeleteBefore coming into this class i was not so much tech savy but i wasn't technologically inept. i used your typical, college technological tools like facebook, texting, and the occasional use of skype. This is the way that i related to the milennial generation but im not as strongly related to the milennials as i should be. one the quiz i only got a 74, , meaning i relate to them, but not extremely close. i dont think this class has changed how closely i relate to the milennials dramatically but it has definitely helped me learn new tools to move me in the right direction. i do however see a possible long term educational impact on the way i can now organize a group project. the tools used to do our group projects can easily be used to organize a group of people in the future.
Sociology 101 is by far the most tech savy class i have taken part in in my collegiate career so far. no other class uses anything along the lines this class does. the closest class technology wise is my economics class and the only technological tool we use in that class is tests being on black board, a weekly occurrence in soc 101. the only thing i think that could be improved for soc 101 is having more centralized information. at times it got confusing having to use google docs, wikipedia, the content blog, the project blog, and the ether pad. it wasnt too much of a hassle but i feel as if it would make the class a little bit easier.
All in all, i really enjoyed soc 101. i felt as if it helped prepare me for future classes and even possible careers that use a lot of different technological tools. even if i dont use these exact tools we learned to use in this class, it helped me learn how to adapt to using new tools, something ill undoubtedly have to do in my near future.
Annika Games
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
- Well, the start of the class the only thing I was really doing with technology was the normal facebook, emails, maybe some youtube videos other than any other internet stuff, wasn’t really in my life. Also I did get on word and upload pictures or download music. But other than that I didn’t really do much/know about.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
- According to other millennial students…..well obviously not up there with them, I don’t know where the quiz is to take it.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
- During this course I have changed a little bit. I now know how to make a good video using pictures to movie maker, thanks to the last project. Though I still have much to catch up on. This class however has opened my eyes to everything out there and is making me want to figure more things out.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
- I do. It has helped me look for things online better so for any other projects I may have this will definitely help me out with that. As well as I said before the last project really helped me out, so any projects of even maybe future jobs I may need to make some sort of presentation, this project had opened my eyes to make one that will be very professional.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
- The gapminder actually was an impact to my learning because it showed to be a good way of obtaining data for things. As well as having to look everywhere to find something for the class, like the different threads or the assignments that were going to be due.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
- Well the other courses were defiantly a lot easier to find the assignments, considering they were all in one spot BlackBoard.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
- I feel soc 101 was an amazing class showing different technologies to use, though I did feel lost a lot of the time, considering I was not up to date with others in the class with technology. I feel some things could have been explained more in class on where exactly things were. However only on some of the assignments, most were explained extremely well.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
- I feel that technology should be taught at a young age. it seems to be what everyone is using now these days and if the younger generations learn how to use the new technologies sooner then who knows how far they will get. Technology is definatley changing us and for people to learn how to use it will make everyone feel more comfortable when they are out in their jobs or trying to find research.
Before coming to this class, I was moderately computer savvy. I could use powerpoint, excel, word, and movie maker with ease, and like any millennial student, I checked facebook constantly and I was addicted to texting. After sociology 101, I now feel as though I am a step above most millennial students in a sense that I now know how to use flickr and youtube to connect to others, I know how to make videos on once true media, and I can even edit wikipedia pages. Being a marketing and MIS major I can see how each of these concepts could be beneficial to me, and I am grateful that I have been exposed to these concepts now.
ReplyDeleteThe most influential concept to me was this blog. I learned so much from the videos and comments my classmates posted, and I do not think that I would have gotten as much out of the class if I had not checked this blog a few times a week.
The only course that has focused more on technology than this course was my intro to MIS course, but that is a a given. While that gave me more insight on excel and photoshop, this course focused more on bringing people together through youtube, flickr, and wikipedia, so I feel as though it broadened my knowledge of technology. I do wish that the information was more centralized though. I did not like that I had to go to wikipedia to get the notes from eatherpad and then the blog was its own separate entity. I think it would have cut down on confusion and would have been easier to manage as a whole.
Since one of my majors is MIS, I will be using technology to reach out to others. I think it is neat that I am learning about basic technological tools in soc 101, and I am even more grateful that we are learning how these tools can be applied in real life. That goes along the line of MIS, but instead of just powerpoint and photoshop, I will be able to use concepts such as youtube and flickr as well.
Seth Anspaugh
ReplyDelete1. I am somewhat tech savy but computers are definitely not my specialty. I use face book and hang out on a forum or two but that’s about it. I have never blogged much in my life.
1a. Compared to the normal millennial student I would have to say that I am about average. Like I said I am not the best with computers.
1b. This has changed for me throughout the course. I started having to rely on computers to make sure I can get through the class and be able to do the assignments that were given to me. I have also relied on technology to be able to communicate with people more. I have even needed to blog a little bit for some assignments and have seen things done on computers I have never seen done before.
1c. Yes, since taking this class I have come to realize that the internet hold many helpful tools that I never even knew existed and these tools can help me in other classes and later in life.
2. A particular aspect that caught my attention in class was the gapminder. What I thought was very interesting is that it is a graph but it shows the changing information in almost a movie type fashion, the information changes and it shows it rather well.
2a. Soc. 101 is hands down the most tech. related class I have taken so far. The most tech. used in my other classes for the most part is only BlackBoard.
2b. I would kind of like to see other courses use the etherpad that was used in Soc. 101. I think it would be a good way for students, teachers, and TAs to keep in touch on a quick basis.
3. I think that any chance to learn more about the different uses of technology is great. It allows large groups of people to easily work together. Also the teaching of tech. can help ensure that people can stay a little more up to date on it since technology is constantly being worked on and improved.
Sandie Young
ReplyDelete1. I think I was a pretty tech savy person upon entering sociology 101. I had a facebook, a blog, and a twitter. I like to text, look up youtube videos and utilize programs like adobe creative suite.
1a. After taking the millennial quiz, I was surprised to see that I scored a 96. Obviously, I am very similar to others in my generation. I think we all have involved technology in our lives at a very high level in some way or another.
1b. During the course, I learned a lot of internet uses that I did not previously know. I created a google account for the first time, used onetruemedia.com for our project, commented on the blog, examined the etherpad, created a touchgraph, and learned how to use the gap minder graphs.
1c. Yes, I think I can use many of these programs in the future. I am a journalism major so I like to learn about what other students are using on the internet and I can use these programs to better my work. I could use a gap minder graph to supplement a story I write.
2. All of the things I described in 1b definitely shaped my learning. It broadened my view of the internet. It showed me that there are a lot of beneficial programs that I have not even heard of. Learning some of them was fascinating and helpful.
2a. The use of technology in this class far exceeded other classes. I think it sort of defined soc 101, in a good way. It was a great way to examine how our culture is changing with technology.
2b. I think other courses should definitely have a blog. It helps to keep updated on all aspects of the course and to communicate with teachers and other students.
3. Again, being journalism major I like to utilize any new kinds of technology that can help me communicate with others. Technology related teaching is a good way to prepare students for real life careers. I really enjoyed the course.
Ryan LaVergne
ReplyDelete1. I'd say I was very technologically savy coming into the class. I love electronics and technology and I'm always reading about new products and technologies and I try to stay very up to date with having products of technology.
1a. I scored an 89 on the Millennial quiz, but even if I hadn't taken it I still would have assumed that I was quite similar to many other millennial students. People in this generational category are typically influenced by similar things, such as popular music, movies, humor, products, and culture.
1b. Yes, I believe this has changed during the course. We used tools and websites that many of the students hadn't used or seen previous to the course. It taught us all about some very useful tools and how incredibly important staying up to date with technology really is.
1c. Yes, I believe this class has had a long term impact on me. I will be able to take the many things I learned in this class and apply them to many different situations and circumstances in the future.
2. The use of Google Documents, Wikipedia, Blackboard for quizzes, EtherPad, blogging, TouchGraphs, Gapminder graphs, and media skills for the projects we did, are all examples of technology that we used.
2a. Other than simple skills such as word processing, PowerPoint, and some online material, most of my other classes don't use much in the way of advanced technology.
2b. I was very impressed with SOC 101, not only with the material of the class but with the instruction of the course. Professor Welser made it very interesting and brought humor to it, and he related to the students very well. The only thing I think could be better is the expectations from us for some assignment.
3. Technology is such a rapidly changing thing, and it is vital for everyone to keep up to date with it if they want to make it in their industry, regardless of what industry that may be. Every job in the world has change and upgrades in technology eventually, and the more you keep up to date with it, the less change there will be compared to if you hadn't followed technology. So I believe it is vital for teachers to teach and students to learn.
Christina Fisher
ReplyDelete1. I thought i was pretty tech savy before attending the class but once i was introduced to a lot of different new technologies i realized i was wrong
1a. I think i am a little above average compared to other students
1b. Yes before this class i had never commented on another blog or used the etherpad, created a google doc, or a video and posted it to youtube
1c.Yes i would like to get more teachers using the etherpad for notes because it is a big help
2. The etherpad definately helped in the class and the final projects showed me how sociology was related to everyday things
2a. 1 being least 10 being most, soc 101 is a 10 and all my other courses are 1 or 2. One class doesnt even use blackboard
2b. Keep digital portfolio optional and post powerpoints along with the etherpad. Some questions on the review sheet were not answered in the etherpad but directly from the powerpoints.
3. With technology and the use of it in everyday situations rapidly increasing I think that this class has more than prepared me for the career field. There is no downside to being overly prepared and i think that by the time I graduate the things we have learned in this class will be commonplace in the work field.
Danielle Meister
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class? I knew a lot about technology. I had many programs in high school that taught me about computers. I also had personal experience with computers I did by myself.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students? I scored a 95 on the quiz on the website, which is above average. The place I was raised taught me a lot about technology.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how? Yes, this course has helped me expand my knowledge about computers. I would have never been able to edit on Wikipedia if I did not join this class. It was an enlightening experience. I think the class helped me learn about the opportunities the internet provides.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself. Yes, I was able to experience websites such as gapfinder which I did not even know existed. I feel I could use that in my career and in classes later in my educational career. It was very helpful.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning? The gapfinder was very essential to my learning. It showed me how easily data could be formed. The blog and gmail accounts were also very helpful. It was interesting to collaborate with the entire class at once. I did not even know etherpad existed. It was a good experience to receive all the notes and work together as a class to form the sheets.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses. I do not use the internet in other courses as much except to take online quizzes. The world is starting to develop itself with technology, therefore it is nice to learn new things that I did not know. The websites were very helpful and helped me learn better outside of the classroom.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses. I really enjoyed the way SOC 101 was taught. I think there was nothing that could be improved. In other courses, it would be nice to be able to experience similar learning styles. I would like to be able to set up blogs to talk to other students and the teacher about course materials.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I feel that technology should be taught to students in more classes. Technology is going to be in almost every students career after college. The students have to be taught this in order to succeed in a career. Every student should have to take MIS and computer courses in college.
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ReplyDeleteLauren Stevens
ReplyDelete1. Coming into class I thought of myself as being pretty tech-savvy. I used to blog on MySpace during junior high and currently use Facebook and text every day.
1a. On the quiz I received a score of 95 out of 100 indicating that I am very similar to a typical millennial student.
1b. I do think Sociology 101 has broadened my choice of technological resources. Before completing our project, I had never heard of onetruemedia.com, a website that can be used to create videos and share them, but I will continue to use this website in the future because of how well the project turned out and the fact that it was so easy to create.
1c. It’s a definite possibility. For example, although I have no interest now in creating or making additions to a Wikipedia page, this class has taught me how to use available information on the Internet to my advantage for future use. There are many resources on the Internet; it’s just a matter of locating them.
2. I had never before participated in Etherpads in any of my classes, but found it very helpful to have. If I missed a class or didn’t understand a certain concept I could log on to that day’s Etherpad and either read up on others’ notes or chat with classmates.
2a. I have never used or been expected to use technology in any of my classes as much as I have in this Sociology class. The most I’ve been expected to do technology-wise was log onto Blackboard to check grades and onto my OU CatMail.
2b. I personally felt lost when it came to our project. I’m glad it was an open-minded assignment so that we had freedom and the opportunity to come up with different ideas, but I wish there was more guidance on what was expected.
3. I began using technology at a young age by being on the computer and playing video games and so I am familiar with how to use technological tools most efficiently. My possible career is a Mechanical Engineer, in which case technology is very important. It can help my team and me to find newer ways to look at the objects we are creating so we can develop them further. Being able to utilize technology to its fullest extent will help in my preparation to become an engineer.
Rickelle Huggins
ReplyDeleteSoc 101
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1.When I came into this class I was pretty much very savy with technology I use text messaging also I use my laptop throughout the day.
1a. Based on the millennial quiz that I took I got a 97 which means that I have a lot in common with millennial generation. I believe that I know more than the average person my age when it comes to technology as far as cell phones, and computers.
1b. I’ve learned a lot during this course because I was never the person that thought about doing any blogging or editing stuff. For example the project that we did I learned how to edit videos as far as putting music and pictures together. It was always something I wanted to learn to do and I feel as though this class introduced me to a lot of new technology.
1c. Yes I do see educational impacts because most of the things I was introduced to in this class I will most likely use it either in future classes or outside of the school area. I also learned that there are so much internet tools that you may use to get things done. Since I got into this class I have been looking at different blog sites, they are very interested and it may be something that I look into at a future time.
2. The different technology that I used in this course that helped shaped my learning are of course the blogging site, the projects that we did that had to do with editing and creating videos based on your different ideas. Also the gapminder project showed a different way of getting data.
2a. the use of technology in Soc 101 can be compared to other courses because our professor kind of broaden our aspects when it came to doing projects he had us use different websites. For example instead of using a simple powerpoint or word document to show something there were other sources that we used to get the same point across. Point is we didn’t use the simple stuff like other class did we got in depth with our projects.
2b. I think other courses can improve their technology by having students use different sources to get stuff done so in that way we already have the knowledge to use it. A lot of the technology needs to be up to date.
3.I think that technology should be introduced to everyone at a young age because it seems as though that’s what running our world and the earlier that we get used to it the more we can get around. I believe that society is pretty much up to date with technology when one things comes out its not long until a better version is available
Amanda Gilkey
ReplyDelete1. When I came into the class, I would say that I was somewhat savy with technology. I'm pretty good with computers and know my way around them pretty well...nothing extremely technical though; however, I text quite often as does everybody.
1a. In comparison to other millennial students, I would say that I'm below the average group. I don't have a facebook account which was a big topic covered in class; therefore, I feel like I'm behind on social networking.
1b. After taking this course, I have learned how to make Wikipedia edits and create very interesting graphs. I still don't have a facebook account as many of my friends urge me to do so. I didn't realize how big blogging was until now, so I do that occasionally.
1c. I think that I can see myself using the internet for multiple resources in my future. I've learned how to do quite a few things online and have realized the amount of resources that are available to me.
2. The etherpad was a big help in this class. If I missed a lecture, I was able to get online where the class collaborated and get my notes that I missed from that day. Also, blogspot.com was a big help for passing this class. All of our assignments, polls for video of the day, and other things were available to us whenever we needed them.
2a. The use of technology in soc 101 is MUCH more advanced than what it is in any of my other classes that I have taken this quarter. It seems like this entire course revolved around learning new technology and applying it to write a paper, etc.
2b. One thing that didn't seem to have the appropriate amount of information supplied was that for our project. My group got it completed well on time; however, I felt like getting to that point was somewhat of a struggle. It just seemed like there was information scattered everywhere between the blog, email, blackboard, and our Google documents.
3. I feel like technology should be enhanced a small amount more than what it is in other classes. For example, the nursing major is now requiring that all the students have a hand-held device such as an iPhone, iTouch, etc. I feel like when everyone has to get one of these, there will be some people confused as to what to do due to lack of technological knowledge.
shaun brimer
ReplyDeletesoc 101
1 coming into the class I know about technology I was ok I knew about facebook and what not but had no idea how to blog or how to do a gap minder. So the class has thought me how to do them.
1a I think I would be kind of above average because I know what to do on computers and how to find and keep in contact with people. I am also taking computer classes to help me learn more.
1b well not much has changed in the course I have known most of what was shown . I only have learned a few more ways in the class. What has changed was that I have learned to use some sites I have not known about.
1c really what we have learned in the class I am sure I could use in my other computer classes and try to make them better with program building and what not.
2 my aspect of learning how to keep in contact with others and way to find out stuff bout how I meet some others has shaped how I can use technology.
2a in soc 101 it has shown me ways that all classes should do that lecture. Helped me keep up with my notes and talk to others that might need the help and or give me the help I need.
2b I cant come up with anything as far as soc but other classes can improve with the whole Ethernet pad they could use that and it could help people with learning and getting the power points.
3 soc 101 has helped me learn a better way that people can learn and way to keep in contact if I ever get the chance to show to a dif teacher I would. This class as great and and I would take it over and over again if I could. Even if I don’t use the stuff I have learned in this class again it was still great class for me.
Kellie Asmus
ReplyDelete1. Coming into the class, I would say I was at about an average level of tech savy-ness. I knew how to work basic programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as programs such as Publisher and Photoshop. I use Facebook frequently and had blogged in the past.
1a. I scored a 93 on the quiz, so I would say I am basically a typical millennial student. I am up to date with technology such as computers, cell phones, internet, video games, etc, and I use all these frequently. I also believe I have the personality of a typical millennial student as far as political, religious, social views go, according to the summary of the generation.
1b. I don't think it has changed very much through this course, as I have pretty much always been this way. However, this course has strengthened my technological savy-ness, making me well-acquainted with programs such as Flickr and introducing me to programs such as Gapminder and Touchgraph.
1c. I think the technological aspects of this class will have some long term impacts because it made me aware of some of the resources available on the web (such as Gapminder) and taught me to search for more applications like this in the future.
2. Having resources such as the blog and etherpads really helped to keep up with the class. I also believe that every application we used really enhanced the lectures and helped me learn more about sociological concepts.
2a. Soc 101 uses technology a lot more than in my other courses. Most of my courses just were standard lecture classes, rather than having us interact through technology.
2b. Though the use of technology in Soc 101 was helpful, I found it complicated sometimes to have to check multiple websites constantly, and it was sometimes hard to keep up. However, I wish some of my other courses would take advantage of more technology, especially sites like Etherpad, since these help to keep up with notes.
3. I think it is very necessary to use technology for learning purposes. Technology is an extremely important part of our society today. Whether it is a good thing or bad thing, we are dependent on technology and students and adults alike need to learn how to take advantage of all the resources technology provides us with.
Chelsea Rollins
ReplyDelete1. Prior to taking Sociology 101, I would not have considered myself technologically inclined whatsoever. I could not work a Blackberry, I can use basic tools like search engines, Facebook, and email accounts on the internet. I was just figuring out Iphoto, Photoshop, Garageband, and Itunes. I managed to get by, but I was definitely not up to par with the rest of my generation when it came to my knowledge of technology.
1a. As I said, I feel like most kids my age have the whole networking and texting bit figured out. I can send texts, emails, Facebook comments, things of that nature, but I see kids creating blogs, websites, and using the Internet and find myself feeling somewhat inept in comparison.
1b. Although I still cannot use a Blackberry, I feel that I have learned some networking abilities and more ideas of what can be accomplished through modern day technology while taking Sociology 101. I created a Flickr page, updated a Wikipedia article, and I understand the concepts behind blogs and online groups such as Meetup and Twitter.
1c. Since I am going to be a high school social studies teacher, I can see some of the skills that I learned in Sociology 101 coming in handy in my future. I will probably need tools such as Youtube and Wikipedia for sure.
2. Some particular technological skills that I gained in Sociology 101 were collaborating through an online blog, using Wikipedia, Facebook, Flickr, and Youtube as resources, and understanding the impacts of technology on present day society. I think that I gained a different perspective on the blending of cultures today and the affect of technology on different societies, as well.
2a. Prior to Sociology 101, I did not have to use any type of technology very extensively in any of my classes. I would check online assignments or use Blackboard to take tests, but as far as projects, I never had to use anything to make my knowledge of technology more extensive. Sociology 101 was much more fast-paced and used modern ideas and techniques in comparison.
2b. In Sociology 101, I think that it could be a little bit better organized both in communication and in the setup of the blogs/assignments. I found it hard at times to connect where things were, when they were due, and what the requirements were for an assignment. In my other courses, I would like to start using more technology and modern strategies to learning. I think I could benefit much more if I used the tools that I will eventually be using in the real world.
3. As I mentioned before, I want to be a high school social studies teacher. I remember many times throughout middle school and high school when my teachers did not understand technology themselves and would have to ask the students for help. I also remember there was a limit to the types of projects and activities we could do in class due to lack of technological knowledge or resources. For example, we couldn’t do multimedia projects too often because neither us nor the teacher knew how to compile a video. I think that by being able to use technology and understand it I will be able to be a more effective teacher. My students will have faith in what I tell them when it comes to technology, plus I will be able to have more variety and creativity with the assignments I want them to do.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI was relatively savy with technology when I entered the class. I understand how to install and fix basic computer hard/software as well as hook up HD televisions and their components. Essentially, I have a thorough understanding of all current technology.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I am on par with other millennial students when it comes to technology. I would agree that technology has helped to define our generation. I would venture to say that my understanding of basic technologies is above average however.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Yes, my understanding of technology has progressed since joining this course. I have been able to explore new types of internet-based media that I had never used before. I created a youtube account as well as joined Flickr. I learned how to add music to slideshows as well. This was also the first class I ever blogged about anything before.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I certainly see my education having a large impact on my life in the future. Our generation has more college graduates than ever before. This creates a much more competitive field when it comes to landing a job/career. I plan to obtain my doctorate in Physical Therapy after receiving my Bachelor's in Exercise Physiology. The fact that my education will keep me in school another five years will give me enough time to let the Recession past and when it does I will be much more qualified than those who entered into the field with just a Bachelor's in hand but couldn't find a job due to scarcity.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Certainly the use of the internet in this course was the main factor in helping me to shape my own technological education. The use of the internet to create our group projects prompted me to blog, learn how to create slideshows, add music to them, and stream the, live on the internet for millions to see!
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
SOC 101 uses the internet more often than any other class I have ever taken. Other classes are primarily used for blackboard or research papers but SOC 101 has brought the largest class I have ever taken and connected us all through the internet. Its use of technology made the course fun and exciting and promoted the sociological side of technology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
Soc 101 seemed like a million different terms and theories. It was quite hard to remember them all. It was much easier to understand when we put them into realistic terms. Increase the excitement in the classroom and keep the discussions in terms that we can understand and I guarantee more people will benefit from the course.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
My identity is unique. I blend in with certain aspects of the millennial student and am polar opposite from others. I have divorced parents but I value my religion. I would never even think of having a child before marriage but I have a facebook and text like every other young person. I am minority in the United States of mixed race. My background is Chinese, Indian and English. very few people on earth could even imagine a person of these bloodlines. I value my education deeply and my parents have instilled this value in me. I plan to obtain my Physical Therapist's Doctorate and license. I am unique person but do not believe it to be a bad thing. I believe diversity is good in the fact that it allows people to appreciate each other and themselves. I wouldn't trade my identity for anything. I take pride in my upbringing and in my heritage and am thankful for the educational opportunities I have been given. I can only hope that future generations can embrace their identity the same way I have.
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ReplyDeleteEmily Stout
ReplyDeleteComing into this class, I would like to think that I was pretty comfortable with technology. Between my phone, computer and MP3 player, I use technology every day. There are many things that I do not know how to do but I can navigate with most technology pretty well. I have learned to do most of the things I can do with technology just by playing around and trying different things to see what happens. When I get a new piece of technology, I rarely read the instruction manual and instead, just start pressing buttons and figure things out on my own.
When comparing myself to the typical millennial student, I would guess that I am about average when it comes to technology savvy. I know that there are many students who are great with technology but there are many who are uncomfortable as well. I was extremely impressed with the products that many groups presented in class because I could only imagine the amount of video and sound editing that it took to achieve such a great product.
After ten weeks of this course, I would definitely be able to say that my technology abilities have changed as a result. W
ith so much dependence on technology for projects, quizzes, and communication, I have been forced to become more comfortable with technology. There are many things that I have never done before this class. During this course, I learned how to use a blog, Google documents, and various other sites like gapminder and YouTube. I became much more familiar with Wikipedia and I used blackboard to take quizzes.
I realize that in a way, the world revolved around technology. The technology use that was required for this course shaped my way of learning because it was very different from any other class I have ever taken. This also makes me think about online classes which are a growing trend. It is possible for people to get an education without every walking into a classroom, all thanks to technology. This class made me examine what I consider to be typical of a class because I can see that technology use will soon be the norm. I still think of a class as taking notes, reading from a textbook, and taking written exams. I have to keep up with technology if I don’t want to fall behind.
The use of technology in Soc 101 is like no other class I have ever taken. Throughout my entire education, I have never relied on technology so much. I have written papers, done online research, made Power Points and done LON-CAPA but none of this compares to Soc 101.
Knowing what I know about technology, I think that college classes should incorporate technology into the course material. The only comment I would make about Soc 101 is to keep in mind that people coming into this introductory class with come in with all different ability levels when it comes to technology. So much of this class is reliant on technology that I would imagine that someone who was not comfortable with technology would have a very difficult time. Classes for certain majors will obviously have more of a focus on technology than others but I think all classes should start making a shift towards technology. One of the best things that colleges can do to prepare its students for the “real world” is teach us how to function in a world where technology is a must. New jobs are created every day with a focus on technology and colleges must take some responsibility to prepare us for these jobs.
I am in the generation of people who have grown up while technology is growing up. I remember in first grade when my school got computers even though technology was not a huge part of education at the time. I think the key to being comfortable with technology is starting at a young age. Like so many other things, the younger you start to learn something, the easier it is, the faster you learn it, and the more comfortable you become with it. I do not know my career path yet but I do know that technology will be involved and that I am fortunate to have been growing up with it.
Jahnna Lydic
ReplyDelete1.) I was okay with technology before entering the class. I used e-mail and networking sites and I used Google. I am also attached to my cell phone and text constantly. This was about all I used technology for though.
1a.) I got a 76 out of 100 and was past the millennial dot at 73. I use technology a lot.
1b.) I have found ways to use technology so much more during the course. I have gained a g-mail account, made a Google doc, have a wiki account, learned how to do more on Facebook like making a touch-graph, and so other small things. I have never had a class so based on technology but it really got me to thinking.
1c.) I feel like I might keep using my wiki page and making sure the pages I cared about stay looking good. Doing this helps me to remember and understand concepts more. I now also know that Wikipedia can be a helpful site to get information if you use a little caution for vandals.
2.) I feel like either-pad was a good thing that really helped me in class. It was a great place to collaborate notes and see other peoples ideas on things you might not have thought about. It was good to be able to get notes if you missed a slid or class one day. It helped me make sure I got all the concepts. It can be hard to write down all that the teacher is talking about without missing stuff and having that there allowed me to listen more and then go back and pick up concepts I didn't get down.
2a.) I use things like Blackboard in other classes and e-mail as well but that is basically it. In my chem classes we use a site to do homework but no class can compare with soc 101. We used more technology in this class than I ever thought possible.
2b.) I feel as if we might have relied on technology a little too much. I think as a society we rely on it too much and having to use it so much in this class made us even more relied on it. If something happened with technology would have had a hard time completing the course.
3.)I would like to rely less on technology. It is beginning to control our lives and what we do. It is good but when you cant go somewhere for fear of loss of service or no wifi, it gets a little ridiculous.
Sara Wilson
ReplyDeleteComing into class I wouldn't really say that I was all that savy when it came to the use of technology. My skills were pretty limited to searching information on the internet, FaceBook, and email mostly. I do use technology everyday with text messaging and checking things for classes. However, after what most would call the basics, I was usually the one to be lost and have to ask others for help. When I talk to friends and other people I know they often kind of laugh at me because of the fact that when they talk to me about doing one thing or another on the computer I have no idea what they are talking about let alone knowing how you would do it. Compared to people my age I spend hardly anytime on the computer unless it is school related. The hours of surfing the web, playing games online, and constantly FaceBooking I just don't do. Currently I spend the most time on the computer Skyping with someone who is deployed or doing something for school, otherwise I just don't use it.
Over the quarter I would definitely say that I have learned a few things from this course. Between posting on the blog, the project, and then the "simple" assignments I have done more with technology for this class alone than almost all other courses combined. I didn't know that it was possible to do some things with my computer that I know now and I have used what I learned already for other classes and personal use. I will absolutely use the skills that I've learned this quarter in the future because certain things are so much easier now than if I would have tried to figure it out on my own, and a small example is using the PrntScrn key.
Soc 101 compared to every other class that I have taken has been completely different with the use of technology. In other classes the only thing that I have previously used has been Blackboard and email, and I will admit that the first day of Soc I was a little nervous to have to contribute to the blog and have most of our connections with one another through the blog. However, I learned a lot during the project not only from our required aspects but also just from working with other peers that are more savy than I. I have decided now that posting to the blog or via Google doc, has actually made turning in assignments a lot easier than what it can be for other classes. You don't have to worry most of the time about remembering your paper or it getting lost along the way, just post here and then its done.
Now that I have gotten through the course, done well and now see that I can use this technology I would like to see other classes maybe do things similar because it does make things easier and I think that if I continued to use technology in similar ways that eventually I will just continue to get more and more comfortable. Then maybe next time I have a teacher describe the course on the first day the way that Dr. Welser did I will be excited rather than intimidated.
In today's world it is quickly becoming a necessity to be able to use technology in an everyday way because businesses, schools, and individuals are all moving towards being completely hyper-linked. You don't the option if you want to advance in this world to not learn about technology. Therefore, I would like to get as much experience and learn as much as I can about technology and ways to do things in college so that when I do go out into the work force simple things like that have no chance of holding me back from the possibilities in my career. I admit that I am a bit behind some of the world, so I just think why not have people explain now when it isn't going to hold me back.
Joe Holodnak
ReplyDelete1. Coming into class I knew a good amount about technology- internet applications, basic computer applications, start up systems, and other software but nothing that anyone else couldn’t figure out.
1a. I am about average with the other students and people my age, we were the first generation to really have technology in everyday life-video games, internet, cell phones-it all came together around the time we were growing up so I’d say we are definitely the most tech-savvy generation.
1b. For me the technology use didn’t really change too much, I did learn how to edit videos though!
1c. Yes, I do see long-term educational impact for myself. The internet and technology overall can open someone up to a completely different world.
2. I think that the blog helped change my experience, I never really was a “blogger” until this class, but I don’t think that will transfer over to my actual life and other classes.
2a. Soc 101 really exceeded my other classes, being a sophomore here it was the first class in which we relied, for the most part, on the internet. But with using the technology is made communication easier with +300 students.
2b. To be honest I’m a traditional kind of learner, I enjoy to actually write notes by hand and meet with groups in person so I think that the way most classes are set up now are perfect, too much technology can be an overkill so it nice to just have blackboard, powerpoint, etc.
3. Technology is rapidly changing, as is the world as we know it. People should stay up to date with the new technology, especially people coming out of college or graduate school because jobs are constantly being revamped and soon enough there will be a huge global market, making tech-savvy people the best business people around.
Coming into the class, I would not have my considered myself very savvy with technology. I basically checked my e-mail daily, kept up-to-date with Facebook, and turned in assignments for class. I knew basic skills and if someone taught me something new, I could usually go back and use it again and learn from there. I do have quit a bit of technological devises, like a laptop, cell phone, and ipod. But, these days, those three things are pretty much standard for any college student. Therefor, I did not see myself any more savvy in technology than my colleagues.
ReplyDeleteAs I previously stated, I do not believe I had any more technology than other students and I do not believe I was any more savvy with technology than other students. I usually asked fellow students for help in new technological programs or if I had a problem accessing something.
I believe this course did help me a tremendous amount with technological skills. I am more aware of things on the computer and that has helped me a lot in my other classes. Almost all of my courses are technology based whether that be the professor's grade book or turning in a research paper. Before this class, I did not see the reason why I couldn't do everything with a pencil and paper, but now I see why professors depend on the internet so much.
To be honest, I do not see any long term educational impacts on myself through technology. I just know that technology is not going away and it is something that I have to stay up-to-date with because it will probably pertain largely to my career in the future.
The class blog helped me the most in this Soc 101 class. The fact that the entire class of 300 students were able to access the same website was very helpful. The website was viewed by Dr. Welser, our TA's, and all the students. Therefor, any questions I had would be answered quickly and effectively. The website was very organized and I could easily find an overview of class a few days ago, the Video of the Day poll, where the study session would be held, or the latest homework assignment.
At first, the technology based classroom confused me and I was very frustrated with all the new things I had to learn at once. I felt very behind because I wasn't really understanding where to go for different things and when things were due. But, as the class continued, I started to get a better grip on where things were and who to communicate with when I had a problem. There was more technology in this class than I have ever had in any of my classes. I'm glad that not all classes are like this, but for Soc 101, it did help.
Since we are on a quarterly system at OU, I feel like professors jump into material as soon as possible and get in as much information as possible. The only thing that I have a problem with is that I had no idea how to use any of the technology, so I was very lost and confused at the beginning of that class and I wish we could've went through the technology as a class. This would have helped me get a better understanding of the class as a whole at an earlier time than a few weeks in.
I feel that technology can make or break a student's learning. If the programs and skills are taught to the students well and they understand what is asked of them, technology can be very beneficial. But, most of the time, that is not the case. Many students are left in the dust because the technology is too advanced. If a student has all the correct answers to an online quiz, but fails because the browser didn't work... Is that okay? I don't thin so. If the class is about American History, then a student shouldn't get a bad grade on material that they do understand, but failed to use the correct browser. Some professors solely rely on technology, and I see it as being detrimental to students in many cases.
Ashley Mierzwiak
ReplyDelete1. I was pretty savy with the technology coming into class. I had never done etherpad but I had participated in a googledoc before and had also used wikipedia.
1a. I think I am the typical millennial student. I use the Internet and other types of technology but just the simple things that were mentioned such as facebook and texting. I do not normally participate in much other internet and technological activities.
1b. It has somewhat changed over the course. I learned how to do other things such as edit a wikipedia page rather than just view it. I also learned how to upload videos on youtube and I learned how to use a movie making program for our final project.
1c. I do not see any long term educational impacts for myself because the classes that I sign up for are not classes that focus on using the internet and technology. However, if I did need to use any of the programs that I learned how to use in this class, I would be prepared and confident to do so.
2. Certain aspects that shaped my learning were editing a wikipedia page, uploading videos on youtube, using etherpad, participating in a googledoc, and blogging on the class blog page.
2a. In Soc we used technology more than I have used in any of my other classes. It was somewhat frustrating because this type of learning was not something that I was used to. I would rather have something in my hands in front of me rather than on a webpage.
2b. I’m not sure what aspects could be improved because none of my other classes have had as much of a technology base as this class. Therefore, I have no other class to compare this one to. Also, like stated before I’d much rather have something in my hands rather than on a screen, therefore I do not see much improvement for my other classes.
3. I am a Caucasian, 18 year-old female who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. I plan on graduating college and going to grad school.
I feel that if I wanted to participate in technology related learning, I would choose to sign up for online courses. I never really enjoyed learning through technology. However, some aspects of the technology were very useful, such as the googledoc that we used. It was extremely helpful in communicating with my group without having to find a time to meet up and collaborate in sync.
Eric Ludlow
ReplyDelete1. When it comes to the technology, I would consider myself not very savy. I was really unaware of how to make a blog post on the internet, or add pictures to flickr. I would compare myself with most typical millennial students by getting on facebook, texting, emails and youtube. I received a 96 on the quiz and I see myself just the same person as every other millennial student. I really have never had the need to get on a computer, until I had got to college. I would say I was a little behind in the technology part. In SOC 101, has changed how I use my computer. From the little things, like using Firefox when getting on blackboard too posting a comment on the blog post. I also know how to upload pictures to the computer; it wasn’t so hard once I figured it out. The class overall has made me realize how helpful the computer be, in getting your information. Yes, I see the technology will impact me, further on into my education. By taking more notes on my computer. Or when it comes to projects, knowing I have the skills use different tools in making a successful project. The SOC 101 class, has prepared me to be a more tech savy person then before. I now know that there are different tools I can use on the Internet. Finally, the etherpad notes are a big help and would love to see more big lectures have etherpad.
2. The particular aspects I used in technology were etherpad, blackboard for quizzes, blogging, Gapminder and Google Documents. The etherpad helped me keep notes for the class and even have a discussion about the lecture, with other students. Blackboard was a big help in knowing that I had to take the quizzes online and by getting my grades. The Google Document was a big help for our group project in organizing our thoughts on the paper and letting everyone have the access to the document. The SOC 101 class uses the technology a lot more often than most of my other classes. We used a lot more internet to do projects, quizzes and homework. I feel this is a great way to get students more aware of the technology. Improvements for the class, when it comes to the technology would be the blackboard situation. Although the class really can’t change the situation, that is the only problem in the class. The sources we used weren’t as updated as they could have been. I am sure some websites have a great site that people can do quizzes on and check their grades. Overall, the technology was great, but when it comes to blackboard many aspects can be improved.
3. I think it is very important to use the technology in all classes. The only way people are going to learn is by practicing with technology. The world today is using technology more and more. If people don’t stay up with the technology they will fall behind. With being in the business program, I know people need to have the right resources to stay ahead of the game. I mean people need to have an updated phone to get emails when traveling and being able to call people, when have trouble. Without technology people could be lost and not know what to do with their lives.
Emily Byrom
ReplyDelete1. Coming to class I felt like I was somewhat tech savy. I have been an avid user of facebook and myspace since I was younger. I have also been exposed to the online grading systems from high school so I felt like I was not completely out of the loop coming to class for the first time.
1a. When comparing myself to the typical millennial students I would have to say that I am about average. I am absolutely not on their level but I do have a decent grasp on technology itself.
1b. I do think that I have gotten better with technology as the course has progressed. Through this course I was exposed to websites and tools that I have never used before. After using them for a while and being able to figure out how they work I became more tech savy than I was in the beginning of this course.
1c. Yes I do believe that the technology in Soc 101 has impacted my learning. Etherpad was very helpful with the note taking and it is something I hope other professors would be willing to try.
2. Soc 101 used a large amount of new tools that have shaped my learning. Like I said before, using etherpad was a new experience that I felt I took full advantage of. Also using the Soc website for blogs and such made me realize how interesting it can be to be able communicate with your class as a whole.
2a. Compared to my other classes, Soc 101 has used the most technology by far. For other courses the technology may go as far as checking my grades online or submitting a paper on blackboard. For Soc 101 I felt like the entire class was on the internet.
2b. I didn’t necessarily dislike that everything for Soc 101 was online but what I did not like was that the Internet is not always reliable. Since most of the class was over the Internet, if they were experiencing some difficulties, the entire class was exposed to it.
3. Considering that technology is only being enhanced, I believe that we should be exposed to the technology world as soon as possible. Although many kids start at a young age through video games and such there is so much more to learn about technology that will help our learning skills in the future.
Sarah Owen
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I am lot better with technology now because I have used different types of technology since I have been in this class. I have learnt how to make a decent video and know a lot more about social networking and how many there actually are.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
One was being able to use gap minder and work out different things that are happening in the world today. The next was Google account and worked how to use a document on there. I used the blog and made suggestions to people to help them understand thing or even just to put up a video that we could watch at the beginning of class, I also learnt how to make a video on line which I found hard at first but it is one of the easiest things for me to do now. I am sure I have used other different technology while being in this class but I cant think of all of them off the top of my head. The way that this compares to other courses in Soc it makes it more fun to use it and there is not one way that you have to do everything. Learning more ways to use the internet and finding out information that is going to help me later on.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I think that most technology enhances your learning by a lot I know that it helps me out in every day life because with out technology I think I would be lost and in need the internet to keep in contact with my family because I live in a different country so it is really hard for me to keep in contact with my family from England with technology with out it I would never be able to speak to them.
Amanda Wallow
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
Coming into this class I would consider myself not too savy when it comes to technology. I know how to use the basics such as email, facebook, uploading and downloading pics, and blackboard. I tend to stick to using the simple forms of technology.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I would say that I'm probably just an average millennial student. I know how to use the basics and the simple forms of technology but other than that I don't really use or try to learn how to use other forms of technology.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
This has changed during this course. I learned different tools for note taking,such as etherpad, ways to create blogs and post comments. Also I learned about how to create wiki documents and ways to add to them and how to create a video using different pics and music.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
Yes I do think that the technology I learned about in Sociology 101 will impact my further education. I learned about other internet sources that I feel like I will need and be able to use in my other classes.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Using etherpad I found was very helpful and it was something that I didn't even know existed. It was nice to have because it let many students interact and put forth different ideas and examples of stuff that was covered in lecture and it gave you alternative perspectives on certain topics. I also really like that we had a blog site for this class. It made it easy to communicate with other students in the class. We were able to post questions we made have had and someone would respond with an answer which was nice. Also it was nice to be able to go to the blog site and get an overview of what went on in class if you missed a day.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Technology was emphasized in this class and it was a good thing but also at times a bad thing for me. I'm glad that it was used because I learned about things that I probably wouldn't have learned without this class. But I honestly don't like to use technology that much, I tend to get really frustrated and irritated with it but with this class it forced me to use it and I did enjoy it to a certain degree.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I'm not really sure what could be improved but I think it would help a lot more students if other classes would start to use some of the tools that we used in class.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
Technology is something that is constantly changing and we all need to stay up to date on it but I really wish that it wasn't emphasized as much as it is today in our world. I am not really that into learning about technology and for the most part would rather not have to deal with it.
David Destefani
ReplyDelete1. I'm not too savy, but I know enough to the basics.
1a. I scored a 90 so I guess I compare really well.
1b. This course did help me a little bit. It really showed me all the new different things I can use the internet for.
1c. I'd say that this class is going to have some long term effects, but the internet will always change and improve so it's a good starting point for an average internet user.
2. The use of all the interent tools we used in the class like, google blog and gmail, touchgraph, gapminder, one true media, and even qizzes on blackboard all helped broaden my horizons.
2a. None of other classes in either fall or winter quarters had this much use of the internet.
2b.I think sometimes we relied on the internet too much and I couldn't keep up and, but it was helpful for me, becasue it made me use it more.
3. Even though I'm not too adept at using the internet, we all need to use and keep up with it, because evntually computers will be apart of everything and everyone has to know how to use them properly.
Brian Vickers
ReplyDelete1) When I came into this class I would consider myself an average user of technology. I have a FaceBook profile and an email address.
I would say that I am an average millenial student. I frequently make use of texting, FaceBook, and my email account.
Through some of the assignments and opportunities provided by this class, I have become more technologically savvy. I learned how to use Flickr to make a photo essay for our group project. I also frequently visited the blog for help and class information.
I do feel like the skills I have learned in this class will be a great benefit in the future.
2) The major use of technology in this class that shaped my learning was the use of the blog. If I was ever having trouble with an assignment, I could visit the blog to see if anyone else had run into the same problem. A lot of times, there was helpful information for finishing the assignment.
Technology was emphasized more in this class than any of my other classes. My other classes consist of mainly note taking and then a test. Technology is rarely used except for reporting grades on Blackboard.
Soc 101 was a good class. I don't think much needs to be changed. The class challenged me to make use of certain technologies that I would have otherwise never used.
3) Technology is an important part of my everyday life. It is important to keep up with technology because it can provide so many opportunities. I feel that technology provides many opportunities to network and make ties with people who can provide me with opportunities as I continue to work towards a career.
Suzy Waked
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I was alright with technology and using the internet before this class. I would mainly use it for facebook and checking emails. Before this class I had never blogged before.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I feel that I am pretty average when it comes to comparing to typical millennial students when dealing with technology.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I feel that I am a little more comfortable with experimenting more with different types of internet communication such as blogging or sites like Flickr.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I don't foresee to many long term educational impacts for myself other than possibly feeling more comfortable taking on the task of trying to use a new technology.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
The concept of having a digital portfolio made me feel more pressured to get out there and use the internet and blog sites to my advantage for this course.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Soc 101 is a lot more technology based than any other lecture class I have taken at college.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
More focus on the actual subject of the class and slightly less on the actual technology could be improved.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I feel that involving technology into the class is important for students because technology is becoming a bigger part of our everyday life and will inevitably be a large part for most of our future careers. It is important that we are exposed to a variety of different types of technologies and internet sites as early as possible so that we will be more comfortable in the future if we need to use it for our careers.
Sara Shanf...
ReplyDelete1. I would say that I was fairly "tech savy" coming into this class. I had taken several advanced computer courses in high school and a few in college, as well. I have a relatively good understanding of many microsoft programs and do a lot of things through e-mail and facebook.
1a. Having a brother, father, and boyfriend who are all hard core computer people (brother is an engineer, dad has taken many computer classes, and my boyfriend is a computer science major), I feel that I have a fairly decent understanding compaired to many other millennial students of computers and how they
1b. I had never blogged before this course, so I feel like that was a new (and good) experience for me to have. I also created a Google account (not something major, but another output in the general scheme of things).
1c. I do think that the skills I've gained and improved will help me along the way in the future since the internet is such a prevelant learning tool.
2. The most helpful technological parts of this course for me have been e-mail, blogs, and facebook. While facebok wasn't necessarily anything assigned to us, I was able to communicate with other students about projects and assignments through facebook.
2a. The emphasis on technology in Soc 101 was huge compaired to my other classes. Most other classes just use blackboard, while some don't even go that far.
2b. I feel that all courses should atleast use blackboard to post assignments and grades in order to help students have everything for each class in one place. I also felt slightly overwhelmed by the amount of different websites used for the blogs, syllabus, blackboard, and email.
3. Technology will help me in my future career paths because I am pursuing a career in business management and ownership and in order to run, or especially own, a business, technology is hugely present. Technology will help with many aspects of business from payroll to cash balances to registers.
Tim Duda
ReplyDelete1. A the beginning of this class I would say i was a normal, average user of technology. I use technology like everyone else to view emails, read news, and connect with people through Facebook.
I am a very average millenial student. I use my cell phone, and things on the internet like my email and Facebook very often.
During my time in class I learned new ways to enhance myself and be savvy when it comes to technology. I learned of new things such as Flickr from a group project I participated in that I can use in the future.
The skills I learned in this class will be very valuable as i move through college and out into the working world.
2. Before this class I had never blogged and never really had the desire to. This was probably the most important frequent piece of technology in the class. It was a great way to get other input besides my own.
I have never had a class that relied so much on technology and tried to teach me so much about technology. Having tests and quizzes online was very convenient and something I had never done before.
Soc 101 was a very interesting class. It was well organized and very little needs to be changed. My technological skills improved dramatically and it was a big help.
3. Technology is a major part of life. It is the easiest way to find any information I might need. It is also great for connecting myself with other people which could help me go farther in my career
1. I would say I was pretty "savy." I knew my way around a computer and can easily do the everyday things. Facebook, uploading pictures, music, video, etc etc. My parents are both great with computers so I've never run into any trouble with it.
ReplyDelete1a. I wouldn't say I'm advanced passed them, in fact I'm pretty sure they know more than me. I do the basics that my 80 year old grandma does, they would probably embarrass me greatly.
1b. A little bit, I learned how to post/edit things on Wikipedia, which is cool. I learned how to use this online syllabus. I would say my computer skills have improved since I entered this class.
1c. Maybe a little. If I ever need to make a Wiki or teach someone how to make one, I know how to.
2. Mainly the Wikipedia assignment. The Gap Finder thing was also cool. Also, the Facebook networking measure...that was pretty cool as well.
2a. Other courses are mainly paper assignments. No online syllabus, it's printed out and handed out on the first day. I appreciate the environmentally friendly atmosphere that was trying to be created.
2b. I think the course was run pretty well. The work seemed equally divided and handled well between the teacher and TAs.
3. Nothing specific comes to mind. I think the way technology was handled in this course was good. It helped me learn more about computers, blog postings, etc. I think it was great.
Jessica Deeds
ReplyDelete1. When coming into this class I wasn't exactly tech savvy. I use facebook and text messaging but I had never used a blog, didn't have more than one e-mail address, or hadn't had wickipedia used as a course sight.
1a. On the typical millennial scale I scored a 96 which puts me on the higher end of the scale when relating to other millennial individuals.
1b. I think this has changed during the course. After taking this course I now know how to use a blog, and understand more about technology than I did when I walked into class on the first day.
1c. I feel that the skills I learned in this class will help me as I continue on in college. It is very useful to know how to connect with people on a mass scale, other than using social networking tools.
2. Using blogs in this course really shaped my learning. If I didn't understand how to do an assignment during the course, there was more than likely someone else with the same issue that had already written about it on the blog. Then there was always a post from someone who understood things more than I did, and to me this was very helpful.
2a. Sociology 101 relied much more on technology than any course I have ever taken. Generally, professors just use e-mail and Blackboard, nothing more extensive than that.
2b. I think it might be helpful to have an information session on how to use the technological tools that were chosen in this class.
3. My personal aspirations are to work in a lab doing research at some point. For me it would be helpful to learn how to use some of the programs that scientists use when conducting research. I know that scientists use technology for many things, and it would be beneficial to me to learn some of the technological tools they employ.
1) When i came into this class i would say i was somewhat technology savy. I use facebook everyday but i had never done anything with googledoc or with etherpad.
ReplyDeletea. I think that I am an average millenial student. I know a little more than just the basics of technology but I definitely stick to what i know and dont try to go out of my way to learn new things.
b.During the course of this class this has definitely changed. I learned so much more than i ever expected to. From learning how to blog to editing on wikipedia and just being exposed to so much new technology being used in class, i have become so much more technology savy.
c.I do foresee long term educational impacts for myself. All the new aspects of technology that i have learned in this class have been very beneficial and will continue to be in my future.
2)The main aspect of technology use in this course that shaped my learning is all the blogging. I always knew about it but i never knew how, and now that i do it is so much easier to understand whats going on. Also the use of etherpad, youtube, gapminder, and editing Wikipedia have been very helpful.
a.There is a great difference in the use of technology in soc 101 compared to other courses. In all my other classes we only use blackboard or maybe one other technology just to do online homework. I did not expect to learn about all of these different technologies in this class, but i have definitely learned a lot and they will be very beneficial for future courses/jobs.
b.Well considering none of my other classes use nearly this much technology it is hard to compare but one aspect that i think could be improved is to have a little more balance between the amount of technological use and in-class work. I like to write my notes out by hand compared to bringing my computer and just typing. Overall i enjoyed learning a lot of new technologies because if it wernt for this class i would have not even tried but i just think we could have a little more that is not online.
3)Technology use is growing day by day and is also becoming more advance day by day. I do think it is nice to have the opportunity to learn new technology by in-class and outside of class assignments but if you put too much new stuff on the table for the students it can be a little much. I do think we need to stay up to date with everything, but just little by little.
1) I would say that I was savy with technology coming into class.
ReplyDelete1a) I would say that I would be ranked above average when comparing myself to everyone else.
1b) This class has broadened my senses about technology. By using all of the websites that we did for class, I would say that I learned how to do new things on the Internet that I never knew how to do before.
1c) I would say that most of the resources that we were exposed to will help me in the future for school and work. It has also inspired me to learn more about technological advances so that I can have the edge over other people.
2) Gapminder really shaped my learning in the class. That will be a very useful tool that I can use in other classes.
2a) The technology that I used in Soc 101 surpassed all of the technology that I have had to use in any of my other classes.
2b) I think that other courses could implement more technology into their classes. The only downside is that it is very time consuming and not everyone has access to their own computer. It can be difficult for those students who would have to go to the library if they do not live close to it.
3) It is very smart to use technology now because as time passes, people are just going to be more and more dependent on technology. It is much easier to adapt to technology as it becomes more advanced, then to try and learn it all at once.
James Welsh
ReplyDelete1) Coming into Sociology 101, I was pretty good with technology. I use Facebook, Catmail, and many other internet functions; however, I didn’t use some of the sites that I have been exposed to in this class (i.e. Flickr, Wikipedia, and Blogspot).
1a) I think I am average in comparison to typical millennial students. I don’t sit around all day playing with different technologies and such, but I am able to understand the internet and other new-age technology.
1b) No offense to the class, but I feel like this hasn’t changed a lot in this class. I have been exposed to a lot more, but the programs that I used before the class will probably be the only programs I continue to use. This is probably because it is what I am used to, and not because what I have learned is useless because it’s not.
1c) If there is any long term impacts that I will take from this class, it would have to be the knowledge of the vast uses of the internet. I realized there are so many things to use the internet for than what you see everyday. I think this is a great tool to utilize when needed.
2) Using Flickr for our group project helped teach me new things. I have never used a site like this, and it opened up my learning in the course. Also, using the Wikipedia-based syllabus was a cool function of the class. It showed me that it is a site that can be used for many things.
2a) In many of the other courses I have taken, technology stops at Blackboard, and as we have learned in SOC, BLACKBOARD SUCKS! For this reason, technology should be used more in other classes to help expand our knowledge.
2b) Like I previously stated, I think technology could be more involved in other courses. As we continue on in life, technology isn’t going anywhere, and we must learn to embrace it and teach it to others.
3) I have always been exposed to new technologies from an early age, and I think that is important in order to develop the skills you need once you get older. If you see elderly people using a computer, most generally they have trouble because they weren’t shown from a young age. It kind of goes along with the saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. If we want people to utilize technology, we must show them early or the will tend to shun the unknown.
NICK WRIGHT
ReplyDeleteComing into this class, I knew a fair amount about technology, especially with computers. I took some computer classes in high school and figured a lot of stuff out on my own about computer technology.
I believe that I am very comparable to most millennial students. When I took the survey online, I scored a 91. It shows that I have many common ideals with other people my age.
Taking this sociology course has not really changed the way I act towards technology. I think I knew more than most students in my class about technology. The only thing that changed was my thinking towards future education and how the internet might significantly change the way we learn.
I now believe that more professors and teachers should practice online education. I now know I have the ability to contact almost anyone, learn almost anything, and gain more connections through the internet.
The internet blogging shaped the way i learned in this class. It is sometimes helpful to see other students' comments and we can all communicate through them.
The use of technology in Soc 101 is different from any class I have taken in college. We used computers and the internet a lot, which I think is helpful and useful. Other courses are starting to use modern technology more.
With most of the class being online, it can be frustrating for some people. Programs can fail and information can sometimes be disorganized. Otherwise i believe this is a very important course to take and I really enjoyed it.
Clint Bowersock
ReplyDelete1) Coming into this class, I would say I had an average level of technological knowledge.
1a) Compared to typical millennial students, I'd say I was about in the middle of the spectrum.
1b) This has changed during the course because I've become more familiar with sites such as Flickr and OneTrueMedia.
1c) As far as longterm educational impacts, this course has kickstarted an interest for me in many aspects of technology that I wasn't previously interested in.
2) Some aspects of technology in this course that shaped my learning was the fact that taking quizzes, sharing notes, and turning in assignments were all done online.
2a) Compared to other courses I've taken, the use of technology in this Soc 101 course is much more intense. Some of my classes don't even have their own Blackboard page, let alone two blogs devoted to the course and its content.
2b) For other courses, they would be improved by more use of technology. For this Soc 101 course, it could be improved by offering alternative ways of completing assignments, for instances such as when students had trouble submitting quizzes on Blackboard due to a technical glitch.
3) Looking at my own identity, background, and educational aspirations, I consider myself an average millennial generation college student. I scored a 90 on the Millennial quiz.
1) coming into this class I felt that I was a typical student in terms of using technology. I knew a fair amount from the basic computer classes that I took in high school.
ReplyDelete2) compared to most millennial students I feel that I am about average. I do not spend a ton of time on the computer but van take care of all my school work without an issue.
3) Taking this class have taught me how to use technology as a source of information for class and doing my assignments.
4) I believe that more professors should use online methods in their classes. This makes it much easier on students to contact the professors as well as their peers. This gives the students an upper hand when having trouble with material.
5) The internet blog was very helpful. It allowed my to take others ideas and points of view into account when developing my own views and ideas on an issue in class.
6) The use of the technology in this class is much different than other classes I have taken. This class is almost a completely paperless class. This means that technology is used for every aspect of the class.
7) The only issue I have with all of the things being online is the fact that technology is not always 100% reliable. other than that I really enjoyed this class and how easy the technological aspect was.
ELLIE DRAKE
ReplyDelete1. Coming into the class I would not have considered myself very technologically savy. I knew the basic computer skills, but the only social network I had ever used was facebook.
1a. When I took the 14 question quiz, I scored a 97 which shows I am pretty similar to typical millennial students. However, I feel as though I am most likely below average when it comes to being technologically savy.
1b. I don’t believe the course has changed where I stand in comparison to the typical millennial students as they are described by the quiz. However I do think this course has helped me to become more savy with technology because it has forced me to experiment with different programs and networks on the computer.
1c. I do see long term educational impacts for myself because this class taught me different ways of using the computer and different programs. I already notice a difference in my life because I have been using what I learned in SOC 101 and applying my new knowledge to different classes.
2.Blogging is the most important aspect of technology I learned in this course. Although it took me a while to figure out how to read and post comments, our content blog became very helpful to me once I felt comfortable using it. When I had questions about any of our assignments, I could go to the content blog and search for the thread about the particular assignment. Most of the time, the questions that I needed answered had already been discussed in the comments posted by other students and our professor. In the case where I still had a question, I could post my question in the thread and check back later to see if it had been answered.
2a. I definitely used technology a lot more in Soc 101 than in any other of my classes. For the most part, my other classes only used blackboard and simple internet searches.
2b. Earlier in the quarter, I felt strongly that Soc 101 needed to use blackboard like every other class does. Now, looking back, I realize that I was just uncomfortable using the wikipedia syllabus and content blogs and I thought it would have been easier to have every class posting their information through blackboard. However, once I learned how to use the content blog, I no longer cared that Soc 101 was not run through blackboard.
3. Although it may not be necessary for every career, I believe it is very important to have technology related teaching practices. I feel as though everyone will encounter a time in their lives where they will wish they were more comfortable using a computer or other forms of technology. Knowing how to use different forms of technology can greatly impact your life, and at this time in society the internet is a big part of our lives. I believe it is important to keep up with the current generation of technology because the new forms of communication will make it much easier to keep in touch with coworkers in your career.
Stephanie McCloud
ReplyDelete1. How savvy were you with technology coming into the class?
Before this class started I was very technologically savvy. Ever since I was young I have been efficient with computers. Technology has always come easy to me. There is no need for directions when figuring out how to use a new electronic, because it is second nature for me.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I took the survey for pew research and came to find that I scored an 85. This means that I am more in touch with the millennial group and am more technological savvy and advanced with my peers. This score was purely based off of the idea of keeping up with technology of my time—such as: Facebook, watching TV, what kind of phone device I operate and what social norms am I following/not following (i.e. tattoo and piercings).
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I remember when cell phones first came out, and they were huge (meaning size). They were very different than what they look like today. Just a few years ago, we weren’t relying on our cell phones nearly as much as we do today. I personally think it’s a bigger problem than an achievement, because it creating an ideal to become obsessed with technology. People rely on their blackberries and cell phones, because our world is moving so fast that they don’t focus on what is really important—such as family.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
Education has already taken huge strides from even ten years ago. Now, we have classes offered online, many resources for research and so much more offered by just one click. This enables us to learn much more than we were even capable of learning before and it also allows us more opportunity. For instance, there are many reading materials available to us on the Internet that we would otherwise have to find in a library. But, due to technology, we can type a keyword and find articles or anything we need in a search engine (i.e. Google).
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
In our Sociology class, we used blogs, took tests online, had places to post information, Google documents, etc. Everything was done through the Internet and different resources were used for completing assignments, as well as turning in assignments. I wouldn’t particularly say that this technology shaped my learning, because it didn’t really teach me anything. Many times, it made things more inconvenient or difficult.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
It really doesn’t compare, because the extent of technology that my other courses use is Blackboard (some don’t even use that).
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
More clarification on assignments and what is expected.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I come from a big family. I will be one of the few members in my family to graduate from college. Education has always been pushed in my family. I think it’s been pushed due to the lack of education my family was able to receive. My aspirations are to graduate with my Undergrad in Psychology and go on to complete my Master’s and possibly my Doctorate.
What general comments do you have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I think it can be beneficial to a certain point, but I think other teaching styles work just fine. I don’t think simply because we are moving into a technologically savvy time, that we need to change every aspect of our lives to fit it. I could do without technology at times and sometimes prefer to be without it. Although, sometimes it can be beneficial to use the provided resources to complete a task or assignment with ease.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class? Prior to starting this class I feel as if I were pretty average with my technology skills. I have used social networking sites such as facebook and myspace throughout high school. I also took a few computer classes in high school that were helpful with in advancing my technology skills.
ReplyDelete1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students? I think I am pretty average compared to other students. I use technology to stay in touch with others, and I feel as if I am up to date with my computer skills.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how? I think I still am at about the same skill level as I was when I started this course. However, I learn to use many different tools that I wouldn't have if I had not taken this course.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I do foresee long term educational impacts because I have taken this course. I think I will use the internet and all the great tools it provides because of this course. I have a better understanding of all the different tools you can use on the internet.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning? The technology tool I knew the least about prior to this class was how to blog. It came to be a very big help. If I had a question about an assignment I could look at the blog to see if another student had the same question. More often then not someone did and my question was answered immediately.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Compared to other courses I used technology far more in Soc 101 than any of my other classes. The only thing I had used technology for in most other classes was to check my grades and to turn in a paper.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I think Soc 101 has made me far more comfortable in using technology then I was before. The only thing that was frustrating about this course was that sometimes technology was not reliable and made quiz taking more stressful.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
I think it is very important to learn technology and its uses as much as possible. Technology is getting increasingly better over time and it is important to learn it so we can use it to the best of our abilities.
Justin Gurtz
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How savvy were you with technology coming into the class?
When I came into this class I know I was very tech savvy. I had been using computers since I was 11 and I have had a cell phone since I was 13. I also have facebook and have created websites. [Technology is one of my biggest interests.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I scored a 93 on the survey test. I belong with the new millennium of society. The students now a day are very up to date on new technologies currently being held and new ones coming in the future. I am also aware of all these new technologies and am just like everyone else.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
In some ways yes it has changed. I have been able to see how different races and countries and cultures and all the variables that take effect on how us people grow.
1c. Do you foresee any long-term educational impacts for yourself?
Yes, everything that I learn only brings up new questions and that’s how we continue to learn and we continue to learn till the day we die. This class has taught me much with how networking is so important. That impact alone has completely changed my life.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
We used the computer, the internet, programs, videos, surveys, blogs, the scale goes from small to beyond us.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
In soc we connect technology with how society uses it. Not just how we learn to use the technology. We learn how everyone else knows technology and we connect using this new technology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
The one thing that could be improved is having everything in one place and having it work smoothly. Yet we talk about how great technology is, sometimes it can make things very confusing and hard to find. Things can get lost and things can fail because of unknown errors that we cant control.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations. What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Being up to date in technology will keep you up to date with the world and when in a career you want to have all the information you can to be better and to know more. Being able to access things quickly and being able to navigate through the web is going to be a big factor in career success.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI feel I was fairly tech-savvy. Like most people, I've been using Facebook forever, I have a blog, I use my iPhone to do all kinds of things, etc etc. I've been using computers, playing videogames, and using technology for a long time, so I can usually pick up on it pretty quickly.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
My millennial score on the quiz was 99. I feel like I am a perfect example of the typical millennial student.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I feel like most things have pretty much stayed the same for me during the course. Except, this class did have a much heavier reliance on technology than a lot of classes, which I thought was great.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I feel like there could be some long-term impacts of this up-and-coming reliance on technology. Technology makes a lot of things easier in class: communicating with professors and other students, taking notes, doing assignments, etc. There will be more of this in future classes I take, I'm sure.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
The use of the Google documents definitely helped my knowledge in class. It made it very easy for everyone in our group to contribute to our group project and share the project with our professor. Also, I liked being able to bring my computer to class and take notes. Much easier than writing. And taking quizzes online, and having the sociology blog was good too.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
This class definitely had a heavier reliance on technology than other courses I've taken in the past, but that's a good thing. I feel like more courses should put the advantages of today's technology to good use to help students learn.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
Soc 101 is good as far as technology goes. Other courses should definitely incorporate more technology like Soc 101 does. For example, the use of Etherpad for lectures. All classes should do that.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Technology-related teaching practices should be continued and improved upon. In today's world, careers are relying more and more on technology. Teaching students to use technology is a great way to prepare us (the millennial generation) for life and careers after college.
Michael Haney,
ReplyDelete1. I felt that I had a very solid base in technology before this class, but that the ability to use that knowledge was hindered by not having my own computer.
1a. I compare to the typical millennial student in a multitude of facets. I tend to lean liberal in politics, push for reform, and in the next few weeks I'll be getting a tattoo.
1b. With insufficient funds longer time away from constant technology access I feel like I am falling behind a the curve, and over the course of this class this aspect became more and more prominent with the constant online tasks.
1c. I think there are long term educational impacts. I am now much more aware of the near infinite amount of resources available over the internet.
2. The technology used in this class made connection very easy, not only to the Professor, but to the T.A.'s and even other students making it possible for just about any question to be answered within a few hours.
2a. The use of technology was far more practical and was used as part of an instructional tool instead of just a means to submit papers.
2b. A better introduction on how to use the technology in the class. I figured it out with the help of other classmates, but I went through a hard learning curve when first brought into all this new technology.
3. I have aspirations to eventually become a doctor, and the speed that the medical field is developing is in large part due to technology. Constant awareness of resources, which was heavily taught in this class, is a necessary tool for not only practicing, but learning. With more practice with technology I will be able to use the most cutting edge networks, and other machines to develop the learning base i will eventually need to be a doctor.
Emily Brockmeier
ReplyDeleteeb321908@ohio.edu
1. Coming into this class I would say I was somewhat technology savvy. I'm not the most skilled with a computer, but I've learned a lot more about using them as I move through my higher education.
1a. I scored a 91 on the survey, so I'm in the range of being a typical millennial student.
1b. I feel like I have become more technologically savvy throughout the course because this course was very technologically weighted. A lot of our notes, assignments, and quizzes appeared online.
1c. This course has had a large impact education wise. It's taught me that the world is always changing whether it be social, technological, etc. and if you don't change with it you'll be behind the curve.
2. The technology aspect that helped the most during class was that we were allowed to bring our laptops to class. It makes taking notes quicker and easier. Many teachers don't allow students to bring their computers to class, but I feel as long as you are actually taking notes and paying attention to the lecture, not chatting on facebook, then it can be very beneficial.
2a. This class was a lot more technology oriented than my other classes. A lot of what we did consisted of blog posts and comments, along with the online quizzes.
2b. As far as technology goes, Soc 101 is far beyond any other classes. Other classes should implement things we used in Soc 101 such as ether pad, it's nice to have your own notes available to you, but it's also beneficial to see other people's notes.
3. Seeing as today's society is relying more and more on technology everyday, it's useful to get students using it early and becoming familiar with it. It would better prepare them for the work force and the programs they will use in the future.
Ryan Deibel
ReplyDeleterd260908@ohio.edu
1. I was not all that technology savy coming into class. I did have a facebook, email, and would text often. However, I would not consider myself a tech person in anyway.
1. a. I would say I am a little bit below average to the millenial students. Although I use technology everyday, I would not consider it vital to my daily routine.
1. b. My use of technology has definantly changed during the time of soc 101. I would never imagine myself blogging or using the etherpad to look at the notes. Because we use technology so much in this class, I believe I have gained technological knowledge and experienced different ways to get in contact with people.
1. c. I do see some longterm impacts on my education. The etherpad and blog are both great additions to the classroom that I believe can be utilized in other classes.
2. I enjoyed how everyday there was a seperate powerpoint that had notes along with relevant videos and pictures. This kept my attention and made the notes relevant to everyday life.
2. a. I believe that this class is ahead of others in what possibilities technology can bring into the classroom. The blog allows students to get easy access to eachother as well as getting in touch with Ted.
2. b. Overall, I enjoyed soc 101. I'm not quite sure what could be changed. I would prefer a hard copy of the syllabus but it wasn't to difficult to find it online.
3. This class has been a good learning experience all around. I plan on becoming a teacher and I will be able to see the concepts of sociology taking place in my classroom everyday. Also, the technological aspects are something that I can consider using in order to keep in contact with my students and parents. Due to the fact that I'm not very tech savy, these technological uses will definantly help me in the future.
1. I was okay with technology if something was new to me i can usually work with it until i can use it, and then use it until it falls apart
ReplyDelete1a. i would say about average i received a 94 on the millenial quiz
1b. no, not really...
1c. being as the class kept both my interest and kept me thinking more into and about the subject at hand i believe this affected the amount that i have received from this course
2. the video of the day kept an aspect in my head, what the video meant to me as well as what it meant about the days subject
2a. much more technology use in this course by the professor and the students
2b. i think some of the other courses could use a little more technology to mix the classes up, i know in one class i am in for my major the professor teaches off of a projection of just an outline of what she is saying and the class itself gets boring, as opposed to the subject
3. i'm trying to start my major in psychology and the ROTC program am currently mobilizing hoping when i get back to be a little more motivated and eventually earn my PhD and butter bar haha
Justine Sexton
ReplyDelete1.) Before entering this class I suppose I was average with technology. I was able to do any assignment that had technology as a necessity. I guess I am average with technology.
a. When I took the survey I scored a 97. I basically am a typical example of the millennial generation.
b. Yes. I've been able to add on more to my technology knowledge. I have been able to edit YouTube videos, edit graphs, use Microsoft Words, edit an article in Wikipedia, and so many other things with the internet.
c. I defiantly see the knowledge that I have gained with stick with me for a long term.
2.)The etherpad has shaped some of my learning. Whenever I was not able to make it to class, I missed something on overheads, or just didn't understand something from class I could go back to the etherpad to get information for the class.
a. Many of my classes needed you to just be able to know how to use Black Board. For this course we needed to use Black Board as well as many other things on the internet and websites.
b. I thing other classes should use etherpads, Google documents, and a blog for the class material.
3.)The technology learned from this class with help me in the future for my career. When I become a chiropractor I will be able to have meetings with others using an ether pad or help email other doctors with a Google document. Through my education leading up to being a professional I will know how to help other professor teach others with these technology improvements.
Chad Vasquez
ReplyDelete1) I was pretty savy coming into this class. I take most of my notes on the computer and use the internet for pretty much everything as far as my education is concerned.
1a) I scored a 91 on the millenial quiz which means that I'm very much like others in my generation. I wasn't too surprised after the quiz. Nearly everyone is online is some fashion and using technology.
1b) It has changed a little bit. I became more savy in respects to finding information rather than just typing something into google. I have learned how to create and edit some video and other media due to this course.
1c) I wouldn't say there is too much of an impact. I already use technology for pretty much everything I do so this class just made sure I knew how to find certain things out and use certain functions of the internet. If not for this course I wouldn't have known about the whole google doc application so that will definitely help.
2) I think the blog here helped out a lot as far as questions about assignments or in general to see how other people felt about certain topics in the course.
2a) Technology was MUCH more pertinent to the course. Virtually everything was online which in some ways was frustrating, but at the same time helpful. I have never used technology this much in a class before. The simple fact that I'm responding to these questions online is a step ahead of all of my other classes.
2b) Other courses should probably integrate some online material but maybe not have EVERYTHING on the internet. Having a hard copy of something helps me remember it easier because I have more opportunities to accidentally look at it. I wont accidentally stumble upon this blog.
3) Technology is an amazing thing when it is used effectively. More college courses should use the resources we have available. Sitting in a room with 200 people taking notes from a slideshow is not the best way to learn information.
1. I was tech savy before coming into this class. I have been doing things on a computer and taking computer classes since I was five so I know how to do many things. I can fix problems on a computer and I also am in contact with a lot of advanced technology. I use technology multiples times through out the day for many functions.
ReplyDelete1a. I scored a 95 on the quiz, which means I am much like others in the millennial generation.
1b. I do not believe that it has changed during this course. This course relied heavily on technology but it was mainly things I could already do or that I frequently use.
1c. This class solidified the fact that technology can improve an educational experience as the internet can connect people to much more information than a simple textbook. The internet is almost all-inclusive and while I may not have gained new skills in this class, it helped me realize how important technology is becoming.
2. This course made things easier because of how heavily it relied on technology. All quizzes were completed online, which was frustrating to some due to the browsers. We had to look up information for some assignments and also our group project. We also relied on technology to communicate with our group for the project.
2a. This course was very important to the sociology class and if one did not have technology, he/ she would not be successful in the course. Almost everything was dealt with on the internet and much communication took place through emails.
2b. Soc 101 did a good job of incorporating technology in. Other courses should incorporate more technology into the class as there is so much information available on the internet that a textbook simply cannot cover. However, it would be nice to have hard copies of some important information instead of having to look for it online.
3. Learning about technology from a young age is important, especially in today's world. The earlier kids become exposed to it, the easier it will be for them to know how to use and fix technology. I want to go into research for psychology so there is much information that can be found online about topics and also exchanging information via the internet to other psychologists.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI was not very savy with technology when I came into this class. I basically just knew how to use the normal websites like facebook, the Ohio website, etc.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I feel that most students are not very savy when it come to technology. I think they mostly know how to use the common websites and how to do things on the computer that everyone else know how to do.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I have learned a little more technology in this class. I learned how to edit wikipedia and how to use a google account.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
I could see some long term educational impact for myself that I learned in this course.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Other than learning how to edit wikipedia I have not learned a lot more about technology. Other things we did online I usually knew how to do already.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
In other courses we did not use nearly as much technology as we did in Soc 101. In Chem 151 we have online homework and extra credit quizzes but never really anything else in other classes that is online.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
In Soc 101 I wish we didn't use the internet as much as we do. I feel that it sometime confused a lot of the students and/or their work wasn't submitted properly because of internet flaws, not because of them.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
My major is Prevet and I know that I will have to be using quite a good amount of technology in that. Learning about it now, I know, will definitely help me down the road.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe I was somewhat savy when I started this class. I know a lot about computers and the internet and I feel that I know what I'm doing when it comes to technology.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I received a 91% on the 'How Millennial Are You?' quiz which means I have a lot in common with members of the Millennial generation.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
After taking this course, I don't think it's really changed. This course used a lot of technology, however, it was basic stuff and I didn't find it easier to communicate or anything.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
No, I don't foresee and long term educational impacts.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I don't think that any of the aspects of technology used in this course shaped my learning. I love working on the internet and I think technology makes everything easier, however, I found the technology used throughout this course just made everything more difficult and confusing.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
This course used technology a lot more than any of my other classes but I don't think any of it was in a positive way.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I thought the use of these specific websites used in this course were unneeded. They just made everything more difficult. It became very annoying. I like when everything I can find is on Blackboard. I didn't appreciate having to search through the blogs and wikipedia for information.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I think that using technology when teaching is good and sometimes it can help the students. A lot of times it makes everything so much easier.
Adam Geither
ReplyDelete1. Before this class I would consider myself average when it came to technology. I knew the basics with computers and the Internet, and could figure things out usually by just fiddling around.
1A. I scored an 88 on the quiz, so I fit in with other millennial students perfectly.
1B. It has not changed signicantly, but has changed a little. I learned how to edit wikipedia or etherpad. Most of the technology used in this was easy to use and I could figure it out rather easily.
1C. Yes, I see some long term impacts on my education. I hope that more professors start to use etherpad because it is a very helpful tool, especially if you miss class.
2. The blog and etherpad shaped my learning the most. I was able to communicate with others in the class and stay in the loop about what was going on. As well as see what other people thought about certain things.
2A. Soc 101 used technology a lot more than most of my classes. Everything was online.
2B. I feel that the use of internet on quizzes coul be improved. A lot of people seemed to get confused and have trouble submitting things online.
3. I think that using technology early is crucial in life. Technology is only going to improve in the future, so having a basic knowledge of it will help.
Olivia Ohlin
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I feel that i was relatively technologically savvy coming into the class. I wasn't familiar with every popular program out there, but the ones I was exposed to, I knew fairly well.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I feel that I am average or perhaps slightly above average when it comes to being compared to other millennial students. I believe that I have been one to help others with certain technologies, but also sometimes have questions regarding various programs or devices. However, I notice that I catch on quickly once I am taught how to operate something.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I don't necessarily believe I have become significantly more tech savvy throughout this course, but it definitely has exposed me to different technologies, such as these sort of blogs, Google docs, and using wikipedia and YouTube more as a learning tool. The class exercised my abilities to operate new systems and improve some technological skills.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I see myself using Gmail and Google docs more and taking the methods of teaching into consideration and utilizing them in my life in the future.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
The blogs and Etherpad were both great ways to shape my learning. The blog provided a great way to get a summary of the class and have easy access to any video clips or pictures. The Etherpad was great for missed details form my personal notes.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
Soc 101 was a very technologically involved class. It forced me to be more engaged in the class which I think is a great thing considering it's typically to be less involved in a class of 300+. It not only taught me about sociology but also opened up my mind to modern aspects of the subject, including how much media influences our lives/ interactions with others.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
I feel that at some points, I would forget that the class was a sociology one instead of a media-type class. The internet was almost used too much, not emphasizing on course topics as much as i might have wanted. I also thought the syllabus on wikipedia was confusing at times.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations. What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I feel that by having classes that use various technologies is a very advantageous thing for students, including myself. People are relying on new technologies and the Internet more and more, and by using these programs and skills in class can only better students and prepare them for their future careers.
1. I like to think I was pretty savy with technology coming into Sociology 101. I can use social network sites, blog sites, and a variety of computer programs. I basically taught myself how to use the computer when i was ten.
ReplyDelete1a. I received a 96% on the Millenial survey, meaning I am of the Millenial generation.
1b. Yes, because I'm now more familiar with video editing programs, survey websites, and Youtube.
1c. Yes, because knowing how to use technology to spread messages will be very useful for my major, Online Journalism. Being more tech savy will help me in the future with class projects and then later in my career field.
2. With this class I expanded my knowledge of certain technologies. Like uploading videos to Youtube when all I did before was watch the videos already posted. I also learned new ways to edit videos on my PC.
2a. I do not use much technology in other courses. I use Word to type papers and Blackboard to get assignments, but that's about the extent of my technology use in other courses.
2b. I would like to learn more more about the newest technology and how to use it in my other courses. I know how to use Youtube and Facebook, but learning about the newest ways to spread information would be extremely useful and interesting.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Using technology in class makes things a lot more interesting. Our generation likes to be entertained and seeing new things entertains us and keeps us interested in the course material. Also, technology today is making things a lot easier for us. Maybe by showing new technology in class, students could be inspired to create new technologies to help students learn.
Holly Ittel
ReplyDelete1. I had a pretty basic skill level. I was more advanced in the design aspect using adobe products. I also understood the basics of html and could find my way through most websites and computer troubles.
1a. I scored an 87 on the survey, placing me in the millennial category.
1b. No, I don't believe it has. I might have gained more of an understanding of the internet networks I use, but I don't use them any more or less than I did before I took the class. The same applies to other technologies.
1c. I will probably begin to use wikis and gmail resources more to my advantage.
2. The touchgraph assignment really opened my mind to the power of Facebook and social networking sites.
2a. Most other courses I take do not use internet resources as much as Soc 101, but I am an art major so I am alway encouraged to use the internet to find new inspiration and ideas. I use more design programs in my other art classes though.
2b. Other classes could improve by actually using the advantages of balckboard, such as the mass emails and the grade tracking. The online blog was also very helpful to me through out the class. Other teachers should consider keeping a blog and using etherpad.
3. Technology is always changing, being an artist, I need to know the opportunities that I can use to enhance my work and also to show my art to other people.
Kelli Swackhamer
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I was decent with technology when I first started this class. I’ve obviously grown up with a computer and know how to email, use google, etc. I know enough to get by with a computer, phone, ipod, and camera. I know how to use them all but not much more. I don’t learn well unless someone shows me step-by-step instructions on how to do something new.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I scored a 94 on the millennial quiz, which means I have a lot in common with most members of the Millennial generation. This makes sense, as we all grew up with the same access to new technology such as TVs and computers. I don’t think the questions about the tattoos and piercings really had to do technology. Yes, we have more as a generation, but if the quiz was just for technology I don’t feel that it fit.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I still have the same capacity for learning new things, but I did learn how to do things I had not done before. For example, I have never even though to edit a wiki on Wikipedia. I figured it would be hard. However, I learned it was almost too easy. I’ve also never had a blog so it was an interesting experience to learn how to navigate this blog site.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
It was a helpful class in learning about more technology and how easy it can be once you take the time to figure it out. As for if specifically wikipedia and blog posts will have an educational impart reaching into the future, I don’t think they will. I don’t see either of them being a critical aspect of later education. But yes, just learning more about technology in general has helped.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
We used blackboard a lot to take quizzes and the multiple choice portion of our exams. We used a Facebook application to generate statistics about our Facebook friends. We also used google docs, which I have never done before. That was something that we needed to know how to use in order to do well on our projects. That’s how we all communicated with the other people in our group and our TA.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Barely any technology is used in other courses besides email communication and blackboard for the syllabus and grades. I felt like this course was very heavily reliant on technology. Even the book we read was about technology. It is by far the most technologically concerned class I have taken in college to date.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
Technology helped in this course since there were more than 300 of us in the classroom, and it was an easy way to stay connected with all of us. However, I don’t think our grade should have relied as heavily on knowing how to do everything. There is a wide range of ability when it comes to the amount of people that know about technology and who don’t in the classroom. They all should be considered.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Learning how to use the internet and technology is beneficial for any type of career. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a company without a website or email address. Filing is being done electronically and communication take place online a lot too. With technological advances, companies are now able to have video conferences with CEOs from around the world. Knowing how to use this technology is crucial to keeping up with the business world today.
1.) I would not call myself savy with technology at all coming into the class.
ReplyDelete1a.) I feel that I am equal to other millennial students. Since I grew up having to use everything I have basic skills that gets the job done.
1b.) This hasn't changed during the course. I still use my skills that I had before. I just find it inconvenient to have to do things online.
1c.) No.
2.) The Gapminder changed my learning. Seeing how that worked was very interesting. It was also cool to be able to make a contribution to wikipedia I had no idea i could do that before this course.
2a.) Soc 101 is way ahead of the courses I have taken, well at least trying to be. Blackboard messing up wasn't a good thing.
2b.) If somethings going to be assigned using technology, it SHOULD work and work well. There is nothing more FRUSTRATING than when you can't figure something out on a computer and then you find out it wasn't you it was the system.
3.) It is amazing how things are changing. It is critical to stay up to date with the newest stuff coming out.
Schneitta Howard
ReplyDelete1. I think that I was pretty technology savy coming into the class. I am very familiar with computers and I have worked with them since I can remember. Even in high school we used computers a lot for research projects. However, once I saw more technology from the class and things that can be done with technology that I have never seen before, I felt a little less technology savy.
1a. I scored an 88 on the millennial quiz so I am similar to the typical millennial student. I wasn't suprised I feel that I am like the rest of the people in my generation.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how? I feel that this has changed during the course. I feel that I use technology even more and I want to learn more about technology because I realize that the world is changing and relying so much on technology.
1c. I do see long term educational impacts because I feel that I have to keep up on technology in order to keep up and succeed in the class. Also, since technology is forever changing there is always going to be more to learn. I feel that knowing just a little about technology coming into this class for example helped me figure out all of the other aspects that I didn't already know about.
2. The PowerPoint and Etherpad really shaped my learning because in class it allowed me to participate and take notes effectively. The blog and active syllabus online helped me stay up on what was going on in the class.
2a. Soc 101 used a tremendous amount of technology compared to my other courses. I feel like Soc 101 revolved around technology. Most of my other courses just simply used PowerPoint in class to display the notes. In order to be successful in Soc 101 you had to keep up with all of the different types of technology, like taking quizzes through blackboard, using facebook applications to gather information, and Etherpad to take and receive notes.
2b. At first I thought that Soc 101 shouldn't rely so much on technology, but the I realized it's where the world is going, so it did help me by teaching mme how to use many different ways of using technology. I think that other courses are fine with the way they are using technology, but they should promote it more and influence students to use it more.
3. Since I plan to do Public Relations I will need to know a lot about technology because I will have to communicate effectively with everyone. I can use a lot of what I learned from this class on the job, or maybe my job will already be using things like Etherpad and Google Docs and I won't have to be taught how to use them.
Zach Lewis
ReplyDelete1. Coming into class, I was not very savy with technology. Aside from knowing how to use facebook or simple things like Word and Power Point, I really had no idea about anything. I can say with plenty of confidence, however, that SOC 101 went a long way towards helping me understand technology somewhat better. As far as how I compare with other millennial students, well, not very well. My group was one of the few groups that chose to do their project on flickr because none of us understood how to make and post videos. Basically, I would usually rely on others to show me how to do something with technology before I would ever try it for myself. Having said that, my knowledge of technology has improved somewhat over the course of this course. I now know a lot more about blogs, uploading photos, and social networking than I thought I ever would. Granted, it hasn't been easy for me but I really do think that SOC has made me a lot more skilled when it comes to technology. In addition to that, I can also see possible long term educational impacts because technology is only becoming more prominent in the classroom as we get more advances as a society. Learning all that I have during this class will definitely guide me in the right direction when it comes to having to do things similar to our group project this quarter. It can never hurt to master technology and use it to your advantage.
2. A particular aspect of technology that shaped my learning was this blog. Before the class, if you would have told me some 400 people could collaborate about projects and concepts we are e learning in class then I wouldn't have believed it. It seems like it would be very difficult to organize that many people like this but really, it's quite simple.
I would say that the technology in SOC 101 is incomparable with any other class I have taken thus far. Not once in previous or current classes have I had to rely so much on technology to get things done. I am thankful for such an experience as well because now I will always know what I'm doing if I have another class that is somewhat like this one. The only thing that I think could be improved with a class like SOC is to make the technology more dependable. If we are to rely on it so much I think we should always be able to trust that something like blackboard is going to work properly so that we may complete our assignments or quizzes.
3. I think that teaching technology to students is a pretty good idea. Now of course not all career paths are going to lead down a road where the utilizing of technology is going to be indispensable but it is still very important. The world continues to evolve and so does the technology as well as the people. In order to keep up with the time and remain educated on the subject, classes like SOC are a very good idea. We have to remain the masters of technology and not the other way around.
Megan Dowler
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
-I would say I was about average. I know how to use the computer, internet, different programs and gaming systems. I have a cell phone (that doesn't have internet on it) and I know what an Ipod is. I grew up with this kind of technology so i have adapted it as my lifestyle.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
-I would say most mellennial students are in the same boat I am; Aware of what technologies are out there and have a general understanding of how they work.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
-I wouldn't say my knowledge of technologies has changed. However my knowledge of how effective technology is has changed. I have always known and adopted these convenient technologies as a part of life. However, when taking Soc 101, I was taught the impact of technology. Technology is rapidly changing the world at a pace I never would have imagined.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
-I will definitely take the understanding of the growing technological world with me in my future. Especially considering I'm going into the teaching field.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
-Etherpad is a huge technology used in this course. Etherpad was always there if I had to miss a class or missed something in class. It also required us students to work together to produce the best notes possible for ourselves and the class. This approach to note taking, I feel, was very successful and helpful. Also, having these blogs and wikipedia sites with all of the information on them is incredibly useful. Having all of the information with just a click of a button makes learning a lot easier.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
-None of my other courses use technology like Soc 101. The extent of the technology used in other classes is Blackboard for grades. Sociology 101 definitely takes advantage of the current world and brings it to the attention of the students. No other class has done that for me.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
-There is always something to improved in everything. Soc 101 could be improved by maybe making it a smaller class. I feel like the approach taken by Dr. Welser would have been greatly more effective in a class of 30, maybe even 50 because the technology used required us to work together. It's hard to work together with 400 kids when half of them don't want to be there.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
-Considering I am going into the teaching field, knowing where technology related teaching practices is heading can greatly enhance my preparation for a possible career as an educator. It is very important for me to be engaged and informed about the ways technology has helped and is helping student grow and learn. This will help me be a better educator in the future.
Melissa Villanueva
ReplyDelete1. I was not very savvy when it came to technology coming into Sociology 101. I knew the basics to computer documents such as Blackboard and Word Document but that was about it. I think the hardest thing to learn is how to work all aspects of a computer but I am a quick learner if taught well.
1a. According to the survey I scored a 98. This is very high number which I was astonished about. When it asked about gaming I didn’t think that counted as being technological savvy. I am very into video games and play weekly if not daily. My knowledge on an Xbox360 and/or video games is very high. That is one thing I can be “savvy” about. I see computers more complex though and I find them more difficult to understand and maneuver.
1b. I believe I have become savvier since attending this class. In class I learned how to work Wikipedia, how to do slides on a different site, how to work paint and the snipping tool in order to do slides, and how to blog successfully. I believe I will only learn more as my school year goes on and that I will use what I learned in other classes.
1c. I do see myself having a long term educational impact. I want to become a special education teacher and I will use technology for everything. Technology is used for everything and anything I learn to help me with technology will only help me in the future.
2. I believe having most of the things online that were necessary for class such as the notes was very important. Etherpad honestly was new and extremely useful to me. When I was unable to attend class I would log on and read the slides. Learning more information from class-mates and the internet made it possible for me to understand what exactly was going on in class.
2a. The use of technology in Sociology 101 was different compared to the technology used in other classes. The class was more technology based which made it more convenient for students to do their work. Students didn’t need to scramble to find notes, homework, or ideas related to the class. The teacher made it very easy and always contacted students if a problem occurred.
2b. I believe one thing that could be improved is the grading. If something was extra credit or didn’t have a grade then it shouldn’t show up in the grading part of Blackboard.
3. I think when teachers put more information online it helps the student become more independent. On campus every student has access to a computer so when information is relayed online it is much easier for them to find
Hillary Johns (I forgot to put my name on my post, sorry)
ReplyDelete1. I like to think I was pretty savy with technology coming into Sociology 101. I can use social network sites, blog sites, and a variety of computer programs. I basically taught myself how to use the computer when i was ten.
1a. I received a 96% on the Millenial survey, meaning I am of the Millenial generation.
1b. Yes, because I'm now more familiar with video editing programs, survey websites, and Youtube.
1c. Yes, because knowing how to use technology to spread messages will be very useful for my major, Online Journalism. Being more tech savy will help me in the future with class projects and then later in my career field.
2. With this class I expanded my knowledge of certain technologies. Like uploading videos to Youtube when all I did before was watch the videos already posted. I also learned new ways to edit videos on my PC.
2a. I do not use much technology in other courses. I use Word to type papers and Blackboard to get assignments, but that's about the extent of my technology use in other courses.
2b. I would like to learn more more about the newest technology and how to use it in my other courses. I know how to use Youtube and Facebook, but learning about the newest ways to spread information would be extremely useful and interesting.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Using technology in class makes things a lot more interesting. Our generation likes to be entertained and seeing new things entertains us and keeps us interested in the course material. Also, technology today is making things a lot easier for us. Maybe by showing new technology in class, students could be inspired to create new technologies to help students learn.
1. I think that I wasn’t that savy with technology coming into the class. Before registering for this class I almost always had to ask a friend or a teacher for help with computer programs and navigating around the internet.
ReplyDelete1a. I think when it comes to my technology skills I fall below the typical student. I think that I am not nearly as advanced as the average student when it comes to using the internet for college classes.
1b. Yes, I do feel that my technology skills have changed during this course. I am now able to use blogs to communicate with my fellow classmates about lectures or questions regarding homework. I learned that the class content blog is very easy to use and helpful for succeeding in this class.
1c. Yes, I do see the use of technology in this class affecting my education in the long term. I am hoping that in my other classes in the future I will be able to use the gmail docs fro group projects, blogs to stay updated and etherpad for lecture notes.
2. The two websites I used the most in this class were etherpad and gmail. I used etherpad for lecture notes if I missed class and my gmail account was very helpful for communicating and posting information about our project.
2a. In my other classes I do not use nearly as much technology as my Soc 101 class. The most technology that I use in my other classes is OAK email and Blackboard.
2b. The aspects that could be improved in my Soc 101 class and other classes is the Blackboard site. This site is frequently used for finding the class syllabus, assignments, documents and grades. However, when using this site it gives you a lot of troubles uploading documents and taking quizzes. If we had a more efficient website to store all this information that wouldn’t have problems I think the courses would be better off.
3. My current major is nursing and technology plays a very important role in this field. Every day the health care field is constantly improving in technology advancements to better the patient care. I am currently not as confident as I think I should be with the use of technology in preparation for my future career path. I think that if we used more technology in all of my courses I would feel more confident.
Donell Cooper
ReplyDelete1) I was not that savy, but since i have been in this class i have got more up to date
1a)We are kind of the opposite because im more of a selfish person, thats just to myself
1b) no it hasnt changed during the course. just technology such as finding people more often and easier
1c) Yes t will help me in the long run to find peope and benefit from others.
2)How to find more students on facebook and able to link up with them and able to help me with wikipedia
2a) It relates to because in most courses you are doing the same thing such as searching for information and citimg it.
2b) everyhting was fine in soc 101 to me. It helped me understand the true meaning of social networks
3) Its an advantange in my opinion to be more up to date with technology and more savy also.
Reggie Keely
ReplyDelete1. I was average with technology
1a. on the quiz i scored a 93
1b. i dont think my technological savy changed
1c. I do not foresee any long-term educational impacts.
2. I cant describe asny particular aspects of technology that shaped my my learning.
2a. I the think the use of technology in soc 101 are not that much different then other courses.
2b. I cant think of any aspects that can be improved in soc 101.
3. I have no aspirations
Michaella Pietro
ReplyDelete1. I would say that I was very technologically savvy coming into the class.
1a. I think I compare very well to the other students. I am very up to date with technology.
1b. This course has broadened the ways I can use the technology that I have at hand more and in every day life.
1c. My long- term educational impacts would be using technology to my full advantage.
2. Particular aspects that shaped my learning would definitely be the blogs and youtube videos presented in class and the participation we had.
2a. I think SOC 101 definitely uses technology more than other classes. Soc 101 uses technology to the full extent and uses all the resources technology gives us. It is a new way of learning.
2b. I think the clarity of what will be posted on the blogs for homework should be stated in class more.
3. My aspirations are to use technology to my full advantage and let it further me in life.
1. I thought I was more savvy than I actually was.
ReplyDelete1a. Now, I am probably up to par with the typical student.
1b. Yes. I have improved in my tech knowledge
1c. I think this will help me out in the long run, because I now know more than I did before.
2. The main aspect that shaped my learning was this blog. I dont think I had ever been on a blog before or knew how to before this. Also, the info on wikipedia was very helpful.
2a. I havent really used any technology in any other classes.
2b. I think everything in Soc 101 was good. Nothing really needs to be changed.
3. I think it is important for people who arent as lucky as we are to learn technology.
1. I was fairly savy with technology when coming into this class, although I think most students had more skills with technology than I did.
ReplyDelete1a. I compare to most millenial students in the aspect of technology.I use all aspects of technology for school and personal communication as well. However, I am employed and I think that my political views differ from those of a millenial student.
1b. I think that the course slightly changed this by increasing my knowledge of technology and also increased my usage of blogging, which before the class, I understood, but now I can say that i have participated in a blog.
1c. I think that the only long term change that I can imagine is just that now I will be more apt to use blogging and youtube and flickr for classes than I was coming into this class because now I understand how to do it and can be a more active participant than before.
2. I think that the use of etherpad helped me out because I could check things in the notes that i had previously missed or misunderstood. Also, I enjoyed the quizzes on blackboard and I think in such a large class it is easy to get lost in everything, but with blackboard I could check my grades, and better keep up with assignments on the wikipedia site for the class.
2a. Soc 101 differs from my other classes because we didnt watch too many youtube videos in my other classes and we also didn't get to blog or have a wikipedia site, so it was definetly the most advanced as far as technology usage.
2b. I think in SOC 101, there isnt much that could be imporved as far as the usage of technology other than, the amount of emails in the class was a ton more than my other classes. Other classes could definitely learn from our class and incorporate a blog or etherpad which could be beneficial.
3. I don't always like using technology all the time for things, but in my future it will be important for me to stay up to date so I plan on doing that
-Dominic Presutti
ReplyDelete1. I'm no stranger to technology.
1a. I scored a 96 on the quiz, so I am very millenial.
1b. I don't think my behavior has changed during the course, but I have come to recognize the sociological implications behind my day to day activities.
1c. Maybe. My eyes have been opened a little, that's for sure.
2. Etherpad is AWESOME. More classes need to use this. It made class much more entertaining, and when I was out sick, I could still log in and follow along from my dorm.
2a. There is no comparison. Soc 101 blew all of my other courses away in the technology department.
2b. I believe that more classes need to take advantage of these online tools.
3. I spend a good portion of my day on the computer. Most of it for fun, but some for school. I think that by incorporating education into technology, we can extend learning far beyond the classroom's potential. The ability to interact with other students with programs like etherpad takes the lecture experience to a whole different level.
1. Coming into this course i believe my technology skills were okay. I use facebook somewhat but do not use many other things such as wikipedia blogging.
ReplyDelete1a. I think that my skills were a little below average coming into this course. I did use some technology but not a lot
1b.Yes this has changed throughout the quarter. I am doing things such as blogging that i never thought i would do. This class has helped me to use and learn how to use new technology.
1c.Yes i see a little how i could use technology and communication to improve my educational in the future.
2.Specefic types of technology that was used in this course to help me learn was YouTube. YouTube was used to show the materials that we were learning as well as to present them. We also used Wikipedia blogging to communicate with others in the class and our teacher and TA's.
2a. In Soc 101 we used technology to show how many people today communicate with eachother. We saw that people use technology all the time in their lives and are dependent on it.
2b.I think the technology in all of our courses should be updated to modern technology.
3.I believe technology is essential especially to the younger population. The technology helps the younger population learn how to communicate with other at a young age which i think is important.There are many career paths that have to do with technology almost anything you can think of. The technology field is spiraling with a very fast upturn and will keep improving.A career in technology would be a very smart choice.
Angela Wilhelm
ReplyDelete1. I was very tech savvy before this class, but did not realize I worked with technology more than a lot of my peers. I have had my own blog for almost two years.
1a. I scored an 81 on the millenial quiz. It seems that a lot of people posting to this scored in the 90s, so I'm not sure what questions I answered differently.
1b. I'm not sure it changed that much throughout the course, though I am much more aware of all the options I have of communication on the internet (I <3 Google Docs now!!!!) and I have a better appreciation for blogging and such.
1c. Yes, I have a better understanding of the benefits the internet has, especially toward my career path, as it is good to have an online portfolio/website, something I have yet to do. I know of multiple places I can promote my work by utilizing the internet.
2. Google Documents. I wasn't sure how a group project would be successful, but I was able to contact my group through both email and Facebook messages, post a Google Document, invite them to join and then we collaborated on most of the project without even meeting with each other or talking on the phone. I think the Google Documents are a great tool to use when it is challenging to get your team together in the same place at the same time.
2a. Other courses usually utilize email and not much else as far as technology. This class allowed me to expand my use of the internet as a great resource for collaboration and education.
2b. I can't think of anything at the moment that could be improved. I will definitely keep Google Docs in mind in the future. I'm not sure where I would have found out about that great tool if it were not for this class.
3. Many career applications are calling for online portfolios and I will have to put one together myself in the near future. It is something I am going to try to embrace and improve upon. I will also try to utilize networking sites to promote my work and stay in contact with past, present, and future employers.
1.) I wasn’t very good with technology but I knew the basics.
ReplyDelete1a.) I didn’t take the quiz
1b.) Yes a little bit. I wasn’t very familiar with wikipedia and I finally got a gmail account.
1c.) This class has helped me to use more research that is online and how to search for it more properly. Also, from my final project, I learned how to edit a movie.
2.) This class broadened my view of the internet. I used to think that the internet blogs were just a bunch of people complaining about random topics, but I learned that there are many positive and productive blogs on the internet for people to voice their opinions about many important different issues.
2a.) I think that other similar sources should contain blogs. I have really found a new found perspective for blogs. It helps many different people that have the same passion or concern for a certain issue voice their opinion and join together.
2b.) I’m not quite sure what aspects could be improved in Soc 101, so no comment.
3.) Technology is constantly changing in the world today, but it is also a very important aspect in our life. It has become one of the main resources for news and information, and because of this, the internet has become important to keep update with.
1. I was not that tech savvy coming into Sociology 101. The only things that I normally use a computer for are, browsing the internet, using Facebook, and checking my emails. Before Sociology 101, I had never commented on a blog post, edited a Wikipedia page, or uploaded a video to YouTube.
ReplyDelete1a. I believe that I am below the average of the typical millennial student; however the test said that I was average. I feel that I do not know as much about computers as I should.
1b. I have changed a little bit during the course of Sociology 101. I now know more than I did about technology when I first entered the course. I learned how to comment on a blog, edit a Wikipedia page, and upload a video to YouTube.
1c. I defiantly see a few long term educational impacts for myself. Now that I am becoming more tech savvy, I am able to contribute to the process of information sharing on the internet. This class has introduced me to a few new technological sources that I would have never learned about if it wasn’t for Sociology 101.
2. The two most helpful technological aspects of this course that helped me understand Sociology were the blog posts, and either pad. Any questions that I had could be posted to the blog post and a fast response always followed. Because all Sociology 101 students had access to the blog, we could all share information and answers to each other’s questions. Etherpad was a huge help when I missed some of the notes from the slides during class. Completing the midterm review sheet and the final review sheet was much easier thanks to etherpad.
2a. I have used more technology in Soc 101 than in any other class at Ohio University. I wish that some of my other classes would have either pad or blog posts. It really helps to understand the course material.
2b. I think that college courses need to start taking advantage of the technology that the University provides them. Students can relate to technology and I believe that they can learn more efficiently if the courses incorporate technological aspects.
3. Technology is a huge advantage that colleges have. College courses need to start capitalizing on the advantages they have. Technology continues to grow every year and every college student needs to become aware of how to use it to their advantage.
Mandy Hohler
ReplyDelete1. I am a typical millennial student. I am only savy with the technological things I already know how do to. I know how to email, text, facebook- pretty much only the very common technologies. I know these technologies very well, for example I could text on anybody’s cell phone, even if I have never used it before. I have to be taught how to use the technological item before I am able to use it correctly, I cannot just pick up any electronic device and instinctively know how to use it. My ability to use technology has not exactly changed during the course, but my awareness of just how much technology there is and the impact it is having on our world has changed. From all of the discussions of technology in class, I foresee almost everything going digital in the future, so from an educational standpoint, I feel I need to be more prepared for this type of transition and further educate myself in the field of technology.
2. Soc 101 has shaped my learning on the basis of informing me the amount of technology that is available in our world. It has shown me how rapidly technology is advancing, and that most likely everything will be rooted in technology. It has opened my eyes to the technological revolution and I realize if I want to be a functioning member of society I need to learn how to incorporate new technology into my lifestyle. Soc 101 uses more technology than other courses and this class required me to learn some new technologies (like posting a blog comment). Other courses are pretty traditional in the sense that exams are paper and pencil and the only online aspect is checking grades on blackboard. Soc 101 opened students’ eyes to the world of technology. Although Soc 101 introduced the class to new technologies, we never really discussed the steps in learning how to properly use these technologies. Students had to learn how to use the technologies themselves, and I think that sort of turned me off to the certain technology because I got frustrated when trying how to learn to use it (like the facebook network graph).
3. I am a white, middle class female with two working parents. My father is a software developer and my mother works in HR. Growing up in a middle class household enabled me to have these technologies (cell phone, ipod, internet) to learn how to use. Both of my parents graduated from college, so this inspired me to attend and work hard to graduate from college as well. With my opportunity I want to continue on and eventually achieve my PhD in higher education.
Brad Corrao
ReplyDelete1. I knew how to use technology coming into this course. I wouldn’t say I was an expert on the topic, but I knew how to deal with it.
1a. I would place myself a little above average. I know how to deal with computers a bit better than most kids my age.
1b. One thing coming into this class that I did not know was how to edit a Wikipedia page. Editing is confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’s not so bad. I have also learned how to make a graph and post comments on a blog. These tools may help me excel later in life.
1c. Yes I think as our technology, especially on the internet, gets more and more confusing, classes like Soc 101 will give students small tools needed to get them through.
2. Like I said earlier, the Wikipedia page editing showed me that anybody can edit a page and put it in their own thoughts.
2a. My other courses do not use technology that much. In fact some of my courses do not use it at all besides blackboard. A great idea in the class was the ether pad.
2b. Other courses could start to use ether pad, which is an online page that has updated notes from the class.
3 I think that any little piece of information about technology can be useful in today’s society. The purpose of technology is to make our lives run smoother and faster. So any chance we get to improve it, we should take. We should all be required to take a tech class, like Soc 101, so that we can use the tools given to us.
1. I believe that I was very savy with technology coming into the class.
ReplyDelete1a. I believe that I compare very well to typical millennial students by with keeping up to date on everything new that is being develop and scoring a 93 on the quiz puts me very high up in this category.
1b. It hasn't change during the time of this course.
1c. Yes, I do by being very tech savy, I am able to share things through the internet, post things on what I want to share and if I want to learn more about something, I am capable of figuring it out.
2. Particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped my learning was the blogs, the Youtube presentations, everything we did was pretty much through the internet and the participation we did in this class.
2a. The use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses by having everything on line and making it easy to access whatever you need.
2b. Some aspects that could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses is not having so much blogging because I'm not a blogger and there is a vast majority that doesn't really blog either and if they just had a facebook account or something along that nature then it wouldn't be that bad.
3. I believe that the use of technology in today's society to help teach a class is very beneficial and it helps out of generation. Our generation is based on technology and we use it every day and have a class built around it, helps us as students to access things quicker, ask questions, or being able to see everything in front of you if you didn't understand something that was said in class.
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ReplyDelete. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteWhen I entered Soc 101 I would have considered myself average when it comes to technology but when I took the quiz I scored higher than I thought with a 98. I am able to work a computer and figure out how to fix things as long as they are minor. Most gadgets and cellphones I can work easily and if I am not familiar with it can easily figure out how the device works.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
Compared to other typical millennial students I would say that I am average. Compared to everyone else around me I think I am on the same level as most, most of my friends can work most devices and what not.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
The only thing that has changed for me when it comes to technology is I am now able to edit Wikipedia articles if I find necessary.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
The only educational impact I can see changing is there being more information and assignments/tests online rather than on paper. Possibly the use of a computer being more needed during class.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Using a blog and Wikipedia for where to get information about the class and class notes I thought was interesting and made me more familiar with both blogging sites and and Wikipedia.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
In Soc 101 it was a necessity to have internet access if you wanted to succeed, where as some of my other classes everything we need to know is covered in class, very little information was online and if it was online it would be on blackboard or sent in an e-mail about something that was already talked about during class.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
Some aspects that could be improved in my classes are using more technology, there are so many good opportunities when it comes to using technology that aren't used in some class that could enhance the learning.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I think that when I graduate and am on my way to having a career the use of technology will have increased even more and be more prevalent so I think that any use of technology will be a good thing.
Kylie Iadicicco
ReplyDelete1. When I first started in Soc I felt I was very tech savvy. I understand how to use computers, cell phones, tv's, etc. very well and normally know how to fix something when it's not working. After taking the quiz i realized I am quite savvy with my score of a 98.
1a. Compared to other students I am more then average when it comes to using devices.
1b. In taking this course has helped me know how to use and post blog comments and how to edit Wikipedia articles.
1c. Yes, because in knowing how to use the internet helps me to figure out how to use different sites and work more things on the internet.
2. In Soc 101 we use technology in almost everything we do. We use it daily to write notes from the projectors, etherpad, blogs, Wikipedia, and we also take many quizes and tests online.
2a. I used the internet in this class more then others because of the ideas listed above.
2b. Technology could be used more in other courses because it made it a lot easier to see what our assignments and notes were from the day because they were on the blog. I feel if more classes do this then people would do a lot better in classes because if they missed a day the notes would be right there.
3. Knowing how to use the internet and different sites will be a great skill we will all have for when we have a real job and need to know how to do these things.
Julie Fasone
ReplyDelete1. I think that my understanding/use of technology is average compared to most college students. I use my computer mostly for internet and assignment purposes, and can figure most things out for myself if they're not too difficult.
1a. I scored an 85 on the quiz, so I'd say I'm somewhere in the middle of the spectrum for my generation.
1b. I don't think that this has changed much during this course.
1c. If any other class were as geared towards the use of technology SOC 101, I think that I'd be much better prepared. It was definitely a new experience to learn to use the web for a class.
2. Learning how to edit a wikipedia page, using etherpad was really useful for getting notes even after class, and having this blog to communicate with the whole class was definitely very helpful, especially with projects.
2a. SOC 101 is way more tech based then any other class I've ever taken. I've never had a class use anything other than blackboard.
2b. I think other courses could improve by using etherpad or a blog to keep record of notes and assignments for people to look at aside from their own, in case they missed something.
3. I think that the vast majority of careers that any college student plans to go into requires some degree of knowledge and tech savvy, and college is a transition phase for everyone to reach a certain level of tech abilities. Whether you come from a background that allowed you to develop these on your own or not, classes like SOC 101 are wonderful opportunities to advance and become better prepared for future careers.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDelete-Coming into this class i was very good with technology. I have always been interested in technology, so I try and stay up to date with all the new technologies that come out.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
-I would say I am a little more technologically savvy compared to typical millennial students, many of my peers will even come to me for advice on some of the newer technologies. One reason for this is that my high school required several computer classes to be completed before graduation, the school was also equipped with a lot of newer technologies such as apple products, online homework, and smart boards.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
-I don't believe that this has not changed much during this course; One thing I was not accustom to before taking the class was following an online blog to stay in touch with teachers and other students.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
-I do foresee technology being used a lot more in education in the future, but I feel I will be able to adapt. One thing that I am worried about is that graduating classes behind mine will have an upper hand because they will have seen better technology in classes and faster communication.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
- Using the blog, blackboard, and wikipedia has helped me gather information and learn it much faster than i would if there were no internet.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
- Soc 101 by far uses the most technology compared to my other courses. I even have some courses that use no technology besides typing out papers. In those courses it can be hard to know what is always going on because of the lack of communication.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
- The aspects that could be improved in Soc 101 are theonline homework assignments. I have had trouble in the past with submitting the quizes and assignments. If there is anyway way that blackboard could be improved to not have as many errors it would be nice.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
- I believe experiencing the use of technology in education is good now because further down the line I just imagine more and more use of technology in the classrooms and offices.
Kelli Shultz
ReplyDelete1. Coming into Soc101, I would say that I was fairly savvy when it came to technology. In comparison to other millennial students, I would say that I was ahead of the game in many aspects of running operating systems and computer software. However, during this course I learned how to further translate my technological abilities into skills that can help me succeed as a millennial student, applying technology to learning. I learned the importance that the social world can have on communal blogs and sharing ideas over them. I also learned the strengths and weaknesses of technological learning. I believe that I will carry the things that I have learned about technological learning in this course for a long time, and that they will in time help me to become a productive member of the society in which we, the millennial generation, will one day create.
2. The interactive and collaborative learning aspects of technology that we used in this course have helped me become more engaged in the course and want to get more out of it. For example, the blogs and interactive note pads that we would use on a day to day basis allowed not only for Welser to interact with all of his students, but for all of the students to interact with one another. I feel that the collaboration that was made possible through the technologies that we utilized in this course definitely benefited the class as a whole during the learning process. Although this is only my second quarter of my college career, this was the most that I have seen technology used in an academic course before. Overall, it was an outstanding course to take, and I think much credit is due to the use of technology, however, I could notice that some students seemed to fall behind simply because they were not technologically advanced before taking this course.
3. I feel that because I am a member of the millennial generation, no matter when career path I chose, there will be some sort of technological aspect of my work. Some professions more than others, but I feel that technology can help you feel more inspired and feel like you are part of something bigger, (ex. Using a wiki blog to collaborate ideas with classmates) so with technology, the possibilities are endless.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI would say I knew the basics to most technology. I could operate a lot of things but more advanced technology was beyond me.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I compared to typical millennial students by scoring a 95 as a millennial score.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Nothing really has changed for me throughout the course so I would have to say no.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I do not see any long term educational impacts for myself from this class.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Blogging really helped shape my learning. I never had participated in blogging before this class. I found it very helpful with communication and getting your ideas out there.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
This class uses technology more than any of my other classes. Other classes focus just on book work and writing papers instead of becoming involved through technology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I believe relying too much on technology can become a bad thing for this course. Maybe more book type work could be helpful.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Using technology more for educational purposes helps students become more involved and becomes more modernized with how we are able to teach and be taught.
Elizabeth Walcutt
ReplyDelete1) For the most part before taking Soc 101 I thought I was pretty good when it came to technology. I knew how to use social networks, e-mail, and search for information. This class did open my eyes though to realize I'm maybe not as savy with technology as I though I was. I've never used a blog and working on our group projects I realized I don't know how to post a video on Youtube or even make a video for that fact.
1a) I think when it comes to how I compare with other people my age, I'm around average, maybe a little below when it comes to certain things.
1b)This course has helped me learn. I've learned how to use a blog, google documents, and how to use a website to edit a video. This class has helped me become more technologically advanced.
1c)I think all the new things I learned at technology in this class may help me out in the future if I need this skills for anything but in my everyday life I don't really see them helping me. I've made it 21 years using just the skills that I went into this class with and was just fine.
2)Having etherpad for class notes was a good tool. I never posted on etherpad but when I had a question about something in my notes or wasn't able to copy a whole slide it was a nice tool to have to get my questions answered.
2a)I've definately used more technology in Soc. 101 then I've used in any other class and learned more about technology in this class than any other.
2b)One thing that would be nice in other classes is if they used etherpad or blogs. These are great tools if someone has a question or wasn't able to get all of the class notes.
3)Having these tools will be good for the future because almost any career is going to require some sort of knowledge of technology. As a biology major I know I will be using all sorts of technology in my future, not just the internet but all sorts of things.
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ReplyDeleteNick Patrick
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I feel that I was very tech savy coming into this class. I am very familiar with computers and the different programs associated with computers and the internet. I also keep up with the new developments in technology.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
Compared to most other millennial students, I think I am slightly above average when it comes to dealing with technology. I scored a 96 on the quiz, which is a fairly high score.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
My skills with technology have probably gotten a little better during the course. Working with gap minder and the blog were not completely new to me, but were something I have not spent a lot of time with.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
No I do not foresee any long term educational impacts.
Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Since this course relied heavily on using the internet to complete assignments and communicate using the blog, I think it made things easier because it was all in one place. Having access to all the course materials online was very convenient, and I enjoyed learning this way.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Soc 101 was pretty much based off of using the web, and in comparison with other courses, it uses the internet much more.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I did not have any trouble turning in assignments online, or completing quizzes on blackboard, so overall there are little to no changes I would suggest for the class.
Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I feel that it is necessary for every student to be familiar with technology in this generation. Schools and businesses are becoming more reliant on technology, so it is very hard to get by without a solid technological background. By keeping up to date with the newer technologies, I can further my education, keep up with current issues, and continue to grow as an individual.
Ciara Yingling
ReplyDelete“Average” would be the word I would use to describe my level of tech savy-ness. Coming into sociology I was able to use a lot of programs such as Powerpoint, Word, Photoshop. I knew how to use Facebook very well but there were still things on there that I learned through this class. I had never blogged before this class and to be honest I was totally in the dark about how to even start. Overall I think I am upto date on social networking.
1a. After reading and doing a little research about millennial students I would defiantly say that I am a typical millennial student. I am up to date with computers and computer software. When I enrolled in school I was going to go for computer technology. I believe that technology has somewhat taken over our generation but in a good way. People are now more up to date with it because of classes just like sociology.
1b. I would say that yes most defiantly this has changed for me throughout the course. During this class I had to make sure that I knew how to use the programs that we were working with so I could complete my assignments. Like I said I had no idea really what blogging was and I had never blogged before this class. Also I relied on technology a lot for my group project I was able to make a Google document to share all of our information for our project right over the computer. I had never even heard of a goole document until this class.
1c. Yes I believe that a great majority that I learned in this class about technology will help in the future. Not only will it help me in future classes but. But overall I learned things that will help me in everyday life.
2. The things I described in 1b have shaped my learning. I learned that there are so many different programs out there that I have never heard of. But know knowing about them I want to try them someday. This defiantly made my knowledge of the internet a lot wider.
2a. In a way I believe that technology made Sociology the class that it is, it defined it. I have yet to have a class that relied so much on technology. I thought it was a great way to have people more interested in the class. In other classes I only used blackboard and we did use blackboard in sociology but also a number of other programs.
2b. I thought that etherpad was a great way for people to share notes. With that being said I would like to see other courses use it as well. Programs such as etherpad really help the students, TA’s, and professor all stay in touch and I think that a lot of classes lack communication between everyone.
3. Any chance that people get to learn more about technology should be taken. Technology is changing everyday and I would say that 50 percent of people don’t even realize it. I feel that many people’s careers will rely on technology so people should take any opportunities they have to learn more about it. Having technology teaching based courses is a great start.
Sam Szabo
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class I was very "savy" when it came to technology. I am in the Digital Media major so it is very important that I know technology. Making music, managing blogs, connecting on social networks, and making videos was first nature to me.
1a.I relate to the millennial students obviously mostly because of Facebook, Myspace, and any other social network. Millennials are very into technology because it is what we grew up with, we learn it like we learned how to write cursive in second grade.
1b. I feel like this course was more of a social experiment in its self. Constantly having us connect with one another over blogs and Facebook, it made me feel like everything was forced and very unnatural. I became very uninterested in using my knowledge of technology for this course.
1c. I do not see any long term educational impacts after taking this course. It was a usual sociology course including text book definitions and examples to quickly follow.
2. Some aspects of technology that were used in this course consist of online things. Facebook, google, wikipedia, blogs and youtube were the most used online features of this course.
2a. Sociology 101 was a very large class and using technology helped in uniting us all. Although it was a good idea to use technology it was very difficult considering the large number of students. Sociology 101 surpassed other classes in the use of technology but if the class was smaller it would be ten times better.
2b. Better organization for the large group of students would be very preferable in helping the class. Confusion very easily set in when the class had to rely completely on the blogs of other students. Also seeing that the syllabus was not a normal one, was also confusing.
3. Considering I knew all of the tools our sociology class used I feel as though I am in the correct major, Digital Media.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students? I believe that i am sililar to the other millennial students because i am techonolgy connected.
ReplyDelete1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how? It has changed because i have used many different techonolgies that i have never used before like blogs and comment posts.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself. No i do not.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Using one true media for our project at the end has opened my eyes to new technonogies.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses. I have never used any of the techonlogies we used in soc in any other class.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses. I think that we should not use so much technology.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations. I dont want a carrer in techonolgy so i dont think this really protains to my luife, becasue before this class and im not going to continue after.
1) Coming into Soc 101, I saw myself as being very technology savvy. I spend most of my free time on my computer at school, so I think I have a good grasp of many things. I received a 95 on my quiz, which means I am very close to the typical millennial student. I think throughout the course I began to use different technology than that of what I was used to. I think this is because this class has forced me to use many different forms of technology. I can see myself using much of what I learned in the future.
ReplyDelete2) I found soc 101 to be very helpful when it came to the technology we used. It was so much easier to do many of the quizzes online over the weekend wherever I was. I liked how the notes were online and interactive. When compared to my other tests, soc 101 was way more helpful in regards to the technology use.
3) When it comes to technology, I believe everyone needs to be able to use at least the most basic aspects. Technology plays a huge roll in our society today. In my opinion, in order to be successful in our society, one must be able to network through new technology like the internet.
Woodrow Jones
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
-Coming into this class I would have considered myself to be pretty good with technology. I have used technology in school projects before and try to stay at least somewhat up to date.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
-I would say I am fairly average among millennial students. I use social networking, texting and other technology daily and never seem to be that out of date.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
-The only thing that really changed about my technological knowledge is the use of blogs. Prior to this course i never really used a blog but i now feel confident that i would be able to use a blog in the future. Also the use of online quizzes and projects was slightly different.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
- I think that we will all be impacted by technology as it is ever increasing in education. Technology is being used more and more and it is important to be familiar with.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
- Quizzes on blackboard made me stay current with our notes and information from our texts. The group project taught me how to edit a video and post it on youtube. Also, the blog was a new form of communication and in a sense sort of an online classroom
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
- Soc 101 uses far more technology than any other course I have taken so far. Most other courses use blackboard for announcements and grades and a few even post notes online but this class by far is the most technological.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
- Turning in assignments online and posting on the blog were the only two aspects that could be improved. On a few occasions i had to redo homework or type out an entire new blog post because it failed to submit
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
- I believe that the more you learn about technology now the better prepared you will be for the rest of your education and eventually your career. Technology is used in almost every degree field today and any head start is advantageous.
1. How savvy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDelete-I wouldn’t say I was really technology savvy but I know how to use a computer decently and use most programs and I pick up fast when I have to learn a new program.
1a. how do you compare to typical millennial students?
- I compared almost identically to the millennial students, my score was a 98 out of 100.
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1b. has this changed during the course? If so, how?
-A little bit yes, I did learn how to do things like blogging and gap minder which I didn’t really know how to use.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
- Honestly probably not. With my major and what I plan on doing with my life I don’t think knowing how to blog and use an ether pad would be significant. I may personally pick up blogging or something just for fun.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
-The gapminder was probably the most interesting to me because it enabled me to compare things and visually see the comparison in a graph and I am a more visual learner.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
-It is a lot more extensive than other courses; the most technology I use for my other classes is blackboard or email.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
- I think that Soc 101 and other courses could find a happy medium. For my liking I feel Soc uses a little too much technology that I don’t really gain anything from but there are also thing that I gain a lot from and I feel that other courses could use a little more technology in them.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I feel as though I need to maybe learn how to do a few more technology savvy things just for my own benefit as to know how to do something if ever the time comes.
Kaz Pata
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class i feel that i was somewhat technology savvy. I had a basic knowledge of computers, social networking, cell phones, blogging, etc.
1a. I compared very closely to the millennial students with a score of 95 on the quiz.
1b. This really hasn't changed that much throughout the course. The only thing that has changed is the constant use of blogs and use of online assignments and quizzes.
1c. It is always beneficial to be technology savvy because technology has taken over society and will continue to grow. There will always be the need to have a solid technological background.
2. The online notes and blogging made it a lot easier to gain access to the material needed to do well in class. Also the online quizzes were convenient because they could be completed whenever time was available.
2a.The technology used in Soc 101 is way more more vast than any other course that I've been a part of. Other classes that i have had only use blackboard and catmail.
2b. I feel that the aspects of technology used in Soc 101 is great the way it is, and doesn't need any improvising.
3. The more up to date you stay with growing technology the better off you are in the long-run. I feel that it is crucial to be as technological savvy as you can possibly be.
Alexandra Fickey
ReplyDelete1. Before coming into this class I would say that I was moderately tech savy. I know how to work most of the new technology out there such as the ipod, macbook, and cellphones just as many other students my age do. I check my email a few times a day and stay connected with friends and family through text messaging, skype, and facebook. I usually learn newer technologies through others and can manage using them in the future on my own.
1a. On the millennial quiz I scored a 86 which shows that I compare closely with the typical millennial student but not as closely as other who scored in the 90's. I am familiar with the most popular technologies and rarely find new things to figure out on my own.
1b. During this course I have been introduced to many new social networking tools and other technologies that I did nit previously know existed such as the Google documents and gapminder graphs. After learning more about these tool I began to use them much more. For example, in our group projects I contacted all group members through the Google doc because it was the most efficient way to get every members input on the project. We also used the gapminder graph for a soc assignment about our facebook networks. This was very interesting to see how many networks people had and how they differed from other people's. I would have never known about all of these online tools before this class.
1c. I do think that learning about all of these changes happening in society with technology and social networking have a impact on myself. Many of the concepts talked about in class were things I never thought about before like the way people stay connected with each other now and how they stayed connected before all of these new creations (facebook, email, internet, twitter, flicker,etc.).
2. In this course students were able to share their thoughts and ideas with other students in the class through youtube, blogging, and online assignments. Many assignments were completed online and had to do with facebook, blogs, wikipedia, and Google documents. These uses of technology shaped my learning because I was able to see visually the changes in society and apply my thoughts on what I had learned online when I could after having time to think about what I wanted to say in the assignment.
2a. The use of technology in this course does not compare to the use in any one of my other classes. In other classes we had to check blackboard frequently and in some had an occasional online test. In this course almost everything we did was online or it had to do with advanced technology.
2b. I think other courses should keep up with technology as well as this course did. It would be much easier to be able to complete assignments online and be able to view blogs about all assignments. Having textbooks online would also improve courses in college because it would be easier for students to access and most likely cheaper.
3. As of now I am a pre-nurising major and I hope one day to have a career in the medical field. My nursing teacher told the class the other day that iphones had applications such as medical dictionaries and easy access to other critical information. These iphones will probably become a requirement for students because of the practicality they bring to the career and learning. Certain tools such as the iphone and its apps. can enhance learning for everyone.
1. I am pretty good with technology along with the majority of my generation as it is integrated with almost every part of our lives.
ReplyDelete1a.The quiz says I have 70 percent in common with the millennial generation, even though I am a part of it.
1b.I have used my computer somewhat more frequently because of this class but otherwise I was unchanged.
1c.Technology certainly has had an impact on my education as I use the computer for at least one part of every class in college. Also Ive had some sort of computer class since grade school.
2.The blog post of other students were helpful because they showed others views on the subjects.
2a. There is more technology use in this class than most of my other classes however all of my classes do use technology in some way.
2b. As far as technology goes I think this class and my other classes do a good job of utilizing the technology available. The only thing I can think to improve would be the blackboard system itself.
3.Technology is becoming more and more part of our society. These changes allow instant access to any information. Having this material available allows for self educating and advancements are constantly being made. Our generation will most likely have jobs that somehow deal with the use of technology. This is why the preperation we are recieving now is not only beneficial but neccessary.
SHANNON WALLER
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
Coming into Soc 101, I would say I was pretty average with knowing about technology. I am pretty good with computers, cell phones, ipods, clock radios, etc. Throughout the course of this class, I have learned to appreciate the luxury of our modern day technology, much more than I did before.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
On the millennial quiz, I scored a 95. Results showed I am self-expressive, upbeat, and open to change. I am also more ethnically and racially diverse than those of older generations.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I think throughout the course I became more of a millennial student. Learning about diversity and the importance of interracial interaction, has really opened up my eyes.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I think by being open minded and open for change, will take me very far in life. I hope to become a Psychologist one day, and it's very important to be open minded and not judge others by any means.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I have never been one to post/comment on blogs before, and being in this class has caused me to do so. It's interesting to hear what others have to say. It was also very interesting to be able to view my entire social network (Facebook) and see exactly how I was connected to others.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Not only did we use technology in class (ether pads, youtube, blackboard assignments, etc) but we learned about the importance of technology and how it is not something to be taken for granted.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I think Soc 101 is a great course. I've learned a lot about all different life shaping topics. When you have an energetic and involved professor like Welser, the class becomes much more interesting.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I come from an upper-middle class family. I am German, Irish, and Italian. As for my educational aspirations, I have big dreams to get a degree in Psychology and be able to help others.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Technology is always advancing. We as Americans, are the most technologically privileged. As my years as a college student continue on, I hope the new and improved technology makes achieving my dreams and goals that much easier.
1.Coming into class i had a fairly good grasp on technology, i have learned more but nothing that's important to me. I feel that I have a good enough understanding of the technologies that i actually use and i feel are practical.
ReplyDelete1a.On the millennial quiz i scored a 95. This makes a lot of sense to me because after the reading the meaning of my score i feel this is a good description my era perfectly.
1b. I do not think this has changed at all. I I've been brought up my whole life in one way and around the same type of people as me. Living in a city my whole i think has made me see the people the way that i do and have the views that i do.
1c. I think there a few educational impacts that I will walk away with from this class. I have learned some basic difference in people and why they are the way they are. I have seen the impacts on cultural difference and can now have a great understanding and appreciations for what people do.
2. I enjoyed the class project at the end. I enjoyed doing something that was a little more modern rather than just writing a paper and taking and exam
2a. I have yet to take a course that uses this many technologies to its advantage.
2b. The use of many technologies also gives us many problems, especially with internet errors and having to depend on so many things out our control.
3. My background consists of an upper middle class up bringing, in Toledo. I grew up with divorced parents one is a teacher and the other a businessman. I have attended a private grade school as well as an all boys private high school. I have always been around people who had some short of wealth and due that i want to have the same life style someday. I aspire to be wealthy one day and be a good provider for my family, just as i have always been brought up around my whole life.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
-- I enjoy the technology because it's how the "real world" actually functions now a day. People are always in contact with one another, yet in school most the time we cannot do that. So i like the technology use.
1. I would say I was pretty good with technology coming into this class. I relied on it a lot fall quarter with my classes and I would say I'm pretty tech-savvy.
ReplyDelete1a. My Millenial score was 93. This means that I have a lot in common with members of the Millenial generation.
1b. During the course, I found myself becoming more millenial. In the class, we used things like blogs, google accounts, wikipedia, etherpads, and gapminders which I was not really used to using in my other classes or even familiar with. This definitely increased my use and knowledge of social technologies and tools.
1c. In the long-term, I think this will definitely have an impact on myself and my education. Finding alternative ways to measure things and communicate (ie; blogs, gapminder, etherbad, google docs, etherpad, facebook, and wikipedia) is a good tool to have because being familiar with all the technological tools avaiable to us can be helpful when learning new things and communicating with others.
2. One aspect of technology use in the class that shaped learning was the use of the the etherpads and the blogs. If I missed class one day, I could look on the etherpad or on the blogs and see what I missed for that day. It was very helpful that the blogs and etherpads were avaiable to use.
2a. In SOC 101, technology was used greatly. In some of my other courses, it was barely used at all. This course incorporated technology in a lot of ways with the use of all the online tools, whereas other courses only used one or a couple of these tools.
2b. I think that technology was used too much in SOC 101. There was so much going on with all of the different tasks online, making some assignments confusing and difficult to complete.
3. After completing this class, I realized that I was not as tech-savvy as I thought myself to be. I am planning on majoring in Journalism and have always had an interest in this field. In this field, being technology aware and skilled is crucial because of rapid changes taking place in our world. From this class, I will take what I learned regarding technology and all of the online tools and resources we used to keep up to date and informed.
Technology related teaching practices can prepare students for social changes and make sure that students do not fall behind as technology advances and moves forward.
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ReplyDelete1) I think I was pretty savy with technology before coming into this class. Everything was easy to work with and did not cause any problems or stress.
ReplyDelete1a) I would say I am pretty much around most other millennial students after scoring a 74 on the quiz. I have a social networking profile, sleep by my cell phone, and good with technology the same as a large amount of the percentage of my generation. I do have some differences such as the large percent wanting to be a good parent as an example. I have no intentions of getting married relatively close to my age at this time. I have goals as far as my schooling as well as things I would like to do personally before then.
1b) This has not really changed over the duration of this course. I believe it takes drastic measures to cause a large amount of change in a person. I am not saying this course has not affected me in any way, it just takes more then a lecture to change a belief in my opinion.
1c) My educational goals have not changed since I started attending college. I am sure I will have my hardships along the way, as I already have some what, but I plan on sticking to my goals that I set out.
2) All the resources made it so much more convenient to stay on the same page as everyone in the class as well as the professor. Questions could be answered easily either through email and his blogs. The etherpad program for note taking and resources was extremely cool and added to the convenience of the class with the technology available.
2a) This course had many different types of resources ranging from the blogs to etherpad to the grades posted on blackboard. Most classes here only use blackboard as the specific class resource.
2b) Honestly, this class was my most enjoyable class this quarter. It gave you many opportunities to maintain a good grade as well as give you the opportunity to try and raise your grade with some required effort. I personally thought the class was great.
3) Technology is going to continue to advance and give you more and more learning resources whether it’s a new interactive website or an easier way to combine individual notes with large amounts of people. I personally think the use of technology for teaching purposes is great. It makes lectures more interesting, give different perspectives, and allows students to learn in new and interesting ways.
Eric Burns
ReplyDelete1. Before I came into this class I was very tech savy when it came to social networking and other such things on the internet/computer. However there were a few sites introduced to me and/or I learned more about some sites that I didn't really use before but was familiar with.
1a. I would say I'm in the top 10% when it comes to computer usage/computer smarts. I know how to fix my own problems on my PC and most of my friends would agree that I spend way to much time on my computer.
1b. My knowledge of computers and the internet has changed a little bit since beginning the course. Like I said I have learned a little bit more about a few things on the internet.
1c. I don't know if any of the things I learned will be useful for me considering my major, but I will definitely keep the new knowledge in the back of mind in case there ever is a need for me to use what I learned.
2. This blog was probably had the biggest impact of my learning simply because I hadn't used a blog for classroom purpose. It was really cool to see other ideas about things that I had questions about.
2a. The amount of technology usage in Soc 101 was substantially more than any other course I've taken in college and high school for that matter. It was nice to have a class where a lot of the learning was done in a location I was really comfortable in, the internet.
2b. I think Soc 101 is the perfect introductory course, for people who like using technology. For people who don't use the internet and other technologies much it may seem to be a bit overwhelming but I think it can grow on anyone.
3. Internet and computer technology should be taught a lot sooner than it was for me. I don't know if it has changed but I took my first computer course in 7th grade and in my opinion that class should be moved to at least 3rd grade. Kids need to be able to keep up with the quickly moving technology so that they can learn to the fullest potential whether it be in the classroom or at home.
How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI wasn’t an expert on the inter-workings of computers or the internet coming into this class but I was familiar with and comfortable with all of the types of programs and sites we used and had used nearly all of them (or something quite similar before.
How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I’d like to say that I’m more grounded or thoughtful about the impact the media has on my thinking and try to be far less consumeristic, but I’m not entirely sure to what extent that is true. I certainly had a millennial-type upbringing (my parents are divorced, I watched a lot of T.V. as a kid, I had pretty much free-for-all internet access before I was ten, I’m politically extremely progressive, etc.).
Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I really don’t think this has changed during the course, I came in with a good working knowledge of technology (I’m a science major so in many ways that was essential much earlier in the game for me) and a skepticism about popular culture. I don’t listen to much (if any) mainstream music and don’t pay much attention to tabloid scandals which seemed to oft be reference points that I would have to Google to see what was going on, but aside from that I feel very much the same
Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
Not particularly, no, I didn’t learn anything about utilizing technology that I wasn’t already aware of.
Describe the particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning.
I attended class and took notes on my computer. I prefer this because I find that these kinds of notes are more easily organized and more efficiently converted into study-able forms (like online note cards). I used a Google document heavily for my group project and found that to be a helpful coordination tool as I had when I used them in previous classes. Honestly, I’m an auditory learner and the most important thing I can do in classes is to attend, take detailed notes, study them, and review the material in the text (talking to others about how concepts relate helps too) I don’t really need constant interactive engagement or flashing lights, and prefer classes without them. I don’t think that the high-tech elements of this or any class are the most important parts.
How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
ReplyDeleteI think that there are two kinds of technology use employed in college classes, one wherein the technology is used because it is a useful tool for doing the work that is being done (for example, in laboratory classes using data management software that aids in interpretation of information) and where technology is used as an extension of the social reality of the classroom environment. I think that it could be argued that the latter use is unnecessary but can be useful in creating something of a community in a very large class, and was what was used in this class. Most of my classes use “less technology” in the sense that they don’t require tons of internet-based multimedia work, but have lab portions that use technology in ways that seem much less gratuitous.
What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
I think that the biggest issue in college classes is the straying from the core idea that students are here to learn from professors who are knowledgeable about a subject and that teaching can be done without a lot of frills if it’s done well (not that frills mean bad teaching). My favorite class this quarter was taught by a professor who spend most of his time standing in front of the room lecturing without a power point. He clarified points and spelling on a chalkboard and used a slide projector to show images of things he spoke about. The class was engaged and asked questions and I never looked at the clock. He loves what he teaches and teaches it like he knows everyone else could love it too. The high-tech end of things came from me, the student, sitting in the second row with my laptop out.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I’m studying to be a plant scientist so being on the cutting edge of technology is extremely important. I have no aversion to this but I also feel that being able to do things without having to rely on a piece of equipment is important. Technological tools are just that, tools, and the really important thing is to stay innovative rather than becoming dependent upon someone else’s innovation.
1. I think coming into the class, that i was not very tech savy. I thought I was because I used sites like youtube, facebook, and other things like that, but I was not truly tech savy. I think most millennial students are similar to me. Although I do think that some millennial students are far more advanced in technology than most people and will eventually make great advancements. I think this course showed me that I am not as good with technology as I thought, and I think is did change over the course because I had to learn how to do several things in order to get decent grades in the class. I think that I am somewhat a better rounded person in the technology department and it will help to have a general basic knowledge of different aspects of technology.
ReplyDelete2. In Sociology 101, we used many different technological outlets such as Google, Facebook, Blogs, YouTube, and Wikipedia. These sites are used in every day life, but I learned to use them in new ways. The technology we used in Soc 101 was far more advanced than in other courses, and I honestly felt that it was too much for a while. I was not sure where to post homework or make comments or turn in other assignments. It became very confusing until I eventually figured it all out.I think the use of technology was a great idea, but I feel that it was very scattered and unorganized. Maybe if things were explained more in depth at the beginning of the quarter, it would be easier to understand.
3. I feel that technology should be taught at a young age. I think that I was exposed at a fairly early age because my older brother was somewhat of a computer geek and my mother insisted I learn how to type appropriately when I was 9. Although I was exposed early, I am not very advance and I do not know how to use many programs to their fullest. I am hoping to become a nurse after college, and they use a lot of technology in dealing with patients, so I feel that this course opened up the pathways and made me see that I need to learn more.
Allison DeWitt
ReplyDelete1. I believe I am a little less savvy with technology and I always have been. I definitely was when I entered the class. I had never used flickr or even youtube very often.
1a. I actually took the short quiz and I scored a 71, putting me with Gen Xer. I found this surprising because I was born in 1991. I am not very savvy with technology, as I have said. I never play video games and I have a simple phone for texting and calling. I have actually used a CD player up until this past Christmas when my sister gave me her iPod. I don’t understand a lot using the computer, or at least I never know how to fix things. This is my first time with a laptop. I got it in September and I still am figuring things out. Though with everything else, being liberal and all, I definitely fit into Millennials. I feel like the quiz put me into Gen Xer because of all the ‘no’s I put for technology. I am very liberal and very open to change.
1b. I don’t think that much has changed during the course. I still don’t have the best luck with technology and I am still very liberal. I did learn more about some sites from this class but it hasn’t helped a lot.
1c. Do I see any long term educational impacts for myself? Yes. This class has helped me with finding sites and figuring out how to use them. It will definitely help me in the future.
2. Using YouTube, Flickr, touchgraphs, blackboard, Ether Pad, and Wikipedia, I’ve learned a lot. The Ether Pad was different and new and I am glad that it has been introduced to me. I also learned about the touchgraphs which were really awesome to use. The blog also helped in shaping my learning. I have learned more about joining sites and blogging and commenting.
2a. I feel that I had to rely on the internet a lot more for this class than any other class. My other classes just used blackboard and I did not have to do much else. One class had a blog though and I had to join and comment every week.
2b. I feel that not really in Soc 101 but in my other classes, more sites online should be introduced. I loved using Ether Pad and it would be awesome to use in other large classes.
3. I did not use technology for most of my life. I rarely watched T.V. and I was barely on the computer. I was always outside playing. I feel like this has put me behind in technology because I have always felt no need to follow everyone else, like when everyone started buying iPods, I was content with my CD player. It worked just fine. I never really wished for an iPod until this past fall when I was a music major. A big part of who I am though is because I stayed away from technology for so long and I cherish that part of me. I think teaching people about technology should be introduced during junior high. I feel like people who start obsessing over phones and sites online and such get distracted from the world around them. I feel that something is stripped from people who start using and depending on technology so early. The newspapers do a pretty good job with reporting news so you don’t need to get online with your phone. I just feel that technology has made younger and younger kids use it instead of be outdoors and play sports and everything else that has to do with being a kid. I may be over exaggerating. But I feel that technology classes should be introduced in junior high and then maybe one class in high school. I hope to take more technology classes in my education, though, because I am not sure what career I will take in the future. I do not really like technology very much but you have to keep up with others. I feel almost pressured to learn more about technology. For me, it’s unfortunate that the world relies so much on technology now. I would just like to be well-rounded in my education.
1. As I can in to the class I feel like I’m pretty savy with technology because I know how to run pretty much all the new technology out right now, and if it’s something brand new, I always teach myself about very quickly. So I guess this makes me pretty savy and well informed on technology.
ReplyDelete1a. I think I would compare myself either to the average or little above average on my technology knowledge because I was in a broadcasting class in high school so I learned a lot about technology then but I probably don’t know as much so the typical “computer geek” so I am fine with being average.
1b. Yes this has changed since beginning of the course because I know how to edit a Wikipedia page and make a Google account so yes now I am better with technology since beginning the course.
1c. No as of right now I do not see any long term educational aspects, but I am not sure though, I am better informed now and it might help me one day, but as of right now, no I cannot see anything.
2. During this course we had to use a lot of technology for the class so now I know I am better informed and a lot more aware of technology now.
2a. The technology in Soc 101 is so much better and a lot more useful than any other course so I definitely enjoyed this course a lot because the fact it is adapting to the new times, just like a lot of our other classes should be doing.
2b. I was totally fine with the Soc 101 course because Prof. Welser is really up to date with the time of technology so this helped me a lot because I’m used to doing stuff with technology everyday, but other courses could be more like him because simple things like blackboard not being used by the professor drive me crazy, so I really like how Ted taught the class and other professors could learn something from him.
3. No matter what I do in the future I am sure I am going to have to be up to date with technology so technology for me is going to be very important, but right now it is very important, so new technology will always be useful to me.
1. I do not think I was savy with technology coming into this class. The only thing I used Google for was a search engine. I did not have a gmail account and I had never heard of the term Google docs, I was completely unware of all of the different uses of Google. I mainly used my laptop to chat with friends on facebook and to view espn.com.
ReplyDelete1a. I believe that my technological skills are average comared to the typical millennial student. My basic computer skills are good, as well as my knowledge of the internet and different kinds of search engines. There are many other millennial students that know a lot more than I do but there are a good amount of millelennial students that do not know as much as I do when it comes to computers.
1b. Yes, my technology skills have made a huge improvement during this course. My knowledge of Google and all of its possibilities have helped me become a better student. Its nice knowing how to make technology help you in your everday life.
1c. Yes, I see a large number of long term educational impacts on myself, starting with knowing how to use a Google docs page to run a group project without meeting everytime something needs to get done. Google docs has already impacted my life outside of Soc 101. I have already used Google docs in my sports management class to help conduct group projects.
2.One aspect of technology that has shaped my learning is Wikipedia. Prior to this class I was not very knowledgeable about Wikipedia or how much of a help it could be when doing a research project. Wikepedia shares knowledge that normal information cites do not have.
2a. Soc 101 has used more technology throughout the course than any other class I have taken so far at Ohio University. I have never had an online assignment for a class before Soc 101. The professors never bother teaching us about how technology can help us in the class like Professor Welser does.
2b. I think that the overall understanding of how different internet browsers make some systems (Blackboard) work differently than others. I know that Firefox is the brower that works for Blackboard but Y? What makes it different than Internet Explorer?
3. I think that the basic understanding of technology is the key to being successful in any technology related job or teaching practice. As long as your students get the main points of a complicated system your students will be fine. As a teacher try to keep everything technology related as simple as possbile for the students who may not know all of the ins and outs of technological system.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI was a little savy coming in to class. I had a facebook account and I would use it often, but I never would have thought that people had used blogs as often as they did.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I would say im somewhere in the middle part of the group to lower part of the group when it comes to technology, ill use a computer to find things on the internet and type papers and occasionally get on facebook, but other than that I would say I don’t really use a computer or technology for anything.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Well I would definitely say I have increased my use now, simply because of all the little projects we’ve been assigned in this course. The touchgraph assignment, and the use of this blog are examples of how it has changed during this course.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
even though I found out how interesting the internet is, I really cant see any long term impacts simply because I liked the way I did things before a little better, simply due to the fact that there are still allot of minor difficulties you have to deal with.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I really liked how a majority of the class evaluations were posted on blackboard, it was a little different testing and made test taking a little more comfortable. Etherpad was a nice tool to have too, and the blog was a really cool tool to have to find out specific things about the class, and look to see if any interesting videos have been posted… the trick beer pong shots one was the coolest one
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
ive never had a class that used technology as much as this class, with etherpad, the blog, and the quizzes and tests on blackboard. It was really cool to use as much technology as we did to educate ourselves about sociology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
The only think I could think of is to wait a little longer for the technology to be a little more advanced to expand technology, we had allot of minor problems with different types of internet not being compatible with certain software, and stuff like that.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I think the use of technology is an important step to educate the people of the future into there future lifestyle, sooner or later we will be depending allot more on technology and by incorporating technology into class (when all the kinks are worked out) will be beneficial to have students learn using technology.
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ReplyDelete1. coming into the class i would say that i knew near nothing i new how to play rip CD's , DVD's use word and a few basic systems nothing much.
ReplyDelete1A i honestly believe im just square in the middle or just below the average joe. i know my networking sites but beyond that not much.
1B yes it has changed. i knew of blogging but now seeing, reading, and even taking this course has opened my eyes to how big the blogging world is or has become, its changed me by showing me how much i really didnt know and also how much i want to learn. i started having my friends teach how to do things on their computers cause just happens to be every other person in my hallway knows quite a bit about computers
1C yes i foresee long term changes. by learning how far or how little i know ive already set myself up next quarter to take computer classes. this and the changes im making to accommodate the needing to learn more about technology will impact me forever, in just about any field or work a computer is used on a near daily basis. so its just opened my eyes to what i need to do to stay up with the competition for jobs.
2 just as ive been saying the whole time, the blogging has changed as to how much information you can get from one area or how people feel. also wikipedia is a HUGE thing i got ahold of, i mean i knew about it ive used it before but WOW just in general theres so much more we used it for, so much more information, how we ran the etherpads off of it the syllabus, all assignments, just about everything
2A how does it compare to other courses? lightyears ahead. i dont even use my laptop in my other classes a few of my professors look at me like "what are you even doing?" when i pull out my laptop in class. nothing beyond the blackboard aspect of things do we have anything to do with technology. where as in soc 101 we do just about everything on it.
2B i feel like all classes should or at least give the options of an etherpad, that far and beyond just blew my mind the quarter i didnt even know something like that even existed. other courses could have online notes syllabus so you wouldn't have to print it out for every class and 7-15 pages each. it doesn't seem big but thats expensive real fast. all around i feel like all my classes should move everything as much as they can to the way soc 101 is doing it.
3 well the use of technology is or could be the devil for my career field. pharmacy is what im in and im banking on the whole point of people still being in use or needed to preform the task of pharmacist. and with technology everyday bringing out something bigger better faster. it wont be too long before i could replaced by a small machine. and at the same time. its a huge thing for my field. i see my pharmacist use a computer use programs every single time i go to CVS my neighbor is a pharmacist and he says hes using a computer or something technology based every hour of the day
1. I was savvy with technology before I came to the class. Computers have become such a way of life now for students, and it is hard for them not to use one each day. This has helped me become more aware of how to use computers and other forms of technology better. Being savvy has helped me succeed in a class that used technology on a regular basis.
ReplyDelete1a. I am about the typical level of a millennial student. I agree with most of the points that describe such a student.
1b. This hasn't changed throughout the course. I have been this way before enrolling in this class.
1c. In the long term, I see myself graduating from college with a degree, and hopefully, finding a successful career.
2. I liked that there was a class blog that students can post ideas, thoughts, and comments. It helped me decipher what other students thought about a particular issue or topic discussed in class.
2a. I have never had a class in high school or college that has used this much technology in one classroom. There was an etherpad for taking notes, a class blog, and assignments that were done online.
2b. I am still used to the way teachers would tell the students the assignments in the class. Instead of relying on technology a lot, maybe the instructor(s) could have been a bit more verbal and less technological.
3. I grew up just when the computer and the internet were booming. When I look for a potential job in the future, I know that, if a computer is involved, there will be no problem working with one. Teaching with technology helps the advanced technological students even more with their future plans or career.
1. I'd say I was pretty savy with technology coming into the class. I use facebook and I used to make my own mini movies. Other than that, I play xbox and listen to music 24/7, using my computer and ipod to do so.
ReplyDelete1a. As compared with typical millennial students, I'd be right there in the middle. I use facebook and youtube, but other than that, I don't keep a blog or anything of that sort. Usually I only use my computer for music, facebook, school, and to waste time.
1b. I think i use my computer a whole lot more during this course because the multiple choice quizzes are online and the one big project needed to be done using a computer.
1c. I don't believe this course has impacted the way i use the internet or my computer due to the fact i function perfectly fine just how things are. Keeping a blog or something along those lines will just take up valuable time and energy, more than i am willing to give up in front of a computer screen, when i can be out seeing the beautiful world as God intended.
2. The quizzes, the blog, etherpad and such have been really nice to refer to to get all the information i needed for this course. Good things to have when there are 400 people in the class and one can't get individual help.
2a. Soc 101 is much like the other classes in terms of technology and computer use. Notes, informative emails, quizzes. Everything is the same besides the video project.
2b. As for myself, I work better with actual, physical worksheets and such. Computers are easier, but they are not always reliable.
3. Students learn a lot faster using technology and its all in a matter of time that technology will need us less than we need it. I speculate that soon we will all be (over) dependent on technology to the point where we cannot function or carry out our daily tasks without it.
Cole Sommerfelt
ReplyDelete1. How savvy were you with technology coming into the class?
-I was pretty updated with todays technology. The basic websites and blogs we used in class are pretty standard across the board. In other words, posting a blog on this blog site was not very different from posting on a comment of facebook. As far as youtube and wikipedia go, I grew up with both of those websites and am extremely familiar with each.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
- Compared to most i would say that I am a little above the average, however my score was 81 so I guess that makes me less then average. I think I am capable of using most technologies and being proficient in doing so.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
- Not really, I was basically already capable of using all of these technologies, but incorporating them into class was unique.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
- I would predict that in the future all of my businesses will require some modern use of technology. So learning the professional ways to use these will benefit me occupational wise. I definitely do not see this impacting me in a bad way, this will be extremely useful impact.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
- Hmm, I would say the most useful technology we used in class was
blackboard. I mean, besides the fact that it calculated all of my grades, it was very helpful when it came to taking online quizzes/test. In high school we never used an online source to take tests so this was unique and helpful with time management and so on.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
-In most of my other courses it depends on the professor obviously. However, many of them I feel are similar, meaning some use online websites for homework and chapter readings. I think that at Ohio University, every class has some sort of technology involved because this is the new era of teaching. Soc 101, definitely did use more sources then most, such as youtube, wikipedia, blogs, etc.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
-I think theyre all perfect the way theyre constructed right now. So far i have been pleased with the technologies used. The blog could be required to view on a daily basis, because of some near missed assignments. All in all i think there are no needed huge adjustments,
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
-I grew up in the suburbs and was always able to use the internet and modern computers. I grew up learning the ways of the internet, which includes using websites such as youtube, wikipedia, facebook, google. I always have had high expectations on an educational aspect for myself. More importantly, i am fortunate to have grown up with the resources and accessibility that i had.
General Comments:
Do not overdue it, technology can be very difficult for some people to grasp, and could greatly affect their chances of getting a good grade in class. On the other side of that, use technology because it is modern today and students do need some familiarity in order to succeed in the future.
1. I'd say I was pretty savy with technology coming into the class. I use facebook and I used to make my own mini movies. Other than that, I play xbox and listen to music 24/7, using my computer and ipod to do so.
ReplyDelete1a. As compared with typical millennial students, I'd be right there in the middle. I use facebook and youtube, but other than that, I don't keep a blog or anything of that sort. Usually I only use my computer for music, facebook, school, and to waste time.
1b. I think i use my computer a whole lot more during this course because the multiple choice quizzes are online and the one big project needed to be done using a computer.
1c. I don't believe this course has impacted the way i use the internet or my computer due to the fact i function perfectly fine just how things are. Keeping a blog or something along those lines will just take up valuable time and energy, more than i am willing to give up in front of a computer screen, when i can be out seeing the beautiful world as God intended.
2. The quizzes, the blog, etherpad and such have been really nice to refer to to get all the information i needed for this course. Good things to have when there are 400 people in the class and one can't get individual help.
2a. Soc 101 is much like the other classes in terms of technology and computer use. Notes, informative emails, quizzes. Everything is the same besides the video project.
2b. As for myself, I work better with actual, physical worksheets and such. Computers are easier, but they are not always reliable.
3. Students learn a lot faster using technology and its all in a matter of time that technology will need us less than we need it. I speculate that soon we will all be (over) dependent on technology to the point where we cannot function or carry out our daily tasks without it.
1. How savvy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI would say that I was moderately savvy dealing with technology when I first entered this class due to multiple computer classes I took throughout high school. However, during this class I have learned how to better use other programs that I did not use in the past.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
My score on the millennial quiz was 98%, which means I closely relate to the millennial age.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I would say that nothing has changed too drastically since the beginning of this course. Although, Soc 101 has taught me to rely on computers a lot more and to check things for my classes more often.
1c. Do you foresee any long-term educational impacts for yourself.
The technology we used in this class will defiantly help me in the future due to my selected major, business. For example, I am now well versed with wikipedia and youtube, which will help with future projects I may encounter.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I will admit that before this course I was unaware of the aspects wikipedia had to offer. Now that I know how to use it better I will most likely use it in the future.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Soc 101 uses a great deal more of technology than any of my other classes. At first I found this very annoying but then came to love it. Anything I ever needed was on the Internet and was accessible on any computer around the world.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I think other courses should definitely have a blog. It helps to keep updated on all aspects of the course and to communicate with teachers and other students.
3.Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
Since a young age I have been surrounded by technology. I feel this has helped me with school because it widens the resources that are available to me. Considering that technology is only being enhanced, I believe that we should be exposed to the technology world as soon as possible.
1. At the beginning of the quarter I thoguht that I was pretty well up to date with technology. I was able to do simple things that my mom could never figure out. I could use high tech phone and do just about anything on the internet.
ReplyDelete1a. I took the quiz and got a 97, but I wouldnt say I was at the top. Taking this sociology class has made me realize that there are alot of things i have never done technology wise. I have never had a google account or been able to edit vides and such, these things may seem quite simple to you but I was not even aware of.
1b. I think I have gotten better with technology after the class. We were made to do things that if you didnt learn you would fall behind. I had to make google documents, post cooments and make revisions to wikipedia.
1c. Myself personally I do not see any huge changes in the future. Technology can get confusing and a bit brain racking after a while.
2. Etherpad, youtube, google, wikipedia and gapminder all took part in shaping my learning. Etherpad is something new to me that I was unaware of. It is very helpful in note taking. Gapminder was also something that I thought was very interesting.
2a. The technology in Soc. 101 was much more difficult than your average class. Some of the things I learned can be put towards helping me in other classes though.
2b. I really liked how Blackboard was used. In some of my classes the profs do not take the time to chnage grades, or even put them in for that matter. It is nice to be able to check your grades at anytime without having to go through all of your papers and figure it out yourself.
3. Technology is a huge part of success. Almost anything that you do you must have some kind of background with computers. Everyone should at least know the basics if not more. Soc. 101 tought me that if you dont get with it, you will fall behind.
Eric Rudel
ReplyDelete1)Coming into the class technologically savvy would not have described me in the slightest. I had constant struggles with technology and could not fix technological issues.
1a) I feel like I am behind most millennial students, some of the things about technology I simply don't understand, or care to understand for that matter. I do enjoy using technology, but as far as understanding it goes I am way behind the rest of the pack.
1b) This has not changed during the course, I've still used technology but my friends have had to help me, for example with our youtube video I had no clue how to turn on my webcam in order to film it.
1c) I do not see any long term educational implications because I will ask for help when I need it and I can adapt easily. If technology continues to evolve then more people will be able to understand it because it is so simple.
2) The most simple way that it shaped my learning was the powerpoint presentations in class, they were to the point and extremely helpful in notetaking.
2a)In Soc 101 we use technology more than a normal class because of the class size we need e-mail and blogs to more effectively communicate.
2b) I think this class was run as well as a class with this many people could be run.
3) Coming from an upper-middle class family in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, technology has been and always will be a part of my life an I accept that fact. I plan on going into either law or education, both fields that technology helps push forward, not hold back. I do not forsee any technical difficulties in my career path.
Amanda Schreckengost
ReplyDelete1. I don’t consider myself tech savy but I don’t feel like I'm lost in the technological world. I can work my way through programs like facebook and I’m able to easily adapt to new programs. I was able to learn how to use InDesign when I designed newspaper pages in high school and I briefly learned how to use Illustrator and iMovie in a media arts class I took on high school. The reason why I don’t consider myself as tech savy, is that although I am capable of picking up programs easily, as soon as there is a problem, I’m lost at how to fix it. If there is ever an error in a program im using, or something is wrong with a printer and I can’t print on it, I don’t know the first step in fixing it.
1a. When I took the quiz, I got a score of 59, so sort of in the middle between millennial and Gen X, but more towards millennial. I understand why I scored low in comparison to typical millennial students. In terms of my use of technology, I have a MacBook that I use, and then just an average cell phone. I’ve never had an interest in getting the latest technology gadgets. I prefer to just stick with things I know instead of trying to go along with the newest and latest things in technology, unless I have to.
1b. I definitely have seen a change in my comparison to typical millennial students, but in a way other than my adaptation to the use of technology. I think this course has caused me to have a greater understanding of the importance of this technological shift that is occurring within this generation. I’ve learned how much the world in shifting along with these advances and I’ve gained a better insight in terms of what this means for my own personal future. Although going in to this course, I never saw myself as tech savy and in fact I have had a greater interest in past technologies such as the typewriter, I’ve left with the knowledge that this shift is inevitable and that it is important that I surround myself with the knowledge the comes with the shift because I think that, that knowledge is essential when it comes time for me to enter the job market. Although people my disagree to the idea of conforming and going along with the shift, I think it’s important for them to acknowledge its existence, it’s importance, and it’s affect on them.
1c. I do foresee long term education impacts for myself. Most of all, this course has prepared me by giving me insight on how much the world has changed because of technology. Growing up with computers and cell phones, I never really appreciated the impact that advancements in technology has provided. Learning about what those advancements have done and what great of an impact they have had on our society, has prepared me to think critically about what that means for the future of society. Gaining the idea that technology is always going to be changing, and I now feel prepared for those changes.
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ReplyDelete2.A lot of technology use in the course helped shape my learning. I never grasped the impact of the availability of widespread communication until Dr. Welser introduced Etherpad to the class. I thought that it was very interesting that a large portion of the class was able to communicate with each other all at once. Also, when our group completed our project we put it on YouTube. I had never uploaded anything on YouTube, but when I did, seeing it on there was so fascinating because I was looking at a video that our group created that was now available to millions of viewers. I was able to call my mom and have her go on YouTube to watch the video, even though we are 2500 miles apart. Both the Etherpad and our use of YouTube really demonstrated to me the opportunities that the advacements of technology has created in terms of widespread communication.
2a. My other courses did not stress the use of technology nearly as much as Sociology 101 did. My Linguistics professor used Blackboard to post announcements, assignments, quizes, and grades. I found it interesting because in grade school and high school, I’ve become so accustomed to taking quizzes in class, that taking them online was very new to me, but also very interesting.
2b. I really don’t think any aspects could be improved in Soc 101, in terms of use of technology. I feel like everything was efficient and since everything was online, it was always available. Also, the same went for my linguistics class. My professor updated it regularly and efficiently and so that helped in terms of course organization. I think one thing that could be improved on in other courses that I’ve had, would be using technology like Blackboard for grades. I think Blackboard offers a great way for students to be able to access their grades at anytime and therefore allow them to keep track of their grades and I’ve had a couple professors who haven’t utilized that feature to its fullest potential, so I think that could be an improvement.
3. I’m currently a Psychology major and I plan on getting a minor in Linguistics. Although my possible career path isn’t centralized around the use of technology, I still think it plays an important role in my potential jobs. I hope to work with chimps and study their ability to acquire language, so I’m going to be using technology to not only document my findings, but then to make my studies available for others to see. So this situation shows that there needs to be education on not only how to gain skills in technology, but also how to apply those skills to their fullest potential. I think it’s very important to gain that knowledge so that for example, you not only know how to create a video with technology, but then how to take that result and post it on a site to share it with the world. I think it’s easy for people to realize that they should learn how to use technology, but I think it’s so important to really teach people how those skills can be applied, in order to really take advantage of them, and to learn the impact that those applied skills can have on the world.
Dustin Cramer
ReplyDelete1) I consider myself very savvy with technology- I am somewhat a geek, and am do almost everything with my computer. There are a few things, such as blogging that I don't do much of, but I certainly know that it exists, and have used it.
1a) According to the quiz about how millennial you are, I am 92% millennial. This, I would think, is pretty accurate, seeing as I am technologically savvy, and very open to new ideas.
1b) I don't believe it has changed much at all, though the class did introduce me to the wonders of sites such as etherpad.
1c) The fact that I am good with technology should help me in some ways in education, especially educating myself.
2) I was very effected by the use of etherpad- it allowed me to take notes my own way, see how others did it, and ask questions of the TAs without needing to talk to them after class.
2a) Sociology was the most technologically savvy of all my courses this year so far, though my German 342 class was a close runner up. I very much like it when teachers incorporate technology into their courses, because it is a huge influence in daily life today, and can be used for many things that can be helpful in education.
2b) I would say that all classes should be technologically up to date. For instance, my roommate uses his laptop to take notes, and his archeology teacher would not allow electronics in her room, and he ended up not taking notes much of the time.
3) All technology, but especially the internet has brought our world together, and given us resources far beyond that that the human race had in the past. All people should be provided with knowledge of how to use these tools, as even young children can make use of technology to broaden their knowledge, or abilities to communicate with relations far away.
Kate Klapak
ReplyDelete1. I think I am pretty tech savvy coming into this class, considering I plan to e in the computer science field writing software.
a. Comparing myself with typical millennial students, I am rather similar to them. I took the survey online and I scored a 96. I would consider that very millennial.
b. This most likely has changed since being in this course. I have changed my views on interracial marriages and I changed my religious views/importance, however it was not because of this course.
c. I do not see any long term education impacts from this course, unfortunately. The only one I could consider is noticing whether I follow norms or not and being able to change them.
2. Some different uses of technology that I have used since being in this course is blogging; I have never blogged or used a blog before this class. It has shaped my learning because it is an effective way to get your feelings on a topic out there, get feedback, and receive other's views on the same subject.
a. The technology used in SOC 101 differs from other courses that I've taken is great. I have never taken an online quiz before this class, the syllabus was on Wikipedia, there were two separate websites for our blogs (comment blog, project blog), we could receive the notes online from the website, and we could take notes online WHILE other people were as well (etherpad). The technology is very different.
b. The only aspects I see being improved are using blackboard more with the "Announcements" portion and being more concise with the assignments and directions for said assignments.
3. My possible career paths are totally and 100% surrounded by technology related teach practices -- computer science and engineering is the epitome of that. I will need a lot of preparation and a lot of learning to completely surround myself.
Chase Miller
ReplyDeleteSoc 101
1. I used a lot of technological resources upon starting this class although I did not realize how it affected the entire world until actually learning in class how fortunate we are of our advancements. Throughout the classes I noticed almost every idea talked about or presented had some significant relevance to technology. I feel I fit right in to the whole millennial label, I am open minded and always welcoming to new ideas. During the course I feel with an open mind, rather than being very opinionated, that issues and topics brought up were very expandable and really interesting such as not only inventing something new but something out of the ordinary, helpful, and serving multiple purposes.
2. My aspect of technology through the course has changed a little in regards to realizing just how much blogging, emailing, and online chat can actually be done and serving as another form of communication besides telecommunication. I took Soc 101 last quarter with another professor and found this class was much more enjoyable and laid back where I could actually learn something oppose to class where nothing is hands on (Technology) strictly using names, dates, and definitions. So props to Mr. Welser for having one of the most interest keeping classes I have ever taken. My only changes I would make to the assignments in this class would be to either turn them in by electronic copy via blog or hard copy. Having to do both for the same assignment was really confusing on what to turn in where.
3. From a business perspective everything but drug dealing seems like all sales and entrepreneurship is now being done using technology. Email, files on computer, and communication a just a few examples that large and small businesses encounter every day.
Alex Trago
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class? Coming into this class I would have considered myself a very tech savy individual. I can sit down with a piece of technology and usually figure out how to use it on my own in a short time period.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students? Comparatively speaking, I would say I am on the same page as the typical millennail student. I feel we are for the most part all capable of handling technology on at least a basic level if not above basic.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how? I wouldn't say my ability to use technology has changed during this quarter but I have been introduced to new methods of teaching/learning that I previously was never exposed to.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself? In my future at least, I do not see an impact made by these methods. It just doesn't appear to fit in my career path or lifestyle.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
In Soc 101 we used a technology known as Etherpad to guide us through each days notes. Students could sign in and chat throughout the class and either add or remove notes made on a live streaming pad where notes would stay throughout the quarter for us to go back and review upon.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses? Soc 101 is the only class that I have taken that uses any student controlled uses of technology like the Etherpad.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses? I feel that other classes should strive to offer more uses of technology in the ways that Soc 101 does due to the fact that it helps keep students attention. I often grow bored in lecture classes but if there is a form of interaction that keeps me involved, my mind stays focused and I feel like I learn more.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
In enjoyed Soc 101's uses of technology and how they incorporated them into the learning of the student body. It opens up doors to different ideas of how learning really works and how it can be improved upon.
Alex Trago
Greg Schindler
ReplyDelete1 Coming into class I felt I had some sort of savy dealing with technology. I could do all the basics and some on the computer, I had a facebook and networked a great deal. I understood networking but did not have a great understanding on blogging or threads.
1A I feel like I compare to typical millennial students because I took the quiz and got a 95 on it. Also because I feel like I’m a little behind in technology but also feel pretty well educated throughout school.
1B Yes, throughout this course and our experience I believe I have become more tech savy in dealing with the blogging, online assignments as well as the facebook experiments.
1C Yes, I learned that blogging can be very beneficial and actually led to networking as well another viable resource for information.
2 Aspects such as working on the computer and internet. My groups project dealt with Flickr which really enhanced my learning with that site and all of its qualities.
2A Soc 101 and its use of technology has been one of the only classes that I have been this technology involved with so far and I would have to say I enjoy it. Blackboard is the only technology I’ve used in other classes and It’s pretty much all the same.
2B The only aspect I would say need to be improved would be the use of blackboard and online quizzes since blackboard has a reputation of failing during them.
3 I feel that technology should be incorporated into schools at a much younger age, so that no student is at a disadvantage when they reach college. Technology is always changing around us, and if we don’t change with it we will fall behind quickly. Especially in the work place, technology is taking over and we have to adapt or get lost.
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ReplyDeleteDaniel Winner
ReplyDelete1) I think I was somewhat tech savy coming into class. I have facebook and twitter and I knew there was ways to blog, but I never really did it.
1A) I think Im about average compared to others because I know there is all this stuff out there, I just never really use it that often.
1B) I dont believe this has change over the course because I knew the stuff that was out there, I just choose not to use them.
1C) I dont see any long term impacts because It didnt really change what I have been doing before.
2) etherpad - anytime I need help interpreting what my notes said, I just went to etherpad to see what other said about the particular subject.
2A)There is alot more use in the internet to connect with other students to finish a task and to state your opinion.
2B)The only thing I can think of to improve is blackboard
3) My career path is with technology because marketing is based on what products can be succesful in a particular customers and technology will help find the best customers to sell to
1.Coming into Sociology, I used technology as a means of entertainment and social networking. I knew how to do the “simple things.” I have a Facebook profile, Skype with friends from back in my hometown, and watch YouTube videos. These are the common fads of my generation, so it all just became a game of foll0w-the-leader, and everyone included in my age group automatically learned how to navigate these sites.
ReplyDelete1a. After I followed the link and took the millennial generation quiz, I scored a 94. According to this approximation, I guess I am extremely similar to the millennial students. It was kind of surprising to receive such a high score, because I would consider myself just above average.
1b. I definitely think that my computer skills have improved after taking this Sociology course. I have learned how to create a Google document, edit Wikipedia pages, post blogs, work with the Gapminder tool, create a YouTube video, etc. However, this Sociology course also unintentionally taught me how to use a lot of other tools on the computer. During our final video projects, I had to learn how to use a program that converted my iTunes music to .mp3 files and YouTube videos into .wmv files. I had to do this in order to get the files up and working on my Microsoft Movie Maker program.
1c. In the long run, I definitely think all this new technological knowledge will help me through my educational journey. I am switching my major to marketing and MIS. In this case, MIS requires a lot of computer work and formatting. I think a few aspects learned in Sociology will guide me through projects in my future.
2. I specified in question 1b. some detailed aspects of technology that have shaped my learning. I think that Professor Welser’s strong use of the project/comment blogs, and Wikipedia have helped me post a lot of knowledge that I have acquired to help other people, as well.
2a. Compared to my other Ohio University courses, Sociology uses and insurmountable amount of technology, especially since it was not something I expected. The course could have easily been taught by using PowerPoint slides and reading the textbook, but the incorporation of technology just made everything so much more interesting to me.
2b. In this course, I would like to see the technology become more focused. It got kind of hectic when we had to use Wikipedia, the Etherpad, the project/comment blog, and Blackboard all in one night. I think our everyday access needed to become simplified and assignments could become a free-for-all to learn about all the other interesting tools out on the internet.
3. I think that technology related teaching practices should start earlier in schools, in all subjects. Whether one is going into a technological related field or not, I still feel that it is a big aspect in people’s everyday lives. Becoming familiar with technology can only help us.
Kelsey Mohr
ReplyDelete1.) Coming into Soc101 i would say i was average when it comes to being tech savy. I had a facebook and myspace account as well as a skype account and aol email and account..I network and am very active on facebook, but i am not very good with technology. I was aware of how to work the basics on the computer but didnt have much knowldege beyond the basics.
1a.) 94 is the score i recieve on the Millenial quiz. I would classify myself as extrememly similar to most millenial students. During the quiz i noticed they asked alot about not only technology but about tattos and piercings. I feel like in terms of technology i network the same amount as anyone my age, and i am very open with my views of inter racial relationships and i support gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. I feel like i fit the description of our millenial because i am recieving a higher ecucation then most my family did, and i am very open to new ideas. I also feel i fit this generation because i do not affiliate myself with any religion, and i did not grow up with 2 parents.
1b.)During my time in Soc101 i have experienced and worked with technology which i had no experience with prior to this class. I never had a gmail account, and i had never used wikipedia or a google doc before this class,and i have never blogged before. This class has made me a more technologically knowledgable person. I really liked using google docs to communicate with my project group, and i found the etherpad to be very helpful when i missed notes. I also enjoyed being able to blog with other students on this page. The different networkings sites we used in this course helped me to communicate more efficiently with other students in this class. In my other classes i find it difficult to get in touch with fellow students, but in this class it was awesome to be able to connect with everyone in the class to form a shared set of information.
1c.) I do foresee this having an impact in my eduactional career, even if it is a small imapect. I believe that with my newly aquired knowledge of google docs and blogging i can utilize these techniques. With google docs and blogging will be able to organize project groups more efficiently and communication will improve. I have already used a google doc to organize a reunion with some other kids my age that i met on an outward bound expedition. We all live in different states and we didnt know each other before the 2 weeks we spent on an expedition. If i hadnt learned of google docs from soc101 then i would be having a much more difficult time planning and scheduling a trip that works for our group of ten.
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ReplyDelete2.) Etherpad in our class had a huge impact on me. There were a few days during the course when i was unable to make it to class. Etherpad made is simple to go and look at the notes which fellow students had collaborated to create. I also used etherpad to help fill in any areas of my notes which i may have missed,which was very helpful. I allways find it difficult to work in groups because of communication issues. But the use of google docs and creating our own project work page, made it simple to communicate and work on our project. It was very cool, because although our group members may have been in different places we were able to chat on our page and update our project page at the same time. This made collaboration on our project very efficent and simple. By learnig how to create a google doc, work on the project blog page, and open etherpad, i was able to improve the efficiency of my learning in soc101.
2a.) All of my other classes soley use blackboard. One of my classes doesnt even use blackboard, and there is no information for that class online. Soc101 is the only class i have had which empahsizes the use of technology so strongly. This has made all the difference for me. Soc101 created an online environment through all the different technology it utilized,and this environment created a good networking base for all soc101 students to communicate and work together.
2b.) I dont have any reccomendations for improvement in soc101, but i do wish my other courses would utilize etherpad, and google docs. I feel that these methods would help students communicate and collaborate on notes, which is an important part of all classes. I frequently get emails from people asking for missed notes. If all classes used etherpad that that would eliminate the constant emails from kids who have missed notes.
3.) At my high school i was introduced to a program similar to blackboard, where i could see my grades online, as well as take online quizzes. I think it would be good for more high schools to start using programs such as the one my high school used. We are in a technological age and everyone needs to become efficent with technology if they are going to survive in the constantly demanding world. Technology needs to be introduced and taught to kids at a young age to ensure success in the future. I am not sure what i am majoring in yet, but regardless i believe that i need to jump on board with more computer programs, because regardless of my future profession i believe that technology will be an important skill and knowledge to have in all fields and areas of work.
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ReplyDeleteZachary Hahn
ReplyDelete1. Before attending this class i believe i was moderately savy when it came to technology. I know how to do the basic tasks when it comes to computers but am still not completely confident with all my abilities. I also have a facebook account and i am also active in a forum pertaining to one of my hobbies.
1a. I think i would slightly compare to a millennial student because i do use a computer frequently, i have a cell phone that i use to text people from, i do have a facebook account and technology is a big part of my life. But on the other hand i would only slightly compare myself because although i do those activities listed above, if i did not have to have a cell phone i would not have one, i only use my facebook account because of fraternity purposes, and i use my laptop for school work, forums, and to read and order stuff pertaining to my many hobbies.
1b. My abilities pertaining to technology have changed slightly during this class because i have always heard how great gamil was but never had any interest in getting an account because i like what i have already and believe in the saying "If its not broken, don't fix it." Also, i have had to take part in blogs which was a act that i did not know how to do before having to do so for this class.
1c. I do foresee long term educational impacts for myself having learned what i did while attending this class because i feel like computers and non face-to-face communication is becoming a big part of our everyday lives.
2. Two particular aspects of this course that shaped my learning was that the class was heavily focused on blogs, course content, quizzes, exams, etc. all being available online. This was the first course that i did not receive a hard copy of the syllabus in two years and have to refer to the syllabus online because it was ever changing. Also, because blogs were new to me i had to make a different email account to participate in the blogging process which i was not familiar with before.
2a. Only in one other course did i have to participate frequently in a blog. This blog was over black board and was just as easy as singing in and making a post. Also, in other classes in the past i have never had to make a movie for a project and learn about this aspect of technology that i did not use before.
2b. I think the only aspect that could be improved in this course and other courses is to abolish textbooks all together. I learn much better listing to what a professor has to say and relating it to everyday life rather than reading a lengthy textbook that i am unable to relate too.
3. I do not really care for new high tech gadgets, top of the line cell phones or computers. I use a computer to complete school work, order parts, etc. online, and take part in a forum. Although these activities are not possible because of advancements in technology they are not necessarily the 'newest' thing available now. My background has not really influenced my opinions on technology or my strive to not really care for new technology. I just believe that with all the new advancements in technology individuals are loosing track of what it is to do stuff on your own, by thinking, acting, working, and trying stuff for yourself rather than having a piece of technology tell you what is good, bad, etc.
I am going to school to become a police officer or one day possibly be in the FBI. Technology is definitely a large part of both of these jobs but these jobs still allow for human interaction. An ipod or computer is not going to tell you what to do if a certain situation comes about, human instinct will, which is why we need to slow down and realize that latest piece of technology is not going to tell us how to behave or what to engage in on a daily basis.
Robert Soles
ReplyDelete1)When I first came into soc class, I felt that i was very savy with technology and that I had an advantage over a lot of people because of it. However i was really unaware of all the different things we learned through soc 101 which I felt helped make me much more savy in the world of technology.
1a) I think that I am above the average millenial student in regard to knowing a lot about computers and various electronics. I also believe i know a lot about different ways people communicate in modern day.
1b) I believe that this class has change a lot through out the course. We have been taught how to use a lot of online resources and really interesting things through various websites and surveys. A lot of people never used the websites before and now we all know how to use them.
1c) I definitely believe this class has helped me out in terms of different interesting resources on the web. I feel it really helped me out in an educational perspective.
2) I felt that the touchgraph application was very interesting to see how many networks we all have in common and I feel that this website in general really changed my learning experience. It was amazing to see all the different ways this website was applied to our course.
2a) The use of technology in soc 101 outweighed any other classes I have taken this year by far. There were so many different ways we did assignments in the class and I really feel like I got a lot out of it. Most classes just stick to blackboard, but in soc we had blackboard, this site, gmail, etherpad. All of it was really helpful.
2b) I believe all courses in general should be like this soc course. A blog site, blackboard, and the etherpad application. It really helps students to know what is going on in class and keep on track.
3) Even in high school, I knew a lot about search engines and web applications but I feel that my knowledge has been expanded so much farther this year through technology and various other aspects. The world is being run more and more by the internet and I believe people need to all be up to date with it all. It was amazing to see all the facts presented in class to see how rapid the technology grew. I believe it should start being taught at an earlier age to see all of this amazing stuff on the internet to help people out in school or anything else.
1. Before taking this course, I wasn’t what you would call “tech savy”, however I had some experience. I use facebook, the Internet, itunes, and text messaging, but I never had a blog account, had multiple email addresses, edited wikipedia, and was able to view class notes on etherpad.
ReplyDelete1a. After taking the millennial quiz, I discovered I have a lot in common with the millennial generation; I scored a 91.
1b. Yes, I think this has changed throughout this course. We used a blog, which I have never used before. I now understand how helpful and useful a blog is, how to upload a video to youtube, how to take notes on etherpad, and to feel more up to date and connected with technology.
1c.The skills I obtained thought-out this course will help me in my future and have a long term effect on my success. I learned how to connect and communicate with people in other ways than just social networking.
2. I think using the blog in this course shaped my learning experience. I was able to review what was covered in each class session, have more clarity on an assignment, communicate with other students in my class, and to feel connected with what was going on in class and up coming assignments.
2a. Soc 101 relied much more on technology than any course I have ever taken. Other professors typically just use e-mail and Blackboard for upcoming assignments and announcements.
2b. Soc 101 was a very fun and helpful course. The instruction and material was very helpful and applicable. I think all professors should be familiar with blogs and an etherpad. It would make learning easier for everyone and make things feel more organized.
3. In conclusion, Soc 101 was a very helpful course for me. I have learned many different technical things that will help me in the future with other classes, and maybe in my future career.
Adam Cyca
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class I would say I was average with electronics. I pretty much know the basics of electronics, but after that, I do not know much.
1a. I would say as far as the millenial students I am pretty much the same.
1b. Yes, I think throughout this course I have used technology not just as a way of communications, but also as a way of learning. This course has helped me using technology in my everyday life.
1c. The skills I have learned throughout this course will help me in the future because I have learned to use internet resources and a lot about blogs.
2. The blog in this course helped me as a way to review things that I missed in class, and also to reflect my ideas with other students ideas.
2a. Soc 101 used more technology in and out of class more than any course I have taken while enrolled at Ohio University. Most teachers do not use much internet as a learning strategy, but Soc 101 relies specifically on technology.
2b. Soc 101 helped me a lot. It helped me realize what I wanted to do as a career. I would like if my other professors would use blogs, and were more interactive through the internet.
3. Soc 101 was one of my favorite classes I have been enrolled in. It will help me in my future because it has made me realize what I would like to do as a career.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteComing into this class I wasn't very technically advanced. I never took a computer class in my previous classes and years. I used the most popular internet activities such as; facebook, myspace, and AOL. I never had a g-mail account, blogged, or was on Wikipedia as much in my life before Soc 101.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
Comparing to the typical millennial students I would say I am about average. I can to the average technical activities. I am able to 'hold my own' nothing above average.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I feel that I have grown more strengths, I am able to do more instead of asking people for questions every second about the computer. I feel that I have grown in the abilities with gmail and wiki. Doing more things involving technical things shows a true meaning of practice makes perfect.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
Yes, with the skills I have learned and the ways to go about things such as making videos will be very important in my long term impacts.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
Learning how to edit Wikipedia and post blogs was a huge mile stone in technology I progressed in. I enjoyed being able to have complete access to see everything that happened in the class such as the etherpad.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses.
The other classes technology were what I would call is 'simple'. Everything was the same as the other classes and what I am use to. At first I was skeptical about the way Soc did everything. Now looking back I like the way it was because I gained more knowledge in many aspects.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses.
I think the other classes should use more of the real life resources that soc used. Blackboard is too simple for college students, when we get a job out of college nothing is going to be handed to us like that.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Personally I would consider myself "old school" I believe I feel this way because I am not the best at computers. I should take more classes that are offered at OU.
Christina Neary
ReplyDeleteI wouldn’t consider myself technologically savvy, but I definitely know enough to get by. Of course I use all the typical social networking sites popular today such as facebook and sometimes myspace, but I never blog. I don’t know much about computers, other than getting online and checking my e-mail and using Microsoft word. I could use some improvement in my technological skills.
I think I’m an epitome of the typical millennial student-I text frequently, and check my facebook frequently.
It’s changed a little, because I have commented on the blog and I believe I’ve gotten more acquainted with wikipedia, and even blackboard. Sociology has incorporated a lot of technological concepts into the class, and I enjoyed that because I’ve found that in college, I have used my computer and the internet far more often that I ever have. Using technology for a class isn’t a chore or complicated because I already am on my computer most of the time.
Not anything outstanding, really, just the ability to use blogger in a more understandable way.
The numerous videos were watched were entertaining but also interesting and insightful. Even the videos that students created were very knowledgeable and interesting, I learned a lot from them and the observations recorded.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Soc 101 used much of the same technologies as most of my other courses, but I spent a considerably larger amount of time using technology for soc, such as the online quizzes and blog comments, and etherpad during lecture.
Soc contains a lot of information that I feel came on suddenly when it was time for the exam, and it was sometimes overwhelming. If the information could be learned during the earlier part of the class, it would help.
Right now, I’m an English major, but I’m unsure of where this degree would take me, and I’m not sure what I want to do with it or if I’ll even find a job. So, I’m thinking about switching to nursing in order to have a guaranteed job.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Creating a group on facebook for a class could be helpful-because facebook is used so much by college students, it would be a useful way to organize the class and keep students in touch because most everyone knows how to use facebook.
Yes, I believe I was savy with technology when I was coming into this class.
ReplyDeleteAfter taking the survey I scored a 90 percent, which means I had a lot in common with the millennia.
I don’t think that my percentage would have gone up or down from what we did in this course. I am familiar with the internet and use it everyday so besides visiting new sites and doing different things online, I don’t think my score would have changed much.
I liked doing most of the online exercised and I thought that a lot of the information we learn on those websites were very beneficial and most of the information will go with me further in my education.
The ether pad was something that was new to me and I thought it was very beneficial to the students in the class. The websites and things we did on the internet I also thought were very interesting and beneficial.
I barely every used the internet in my other classes other than getting on blackboard and looking at my grade. So, compares to Soc 101, my other classes were lacking.
Nothing really could be improved in Soc 101 but in the others internet usage could be increased.
Overall I think that that way Soc 101 was taught and the things we did in class was fun and beneficial. I liked all of the exercises we did and I thought they were good exercises to do.
1. I felt that I was average with technology before coming into this class. After taking this corse i feel that i do not use technology to the max that i could in my everyday life.
ReplyDelete1a. I feel that i am similar to other millennial students in the way that I use technology in my every day life by use of facebook, cell phone text messaging and other millennial technologies.
1b. This has changed during the course, I have more frequently been using email to communicate.
1c I do foresee long term educatioal impacts for my self, I will start to use the internet as a better source for information.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
2. The technology that shaped my learning the most was the blogs. They provided me a easy way to find information about the class and a place for questions about the course to be answered.
2a. Technology is a larger part of Soc 101 than in any other course that I have taken. Soc 101 made practical use of technology in the class and it made me more familiar with technology.
2b. I feel that Soc 101 did not need to be improved but other courses could be greatly improoved with a blog that students could contact their professors with.
3. I feel that my knowledge of technology and social networking and the possibilities of people forming groups on the internet has greatly expanded.
Megan Streng
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1.Coming into the Soc 101 class at the beginning of the quarter, I believe I was somewhat technology savy. I have a facebook and sykpe account. I knew of all the basic technology devices that a popular with this generation but did not realize how much of it there really was.
1a. I think I am average when it comes to the typical millennial students. I scored an 84 on the quiz.
1b. Yes I believe this has changed for me throughout the course of soc. I have learned a lot and think I have become more tech savy by various assignments such as simple blogging and the gapminder.
1c. Yes, I do think that this class as helped me at an educational level just through the different websites we viewed and surveys we took.
2. I think that the touch graph was very interesting on how it connected different groups and people together on facebook. It is amazing to see how everything comes together. Also blogging and wikepedia really helped to shape my learning because it allowed me access to all different kinds of information.
2a. Soc 101 does not compare to other courses when it comes to technology. In all my other classes posted notes on balckboard is as far as it has gone.
2b. The one thing that could be improved would be the blackboard quiz's that would occasionally mess up.
3. I am not the best at technology so getting a head start on it earlier in schools would be helpful. Technology will only keep getting more advanced.
1) I think I am pretty savy when it comes to technology. My parents both work with computers and love working with technology.
ReplyDelete1a) I think that I am an average millennia student. I know a decent amount about technology that is past the basic. I only like to learn new things about technology if it benefits me or something i am interested in.
1b) This course has helped my broaden my horizon as to different social networks, and uses of technology. The example that sticks out to me the most is the example from the book here comes everybody. When the lady loses her phone and through social networking she gets it back.
1c) Yes, I learned about a lot of new resources, which will benefit me in the future. Also I learned how to use sources the correct way.
2. The touch graph was very interesting to me. I learned how i connect to the people around me and i could see that it was right. I also thought that the goggle document helped me communicate with my project group.
2a. I have definitely used more technology in this course than any other course I have taken her. I learned how to actually use more resources, and I have never written on a blog before until now. Also I have never had to create Google documents until now. And from now on when I have a group projects I plan to use Google documents so my other group members can edit the project.
2b. I don’t think anything needs improvement. I do wish I would have brought my computer to class and participated in the ether pad more because there were many days left blank. My computer was just too bulky to carry around with me all day.
3. I think i am pretty good with technology, but after this course i want to use what i have learned and maybe learn more.
Stephanie Daetwyler
ReplyDelete1.Coming into the class I was somewhat savvy with technology, I knew enough about technology to use things such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint. After soc 101, I feel more technology savvy because I now and comfortable using blogs and Wikipedia.
a.I scored a 90 when I compared myself to a typical millennial student.
b.I have changed a little bit during the course, because throughout the course I learned about a lot of different things I can do with technology.
c.Yes, because now I am more comfortable with the internet and will be able to research and do required assignments on the internet.
2.Some particular aspects of technology I used in the course that helped shape my learning are the Google account and document, etherpad, touchgraph, and gap minder graphs.
a.In Soc 101 we used a lot more technology then in my other classes. In my other classes I just use blackboard.
b.In my opinion, other courses should have a blog like we used in Soc 101 because it is helpful to have a place where all the information you need to know is, and you can ask a question and get an answer right on the blog.
3.Technology is constantly changing and becoming more and more involved in every industry. I think it’s important for teachers to teach and incorporate new technology into classes in preparation for student’s careers.
Erin Varga
ReplyDelete1. I would consider myself to have been above average when it came to technology. I have always found it interesting and have challenged myself to always find out what else is out there. I also was taught through many technological resources in high school.
1a. I compare to be above average. In comparison to my peers I know more about technology than most of them do. I use the computer for more than just Facebook, which is rare for some of my peers to do.
1b. It has changed somewhat during this quarter. I am pretty savvy when it comes to technology, but I was not aware of the extent of blog usage online. We used this blog numerous times and it increased my knowledge.
1c. I do foresee impacts on my education. I believe that many teachers will begin to start incorporating more and more technology into their style of teaching, which will expand my technological knowledge even further.
2. Using this blog as opposed to just turning in thousands of sheets of papers to the professor and the TAs has made me aware of just how many blog users are out there among us.
2a. This course was the most technologically advanced that I took this quarter. In addition to actually updating blackboard, this class furthered the technology usage by putting the syllabus online, using blogs, and teaching the students how to do different things online. Many of my classes do not even update blackboard.
2b. In my other classes, they could start using the internet and more technology to teach the students. In SOC-101, although I thought the usage of technology was impressive, it was slightly confusing in the portrayal of it, which I think could be worked on.
3. I will be using computers a lot in my expected career of being a lawyer. I have learned from this course but think that other classes could pick up more technology usage to help the students further their knowledge about technology and possibly help them in their future careers.
Nick Allen
ReplyDelete1) At the beginning of this course I would have considered myself someone who uses technology because it makes things easier and can be fun. I would say that I was about as tech savvy as any millennial student would need to be, but nowhere near some of those expert, technologically savvy kids that are out there. I feel like there are plenty of people that fall in the "millennial student" category that are much better with technology than myself. However, I also feel that I am above what would be considered the average in terms of my tech savvy. My ability to navigate the technological world has exponentially increased since the beginning of this school year. There is much more use of technology in a college class room than there is in a high school class. This Sociology class has however been the reason for the majority of my growth in tech savvy this year. We have used technology and internet blogging so much that I had no choice but to learn and soak in new information. This course has certainly enabled me to use technology for more than just leisure, and I expect that I will be using my newly acquired knowledge as a high school english teacher some day.
2) I have never been a big blogger. I think that my distaste for blogging stems from my past experience of blog use, which includes nothing more than making pointless posts about a boring book I read for english class. This course opened my eyes to how handy and useful blogs can really be. I liked being able to use our class blog to ask questions and receive a response relatively quickly from a class member whom I had never even met. Amazing, really! I come away from this class with a whole new appreciation for blogs and their potential for usefulness beyond talking about a book you hated reading, just to receive credit for a class assignment. There is no doubt that Soc 101 has been the most tech oriented class i have taken her at OU. Every class requires some minimal tech savvy to an extent with the use of blackboard, but Soc 101 seemed to incorporate technology into every day of class. Etherpads at our disposal each lecture day was some uncharted water for me prior to taking this class. There is not a whole lot I would change about this class. I would have said to nix the digital portfolio assignment, but that has already happened, so I say that everything else was great!
3) With the inevitable growth of technology and the necessary reliance and use of technology in todays growing society, I think that more technology application should be implemented into the elementary and secondary education curriculum. I think that I would have been further on in my knowledge about computers and the internet if I would have been taught more about it when I was younger. I look forward to learning more and using technology more as I progress through college. I know that as technology use continues to increase there will be more demand on having background in technology use for my future career. Everyone is going to have to be more and more tech savvy as time goes on. If we don't learn now, we will surely fall by the wayside.
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ReplyDeleteCHUCK DICKENS, JR.
ReplyDeleteSOC101
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
Coming into Intro to Sociology 101 I don't want to say I was on a higher level of being savvy with technology but I believe I was savvy enough before coming into this class, to the point of knowing how to work certain technology I used on an everyday basis.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I would say I can be compared to the average, typical millennial student. Which is using the usual social internet sites, facebook, youtube and all the others. I only use a variety of sites everyday that interest me and mainly those that are popular.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I don't believe this has changed at all. My use of these main sites will remain the same most of all year. I don't find a reason to become greater than the average millennial student.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
With what I already know so far regarding the use of technology, I believe it's possible for me to gain better knowledge of this and make room for learning more. With taking this course it has impacted a lot on me and I learned specific things in technology I barely knew before taking this course.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
The different types of concepts we covered in class, mainly on social change and development in our world today involving technology. The book Shirky was one of the main topics in class that played a huge role in my success in learning more about technology in the world today and it's brief change. As mainly the use of cell phones, texting and all of these social and blog sites are things we use to communicate and how they impact the world today in making it easy to communicate with each other back in forth.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
As Sociology is the study of groups, of people and things that involve them throughout the world today, I believe this courses' whole purpose was to use different types of technology to get certain points across to us students. We used a variety of social network sites, Wikipedia, face book, youtube and others, etc. Whereas my other courses I've taken the only site used is mainly Blackboard.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
Mainly in SOC 101 I believe the things that can be improved is just the whole structure of the class. We covered so much this quarter and I believe it was thrown at us so fast and complicated to grasp all at once. Besides that everything went smoothly and I enjoyed taking this course Winter quarter, even though it has been somewhat complicated.
What general comments do you have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
--- Well after answering all of these questions I wanted to add on that before coming into this course i was more than technology savvy. I know how to use power-points and all the details that come along with making a nice, presentable power point for a class or project. I also know the ropes of editing things such as pictures, using the earliest software of Photo-shop. And there are many other uses of technology out there that I am equipped and familiar with. The technology out there today has been such a greater impact than anything else in the world today. It's become so widespread that it is taken over so much time people around the World put into using all these different types of technology.
1. I find myself to be pretty tech-savvy, as I have been the individual most approach when it comes to a technological question both here and at home. I would like to think I know more than the average computer user pertaining technological capabilities and the know how required to get there. However I don't consider myself an expert in any sense, I have much to learn before I can deem myself with that title. I do agree that I am a millennial student in the sense that I am active on social networking sites, but not as prominent on the blogging side. As I continued in the class I felt as though my sense of a "millennial" student became more imposed as I started to use social networking sites for more than just communication, but for advertising, seeking help, and exploring other uses for social networks. In a long term aspect, I feel that this class, and my knowledge of technology/society will help progress my education and become a life asset.
ReplyDelete2. The use of etherpad has really accelerated my understanding of the class and I'll continue to advertise it in future classes as a method of note taking. It was extremely interesting that anyone in the class could edit/add the notes. When I forgot a certain term or didn't remember a specific example from class, it was very convenient that the class was neatly outlined in a simple, yet effective method of remembrance. The use of blogs in class was also a positive. I had not been one to blog, but I learned how it can be an effective method of collecting/sharing information and as a way to post a need (example - blog for those who did not have a group for the project). There is not I would comment on improving as the class was well taught through various methods of presentation. I enjoyed the little clip of the day that became a staple of the class. The only quip I would have is that of the digital portfolio. This assignment was a little hard to understand what it was trying to achieve. However I am thankful for its dismissal in the end.
3. I feel that using technology to teach a class has captivated the way students learn. It uses ideas that are common among students, and integrate that into academics. Using tools such as Facebook, Blogspot, Etherpad, and others, students (I feel) are more interested in the curriculum because it is being presented through outlets students already use on a daily basis. It is a nice change of pace from the typical lecture/note-taking method that has been associated with college classes for centuries. The idea behind using technology in class is also a step in progress as today's world is being centered around these technological entities. A simple exposure to these entities has and will prepare students for the next generation of "the real world." I hope that my future classes will captivate this style of learning and utilize it to its fullest potential.
1. Coming into class this quarter, I believe I was average on my technology savy skills. When it came to working with technology, I was usually able to figure things out after a while of thinking about it. I often would have to ask others for help with certain technology related skills but for the most part, I could figure things out.
ReplyDelete1a. I compare to 69% of other millennial students
1b. Yes It has. I believe that before the class and this school year in general, I had slightly less comparison to the average millennial student.
1c. This class has impacted in a sense of learning new forms of college learning and it has taught me much more about the use of certain sites and networks for things other than personal fun.
2. Blogging is something that I have never gotten involved with or used in my life. This class focused on using blogging as a main way of communication and learning which opened up a new sense of technology for me.
2a. This sociology class used much more technology than any other class I have taken at OU so far. The quizzes, tests, information basis, and way of communication was all present through the use of technology which was a new concept for me.
2b. In this class, I liked how the quizzes were online because it made everything more convenient. The only thing that could have been changed was the inconveniences of the quiz-taking server. I believe some other classes could use the internet and technology more for means of information, testing, and turning in assignments.
3. Before college, I used technology on a daily basis to watch t.v., surf the web, and join networks. In high school, technology was only used for certain computer classes, educational movies, and online practice testing. My backround with technology was not any more than average. For the future, I am leaning towards a degree in some type of math field which leads me to believe that advanced technology will not be necessary.
1. I would say I was pretty good with technology devices coming from a family that has worked well with computers. My mom has always worked with computers through her jobs and has taught me how to work them as well. Also I had to teach my parents how to text on their own cell phones.
ReplyDelete1a. I scored a 97 on the quiz so I would have to say I compare pretty well with millennial students. I am good with technology and usually rely on technology to do my work and everyday things in general.
1b. No it has not changed during this course. I still use the same amount of technology now than I did when I started this course. This course has defiantly gave me some good information on technology though.
1c. Not really I pretty much knew a lot about the topics that we did go over but I did help In a way. I’m glad I did take the course though.
2. The google doc defiantly helped along with the blog. The blog kept me in line with what was going on in the class and kept me up to date with everything. Also the either pad helped a ton by giving me notes and explain them if I did not understand.
2a. It is defiantly different because we don’t use as nearly as much technology in other courses as in soc 101. We really just get our information off the syllabus in other courses and that is on a paper not the internet. Also this is the first class I have used a blog in so that was different to.
2b. I think other courses should have a either pad because it helps so much with notes and its coming from a student aspect not the teacher. I didn’t mind the blog I just thought it was alright.
3. I think everybody should be familiar with technology these days because I feel like that’s what the world is relying on now and days. New technology is coming out every year and soon things we couldn’t even imagine will be here. I’m glad I am familiar with technology as it can definitely help me in the future.
Allison Sayers
ReplyDeleteComing into this class I would say that I was pretty computer savvy. With taking computer classes in high school and the technology based social life I’ve had a lot of experience with Facebook, texting and Microsoft programs. I feel as if this makes me up to date with all of the millennial students. Since this class I feel like I was missing out on a lot of the things. I now know how to use YouTube, comment on blogs, and connect with others through a number of ways. As far as being a millennial student I now feel that I am way ahead of people.
Since I’m a pre dental student I think that I will carry most of the information on to me and teach others how to do some things. I wouldn’t have learned how to do these things if it wasn’t for this class.
I think the most beneficial thing that I used from the class was the blogs and the way we were encouraged to take notes. I liked to go back and look at the videos from class. A lot of the times I would use the blog to do my assignments. They were always posted and your questions could be easily answered on there.
I have never used technology in a course really other than this one. I’ve taken notes on my computer for my science classes but as far as a blog and the other things involved in soc 101 I have nothing to compare it to.
Some ways to improve it, I think that for some of the people that haven’t had much experience with blogs and loading things onto YouTube that some more time should be taken to explain and show how to do it a little more in depth.
I’m so thankful for being taught these things and being taught in soc 101 was a surprise to me. Since I’ve learned how to do these things I have caught myself looking things up when I’m curious to see the background of it all. And now when it comes to classes I will have a few different ways to reach out to my classmates.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI think that I was pretty good with technology because I have been basically growing up with it.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I think that I am right in the middle in terms of millennial students although I scored a 97 on the quiz.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I think that this has changed a little bit because I never used to use things such as Wikipedia or blogs.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
No I dont foresee any long term educational impacts for me.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
One particular aspect that shaped my learning was he gmail account. I never knew that these types of things were possible, for example group threads.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
It blows other courses out of the water, we dont do anything like this in any of my other classes that I have taken.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
For the most part I think the class is pretty good the way it is except blackboard quizzes those are just bad because the server isnt very good.
3. I think that it is good that people are starting to teach over the internet and using more internet related programs in their teaching curriculum. The internet is the here and now, it is the fastest way to get something done, and the times are changing. So i think it is a good thing to have internet assignments in the classroom.
1. I was not very savy with technology I knew pretty much just the basics of technology.
ReplyDelete1a. I compare to 55% of the millennial students
1b. Yes it has I feel like i have become more technology savy through the use of technology in this course.
1c. Yes the more I learn about technology it will help me in the long run will have an impact on my education
2. blogs were used to communicate with other students in the class, gmail account to also communicate with students and also used for assignments, and used computers to take notes instead of a normal notebook.
2a. It is different from other courses, my other classes use the basic technology from the university called blackboard, but soc 101 uses blogs, wikipedia, and gmail for the course.
2b. If people don't have the basics in technology they should be able to have help by the professor to bring them up to speed for the class.
3. I feel that it is good. Technology related teaching practices gives students a better learning style and will enhance preparation to possible careers paths, because technology is increasing in career paths.
Shane McNea
ReplyDelete1. When I read the syllabus on the first day of class, the first thing I noticed was how involved it was in technology. I was up-to-date with Facebook and MySpace throughout high school, but never before have I blogged or took school tests online.
1a. I don't compare well. I scored a 59 on the test, so i suppose I am not fully updated with technology or where I should be.
1b. I do believe this has changed during class. I learned how to connect certain aspects of learning through technology.
1c. I generally knew most of the topics we covered in class, but I learned more fully of them.
2. The first is how easy it was to get help from other classmates through networking. I could just create a post, and minutes later I would have an answer. Secondly, was the google doc. It really helped me keep in track what was going on in class.
2a. In other classes I do not use any other types of technology besides email and blackboard.
2b. I did not like how we had to spend so much money on that book and we didn't really even use it. But to improve the class, expand the topic further. I feel that everyday Facebook was brought up. But overall, I really enjoyed the class and teaching style.
3. In our society today, people do need to get taught how to work technology. But I liked being taught the old fashioned way. I believe that our generation is very lazy and everything is given to them. There is no more reading books, its reading the computer screen. And I believe that this might hurt us in the long-run.
Emma Davis-Kos
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I don't think that I was exceptionally savy with technology, although I knew the basics of most forms of technology.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I scored a 97 on the quiz, and I do rely on technology like my blackberry, as well as the internet to get work organized and done.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Not really, this was a confusing course because of all the different things used, like all the online assignments, and etherpad, and I am still not really sure about a lot of it, nor do I see myself needing to know how to use it in the near future as I have never had another class that requires that knowledge.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
This class taught me about different uses of technology and the beginnings of a change in the way classes are taught, but I have yet to hear or take another class that uses these forms of technology.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I suppose I would have to say the etherpad was the most helpful thing used. I am not a huge fan of reading things on the computer though, I prefer a hard-copy, so that made the content blog, etherpad, and wikipedia annoying for me personally.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Most courses use blackboard as a way of keeping students up to date on assignments and for quizzes etc. but Soc 101 mainly used wikipedia and blogs for that making it more confusing. I didn't think it was really necessary to use this much technology, I found it more distracting and I am not a fan of sitting on my computer all day.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I think using blackboard as the main site would be better, it's less confusing when all of the courses are on it that way we don't have to search through three different sites just to find one assignment.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
I think teaching over the internet can be good for some people, it can allow a lot of people who would not have had the chance to receive higher education to be taught at home, it is also a fast way to access information and assignments. I do not think that everything needs to be online, that can be distracting and also will make the classroom more impersonal.
Lexie Hartnett
ReplyDelete1. I would have considered myself to be "averagely savy" with technology coming into this class. I am able to figure things out on my own when it comes to my computer, cell phone, and other technological devices. However, I do occasionally I do ask others for advice and help.
1a. I scored a 96% on the Millennial Quiz, so I definitely fit right in with typical Millennial students. I don't particularly excel with new forms of technology, and I certainly won't rush out to get the "latest and greatest" of new technologically advanced items, but when enough time passes, I usually follow the rest of my generation in their choices.
1b. I feel that I have definitely increased my savviness a bit. I learned how to use a few new websites and tools online, but even more so I have begun to grasp the idea of how much technology really is changing, and how fast it's changing. Technology is a bigger deal than I realized before the start of this course.
1c. Technology will only play a bigger and bigger role in my education and life as time goes on. So yes, learning what I have in terms of technology, and new websites from this class, will make an educational impact. I will be able to use what I've learned in many other classes, and even be able to teach others how to use these tools as well.
2. In particular, I learned how to use Google docs, Etherpad, blogging (to a much greater extent than I ever knew before), edit Wikipedia pages, and the general concept of turning to the internet to connect with others educationally. I always thought of the internet for the strict purposes of doing research, and connecting socially with friends. This class opened my eyes to the fact that there are so many ways and opportunities to use such tools for group projects, collective/communal note taking, and so much more. It's way cool!
2a. Soc 101 by far uses much more technology than any of my other classes. At most in other classes I've used Blackboard, and Aplia (for econ). Sometimes the projects and internet tools we used for this class were a bit tricky, but I liked having to learn and problem solve around such technology obstacles.
2b. I honestly wouldn't change anything for this class. It's great the way it is! I would definitely make Etherpad available in other classes however. I realize it's possible if you get a group of people together, but it would be neat if it was organized by other professors for their classes.
3. Technology will only progress further as time goes on. I think it is really cool to see that classes (that aren't necessarily focused solely on technology--like a computer class--) are becoming familiar with technology. Students at the college level are well aware of technological techniques and concepts, so it makes learning more suited for our age group. I think it would be beneficial to incorporate more technology into even younger age groups (to elementary, middle, and high school). It would benefit them for years and years to come, seeing as technology is exponentially growing in popularity and use.... It's real, it's here, it's now.
Matthew Michno
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class I believe that I was fluent enough in the technology I would be seeing in college. I was introduced to computers at a young age in elementary school and had used Facebook and blog tools in high school.
1a. I scored an 86. I feel like I am up to date with most technology and that I fit in with most political ideals and trends.
1b. I do not believe that any of the answers would have been changed due to the things I have learned in this course. I believe that I am just more aware of the connections of technology and our generation.
1c. I think the only impact the class will have on me is the involvement in blogs and connection with fellow students
2. I think projects such as this one helped me learn the most. Being able to instantly see other students results and compare yourself is helpful.
2a. This class is by far the most technologically based class I have taken. Most classes only use blackboard for grades and sharing information. We have never used blogs, facebook, or youtube for projects in any other course.
2b. A way to improve this course would be simplifying the technology used by consolodating it into less tools. We used a wide variety of internet tools that were confusing after awhile.
3. I believe that as I go forward in my college career I will have to advance my use and understanding of the technology around me to continue to connect with fellow students and faculty.
Danny Murray
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I would say that i was pretty tech savy coming into this class because i went to a private high school that supplied us with laptops freshman year and they encouraged use of these laptops in class.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
When i took the quiz i for a 70 i think that is because i don't use the internet for much information and i don't watch much TV.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Personal i do not think my knowledge about technology has change i already knew how to print screen and stuff.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
No i do not see any long term educational impacts for myself.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I have never been a part of a blog. I thought it was very helpful and useful.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Compared to my other classes i have had in college this one definitely ranks up there in the use of technology department.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I liked this SOC class a lot. Not only was the material some what challenging but also the professor is a good speaker and kept my interest. I think that one thing i would change was better review sessions.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
I like the thought that we should get used to using technology because i believe it is the future and more the more you know the more helpful it can be.
Jonathan Kemo
ReplyDelete1.) Coming into this class, I would say that I was pretty technologically sound and was very capable of operating and using technology in my everyday life.
1a.) I think I am pretty level on a technological basis with other millennial students because while I don’t know the most about technology or using it, I know more than a lot of other students who may not have had the privilege of being exposed to technology at a young age.
1b.) No, I don’t think my capabilities have changed during this course because the course doesn’t apply the use of technology to succeed. I mean I already knew how to use search engines and such and I was also familiar with blog posts and Youtube clips that this course used to relay information.
1c.) As of right now, I cant see any long term educational impacts from this course technology wise, but you never know. I could one day down the road need to edit a Wikipedia page and I will be able to do so from knowledge obtained during this course.
2.) The course uses everyday items such as clips from Youtube and other items from the internet to make relations on subjects discussed in the lecture and that really makes it easy to make connections in everyday life. The Etherpad was also helpful because if you missed a day of notes or just needed to catch up, you could go to the Etherpad and review the notes from that day.
2a.) The technology used in Soc 101 is far more advanced than most of my other courses here at Ohio University. Professor Welser implemented blog posts, Clips of the Day, and the quiz every week was posted online instead of on paper. The project assigned in the class also allowed for students to expand their technological knowledge by using different forms of technology to complete the assignment. Most classes at this university just put notes up on the projector and students learn from discussion. Soc 101, however, uses technology on a first hand basis to submerge the students into the social science.
2b.) Other courses could be improved by implementing more technology such as online tests and quizzes, blog posts to keep students updated on the courses, and other technologically based tools that help the students learn with a hands-on approach.
3.) I think that all schools and universities need to start adapting to the era of new technology. Globalization and modernization are two ideas that we talked about in this course that really show how people can use technology to accomplish great things. Being more adept in the field of technological use is a key component of a successful scholar in today’s world and will continue to be that way for millenniums to come. Technology has helped me in so many aspects of my life and it is also helping propel me to my dreams and aspirations that I have for myself in the future.
1. I was not very savy with technology at all before being enrolled in Soc 101.
ReplyDelete1a. I compare to 93% of the millennial students
1b. Yes, I feel as if I have gained a lot more knowledge on technology which will help later in life.
1c. Yes, by taking this course I have learned a lot about what the internet has to offer and what is possible to accomplish with the tools it provides.
2. Gmail accounts, blogs, and etherpad were used to communicate with other students and to help others with notes, questions, and class assignments.
2a. It differs in technology because in all my other classes we use the normal blackboard and the university webmail to communicate with one another.
2b. If people are unaware of the new technologies being used there should be some type of help for them to get caught up. Also, a good description of assignments and when they are due could greatly be improved.
3. So far technology has enhanced greatly. I feel as if it helps students out a lot with different resources to use and also makes things a bit easier. Also, it makes communicating easier which will help with starting a career and communicating amongst coworkers and employees.
Mackenzie Bowman
ReplyDelete1.I think I was an average college student level savy. I have a Facebook that I'm probably addicted to, I can manage documents and normal programs and where the are within my hard drive of my computer. I know how to search for things online, and find credible information- the normal stuff, the basics.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I scored a 98 on the survey! Meaning I'm very millennial (if that's a word). i was surprised to see this though, because I do not consider myself very active in the government and I don't do much on the computer except facebook and schoolwork, also I don't watch much TV or play videogames, which i expected my generation to do. But after I read the overview and study results the millennial they described did seem to fit me. It's exciting to score high, but does this make me average? lol
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
During the course i was forced to use and learn how to use so many different types of technology, most of which I had never heard of. examples include etherpad and googledoc. I also was exposed to more blogging that I had never really used,especially not for a class. Also, after reading Shirky and hearing about twitter in class and in the media so much, i decided to create one!
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
I liked that this class was about current ideas and current technologies. I think that knowing how to use things like googledoc will definitely help me in class in the future, and maybe even in my career, and I think a lot of the theories we learned and applied to everyday life, will help me become more aware of things and help me that way.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
The etherpad was a big thing i liked that shaped how the class was different from others. Most teachers would never use this, but why not!? It makes sense to collaborate and help each other out. A lot more learning happens this way, and different types of learning.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
It doesn't. Other courses don't do much past blackboard. None of my classes encourage collaboration. Some technology as in online quizes or online study programs are used, but the collaboration and sharing of ideas is not present as it is in Soc 101.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
In other courses I would love to see collaboration and openness of notes and learning. As for soc101, I have not been in a class with this much collaboration, so I cannot think to add anything, I loved the openness of ideas!
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
I think my background has taught me to value my education and to be expected to succeed and get the highest level of education that I can achieve. My upraising has created a self that is expected, encourage, and supported to always do my best.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
I think that being educated has more to do with knowing facts. With the ever developing world into being so technologically based, knowing facts means nothing if you cannot communicate those ideas with other people and do that through technology. Learning how to use things like ehterpad and googledoc don't flee from the mind easily, while facts about information might.
Nicole Jones
ReplyDelete1.
Coming into this class I was somewhat savvy with technology. Growing up in this generation, technology has been a huge part of my life through home and school. Nearly everyone I know has a cell phone, lap top, television and other basic necessities for our lives today. Another popular aspect of technology that my peers and I use are social networking sites such as facebook, myspace, and blogging sites.
1a.
I am very much like the typical millennial student. I live in a society that embraces the things that I enjoy. I scored a 96% on the quiz so I am above average on the scale.
1b.
Sociology 101 was a very interesting class, however, it didn’t change how I live my life and view society. I have always been much like the millennial generation just from growing up in today’s world.
1c.
This class impacted me educationally because it taught me to technologically savvy with classes. I think it will benefit me because I didn’t know much about online assignments and blogging. Since technology is forever advancing, that aspect of the course will impact me the most.
1. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
In Soc 101, we were able to experience blogging and sharing assignments through the internet. This shaped my learning the most because being in college, I use technology everyday which will benefit my future.
2a.
So far sociology 101 has integrated technology the most out of all of my courses. The use of blogging, facebook, surveys, and online assignments has been really beneficial to my learning.
2b.
Sociology 101 was a great course, I enjoyed the topics we covered and the enthusiasm of our professor. I really enjoyed the integration of the internet in our class however, some of the assignments were confusing and weren’t explained in class as much as they should be. Because mainly, the whole course was on the internet.
2.
Technology is a huge part of our society today and it is continuing to grow. This is a part of my identity because I grew up around it and being in college, I am going to experience the advances.
Erik Britz
ReplyDelete1.Before coming into sociology 101 I really did not consider myself a tech savvy type of person. Clearly being able to use simple applications on the computer I never really forced my self to grow all that much with technology. But taking sociology 101 has definitely forced me to use some programs that I was not accustom to.
1a. Looking at the definition of a millennial I would define myself as an average millennial. But after taking the quiz i scored a 94 which is above average for our generation. Taking this test really made me realize how much I use technology.
1b. I would have to say that through taking this course I have become more familiar with different programs which has made me more technological advanced. Posting blogs and especially working on our group project has helped me come more familiar with other programs
1c. As I said before this course has definitely helped me become more technologically savvy. I feel that this will help me with my future knowing that the internet is still a growing process.
2.During this course blogs spots, the group project assignments such as the touchgraph have made me more advanced with technology. Using tools such as the touchgraph really brings technology to light.
2a. Compared to my other classes soc 101 has incorporated a lot more technology as my other classes. Although other courses force you to use technology, soc 101 was different because it forced you to learn and use more programs
2b. Coming into the class and now finishing up with the course I feel that I learned a lot more with technology. Although some assignments I found confusing it made forced me to learn it myself.
3. At such a young age being thrown into the world of technology we have grown into this era where everything is revolved around the internet. I think it is very important for young students to learn to become more familiar with different types of internet programs.
Kara Reisch
ReplyDelete1. I would say I was pretty "savy" with technology coming into class. I'm familiar with computers and know how to use the basic programs. I use word, Facebook, e-mail on an everyday basis.
1a. I don't see myself as more advanced than other students. I feel like I have had more time to practice with computers, due to the classes I've taken. In high school, I took a Media Arts class and fall quarter I was in MIS, which helped a lot with my technological skills.
1b. I definitely think my ability to work with technology has changed during the course. I have learned new things about IMovie. Also, I learned other ways I can work with people through the Internet. Such as, the Google Documents we had to create.
1c. Yes, I for-see long-term impacts for myself. Now that I have had more practice with IMovie, I know I could easily create another one for a project. Also, the Google Document will help with working in groups.
2. There were many different aspects of technology used in the course that helped shape my learning. Such as, the “clip of the day” shown through YouTube, Etherpad, Google documents, and blogging.
2a. Compared to the other courses I have taken, this course used technology in many different ways. It even went all the way to the syllabus. Most classes pass out a printed syllabus, but in Soc 101, the syllabus and assignments were always online.
2b. I don’t think much need’s to be improved for Soc 101. We had a great variety of topics and use of technology. However, I do think that using BlackBoard for the main site would make it easier, so all of my classes would be in the same area.
3. I liked that this class was technologically based. Knowing how to use a computer is a needed skill to get a job. Most jobs will require their employees to know how to create reports or projects. This class will help people in the future with their technological skills.
Brittany Phillips
ReplyDeleteSociology 101
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
I think that coming into the class, I was very familiar with technology. I understand technology such as computers, cell phones, TV, video games, social networking, etc. But, one thing that I just don’t understand is blogging. I do feel that there is plenty more for me to know about computers.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
When taking the test/survey I scored a 95% on it putting me high up there with the other typical millennial students. Many students (if not all) have a social networking sight such as facebook.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I feel that I have come one step closer to blogging. So yes, I feel that this has changed during the course. I’ve learned to blog, upload vids, and I finally learned how to edit wiki.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
Yes, I feel that Sociology 101 has already helped me have an impact on the way I foresee technology. I feel that the world of social technology and social engines get more and more complicated, and Sociology 101 helps individuals comprehend.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
-Wiki; thought me that it’s not always useful if anybody can edit the page
-Gap minder& Touch graph; showed me the technology I never thought was available
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Sociology compares to my other courses when it comes to surveying, but I’ve never been involved in any class that uses so much technology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I feel that definitely blackboard could be improved for all courses.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I do use technology on a daily basis, but where I’m from and the activities I enjoy, it’d be very easy to entertain myself without technology.
Brian Taylor
ReplyDelete1. Coming into the class I saw the Internet as a simple tool. I knew of the many different aspects that technology brings, but not to this extent such as blogging, and having Google docs. Before the class I think that I relied on the Internet to simply play my music, and search for things I'm only interested in. But now I see what different things we can do as a larger community.
1a. Comparing myself to the typical millennial student I see myself towards the lower end. I know computers pretty well, but not as much as others do. I only use Internet for basic needs and don't use it to my advantage. Most students know how to program files, and access information easily. I never really took the time to realize how easy it can be to do so.
1b. This course has definitely changed my perspective on how I view myself in comparison to the typical millennial student. By blogging with the class it has showed me that I can look for help easily. Even using Wikipedia has shown me that accessing information is easier. Some of the assignments that were assigned to us showed me that there are many different tools that show how society communicates.
1c. I believe that this will have a decent impact on my education. Mainly because I will use the Internet to my advantage and use different tools to help me understand whats going on.
2. Some of the assignments that were assigned to us showed me that there are many different tools that show how society communicates. The biggest aspect was using the blogs. The blogs showed me that I can receive help from my peers who have the same questions I might have. Also, the TA's and you (Mr. Wesler) comment on these blogs which answers our questions or even give insight on different ideas.
2a. The use of technology in Soc 101 varies differently to my other courses by a mile. My other courses only use technology like Blackboard to show our grades or show notes from class. But my Econ class has a website called Aplia, that we do our homework on, which helps because it's very organized by doing it online. I see that you can learn more by doing things outside of the classroom just like how our Soc 101 class is ran.
2b. Improving aspects of other courses can happen by doing as I said in previous question. I think that by attending a lecture in class it helps because you hear info. and can take notes, but thats it. Doing different things outside of the classroom helps you learn the material more and get a better idea of what the professor is trying to point out from the course.
3. Technology has really taken a start since I was born. I am part of the generation that has it very easy. We have laptops, smart-phones, wireless internet, etc. Our generation uses technology as our main priority. As I go forth with my education I think I will aspire a greater need to be on top with technology and ALL of its great purposes. I believe that becoming well educated now means that your able to do well in the classrooms, but rather in society as well. Globalization is one key aspect that shows me how important it will be to be connected with others.
Before coming into this class I wouldn't have considered myself tech savy. I knew about the blogs and such, but I never took a part in them. I didn't think it was necessary to share my opinion to everyone, I guess you could say I didn't care too much. I do have a facebook account, but I don't update it like it's my job. I get on to check up with my friends and that's about it.
ReplyDelete1a. My other friends and colleagues LOVE the facebook and twitter things. We all text of course, but I don't use the internet for many social needs just to do my school work basically.
1b. To be perfectly honest I don't think my technology using has changed over this course because the only time I ever used the blog or other things is when I needed to do it for assignments.
1c. I don't foresee any long term educational impacts on myself because I still don't see a point in it. Yes, I learned about a lot of different social networking, but I don't have the time for it.
2. The one thing I did participate in is the changing of wikipedia. I have never done that before and I thought it was kind of interesting how I could change something so easily.
2a. In our other courses such as English, we were told never to use Wikipedia because their is a chance information would be wrong.
2b. Personally I thought it was harder to have a lot of the class online, but I guess I'm kind of old fashioned like that.
3. In the future I don't think i will need to use social networking if I want to stay in contact with all of my friends. Considering I am going to be a Physical Therapist, I don't think I will use it in my career as much unless I want to be pretty close with my patients although that would be strange to me.
1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ReplyDeleteI feel as though I had a pretty good handle on technology. However, i had never blogged before.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I think i am more knowledgeable than the average millennial student, but only just.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
Not particularly, i just learned how to sign up on a blogging site, that is it, the internet is so user friendly at this point that it is not hard to figure anything out.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
Probably not, as i have no intention to blog in any other class because i hate blogging and the concept of blogging.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
well we used the etherpad, which i really liked using because it was a nice way to compile notes.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
none of my other courses thus far require me to use any type of technology.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I am not a fan of the blogging aspect.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I do not have any intention of using a blogging site again. I think blogging is more impersonal, and far less professional than traditional news media. Furthermore, i have no interest in reading the droning mind vomit of the general public.
1. I was already very savvy with technology before this class. I knew how to find and fix various computer problems, I was familiar with some more advanced programs, and I had started a music blog at one time though eventually gave up.
ReplyDelete1a. I scored an 88 on the Millennial quiz. While I'm very into technology, I don't have a texting plan which I think lowered my score.
1b. Probably not very much, my technology use hasn't changed much during the course.
1c. A few, mostly in collaborating with other students in a class through things like Etherpad and Google Docs. In the past I never really interacted with other students the way I have in this class.
2. The use of the blogs and Etherpad have both greatly shaped my learning experience in this class, along with things I had done previously, such as knowing how to properly search and find information on the internet for research.
2a. The most I've used technology in any other class is taking notes on my laptop and occasionally getting things on blackboard. This class utilizes technology much more than any other class, which greatly helped my experience.
2b. I would like other classes to utilize technology and the internet in a similar way.
3. My family has had a computer since I was 8, so I grew up learning how to use computers and how they worked. This has helped shape who I am, and almost made me choose a computer related major. Instead I chose Photojournalism, which also utilizes technology now that it has switched mostly to digital formats.
Jovanna Peterson
ReplyDeleteI would honestly have to say I was pretty savvy, but there were things I had no clue of. For example I knew about technology for the simple fact I have an email and I have online chat networks. I just never had any idea of how popular blogging was.
I would have to say I am just like a typical millennial student. I use technology everyday and majority of the day as well. I my computer for everything classwork, chatting, entertainment, and my own pleasure. Without the internet things would not be as easy for me.
During the course nothing has changed because the course only informed me more about technology, which only made me want to use it more. In this course I learned how to do numerous amount of things. I learned how to put together a project including audio, how to look up more information based on different topic's, and plenty of more. I also learned that if society had no technology........ well put it like this things would be crazy and out of control.
I would have to say that the impact is very little because I already knew about technology and the impact it has on society. The only thing I was educated on was how to create project's with audio besides that I already knew everything else.
The last project for SOS 101 where we had to do a group project of a slide show or video. I learned how to match up audio with picture slides and how to create the motion that the characters in the photo are communicating. Another thing I learned was how to participate in a group and actually have fun, although we had our problems we made sure we solved them as a group.
Technology compares to other courses because without computers and the internet students or teachers would have no outside class communicate. Communication outside of class is very important for the fact students may have question about an assignment and are not able to talk after class due to their next class. I know teacher's have office hours, but sometimes their office hours are not fit for our schedules. So with email students have the chance to schedule with a teacher at a better time that works with their free time. The answer to this question is technology compares in all courses because thats the way we do assignments and communication.
Some aspects that can be improved in SOS 101 are more demonstrations of the topic's in the class. What I am saying is that during the class you did give examples and video, but somehow I feel the class can be more interesting.I enjoyed the course and the things I learned in it, I am just suggesting that more fun projects be added to the course. I really feel that the project was fun although it was hard work it was also enjoyable in the mix.
With the career background I have decided to follow, I will need technology no matter what. Technology will go on for the rest of our lives thats why we need to know as much knowledge on Technology as possible. Technology is the way to communicate throughout our days in college and our career's to come.
Alex Kief
ReplyDelete1.Before coming into soc 101 I really did not consider myself a tech savvy type of person. Clearly being able to use simple applications on the computer I never really forced my self to grow all that much with technology. My only use for the computer was facebook. But taking sociology 101 has definitely forced me to use some programs that I was not accustom to.
1a. Looking at the definition of a millennial I would define myself as an average millennial. But after taking the quiz i scored a 90 which is above average for our generation. Taking this test really made me realize how much I use technology.
1b. I would have to say that through taking this course I have become more familiar with different programs which has made me more technological advanced. Posting blogs and especially working on our group project has helped me come more familiar with other programs
1c. As I said before this course has definitely helped me become more technologically savvy. I feel that this will help me with my future knowing that the internet is still a growing process.
2.During this course blogs spots, the group project assignments such as the touchgraph have made me more advanced with technology. Using tools such as the touchgraph really brings technology to light.
2a. Compared to my other classes soc 101 has incorporated a lot more technology as my other classes. Although other courses force you to use technology, soc 101 was different because it forced you to learn and use more programs
2b. Coming into the class and now finishing up with the course I feel that I learned a lot more with technology. Although some assignments I found confusing it made forced me to learn it myself.
3. At such a young age being thrown into the world of technology we have grown into this era where everything is revolved around the internet. I think it is very important for young students to learn to become more familiar with different types of internet programs. It is vital considering the technology we will have
Jordan Dillon
ReplyDelete1) Coming into the class i would not consider myself a very tech savvy person. I know my way around a computer decently and can do basic stuff, but its not something i have a huge interest in. I would say i am average maybe a step below.a) In the survey i scored an 83, so it turns out a have a pretty decent amount in common with other millennials. I am by know means way above my peers in technology, but it seems as though I'm about in the middle of the pack.b) I don't think it has changed during the course. I haven't really picked up any major skills that have helped me with technology, but it definitely hasn't hurt me. C) The only long term impact that i have gained, is that in a future class i may use Google docs as a way of communicating or collaborating with classmates if i have a project.
2) Technology that i used during the course to help me learn in the class was the blog. I didn't really comment on it or add anything to it, but i would get on and check it. The main reason i would check it would be if i didn't understand a concept we went over in class, i could get on there and see what the TA's would put on there to help me get it, or just add it to my notes.
A) The use of technology in this class compared to other classes, is none. There is no comparison because this class uses much much more technology than other classes.
A) An aspect that i think could be improved in this class, as well as others is black board. It has caused me way more head-aches than it has help. It is nice to be able to get on and check grades, but the system barely works so its hard to check them. Also i don't like taking quizzes or turning things in over it because one thing goes wrong and your screwed.
3) For me, as far as far as technology and learning goes, I'm not a big fan of it. i think it makes things much more difficult than it needs to be. It is helpful in a few ways but when you weigh the good against the bad, i don't think its worth it. I'm not someone who is big into technology, so maybe that is skewing my opinion. Its not unbearable though, just an inconvenience that can be dealt with.
Alec Holloway
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class I felt that i was average or a little bit behind with my technological abilities. Of course I use Facebook and text and use email often but I don't blog or use twitter.
1a. I scored a 90 on the Millennial survey which would indicate that I fit pretty well with the rest of my generation. However, from talking to friends and working with my partners our project this quarter, i definitely don't feel as up-to-date with current technology.
1b. This course has helped me become more familiar with some online tools such as the blog but for the most part I still feel that my skills are about the same.
1c. The most lasting impact this course has had on me is that it forced me to realize how fast the digital world is growing around me and that I need to keep up in order to stay competitive in our ever-growing world.
2.The major technological aspects that helped me through this course included the blog, the use of google docs and email, and the different online tools we used for assignments such as the Touchgraph and Gapminder.
2a. I've noticed that technology is used significantly in most of my classes but its importance wasn't stressed to the extent that it was in Soc 101. For example, my Child Development class has a Facebook and Twitter but they are both there for those who are interested whereas utilizing the blog and google in this class were necessary.
2b. I agree with the utilization of technology in class and i believe it is extremely valuable as a teaching tool. I think that it is especially important for classes as large as ours where it's very difficult to coordinate to all the students.
3. In our proliferating digital world I think educators have an obligation to utilize technologically current practice for teaching because they are not only good for transcending the information of the course, but at the same time they teach those technologies to the students thus preparing them in multiple areas
Ciara Shutts
ReplyDelete1. Coming into class I felt that I was average tech savy. Technology is not one of my main interests. I just know how to use the basics on a computer, but being in this soc 101 class I have been introduced to new things on a computer that I probably wouldn't have found or used before being in this soc class. I know throughout schooling and my career, I will constantly be using technology. Especially for nursing, there is new technology being invented everyday for the medical field.
2. During class I was forced to use this blog, and I have never used a blog in my life. I liked the blog because everyone could come together and share ideas and collaberate together. Touchgraph was a nice application to be introduced because I can compare many different things with other states or countries. This could be helpful for a class in the future. None of my other courses have ever used as much technology in their class. Actually most of my classes this quarter didn't even want computers to be in their class. I think that these classes should start letting students have their computers because so students can learn better if they type their notes instead of writing them by hand. I feel that some professors should modernized their classes a little bit, some of them are as traditional as you can get.
3. In my high school, it was mandatory to take a technology class to graduate and I think that all schools should have a class similar to that one. That class laid out the foundation for my technological skills and has helped me a lot throughout school and will allow me to build upon the strong foundation I have with a computer.
HANNAH MORGAN
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
-I believe I have always been pretty savy with technology. I have always had email and facebook accounts and access them on a daily basis. In my highschool I used the internet a lot for assignments and papers. I had a xanga for a while which I guess is sort of like a blog but I would not consider myself a blogger. My generation is constantly on the internet. You can even access it from your cell and iphones anytime you want.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
- I think that I am up to par with many of the millennial students. I use the internet to my advantage as often as possible, it is so much more helpfull and easier to access than other forms of sources. I feel like you can use the internet almost anywhere now with everyone offering wifi so there is no excuse for not using the internet to your advantage!
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
- I did not utilize the internet as much as I should have for this course. Honestly I wish I would have spent more time commenting on the blogs and posting my opinions. If I could go back and do it again that would be a major priority for me for this course.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself? I think that the blog posts and notes online were really helpfull for a lot of people in this course. I did not untilize this technology very much in this course and really wish I would have. In the future if I take another course that uses similar methods that we used in this class I will be able to realize how helpfull it really was and access the sites and blogs a lot more frequently.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
-The use of the blackboard quizes was awesome to me. I think a lot of students would agree that having quizzes online is a lot nicer than doing them in class!
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses?
-All of the other courses I have taken so far have not utilized the internet nearly as much as we did in this sociology course. Most teachers only use blackboard if that in their courses. The internet played a large part in this class which I am sure helped out a lot of people, especially since this generation is so internet savy!
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses?
-I actually liked a lot about this course. It was really interactive, which a lot of courses are not able to achieve. This was a huge advantage to this course over a lot of other courses!
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?
Our generation needs to be able to understand that we live in a very technical age and we need to be able to utilize these sources to our advantage. So many future careers I may enter would be benefited if I used the internet to enhance my performance!
Josh Brooks
ReplyDelete1. I was alright with technology. I used Facebook everyday, surfed the web and knew how to use programs such as Word,PowerPoint and Excell. Before taking this class I wasn't used to using the etherpad and doing things on the content blog.
1a. After discovering the definition of a millennial I would say that I'm pretty average millennial. I took the quiz though and got a 90. This is considered above average. This made me understand how much I use technology and how much i rely on it everyday.
1b. I would say that it has changed because I became aware of blogs and the etherpad. I would sign in everyday that I attended class on the etherpad and this was very useful to review for the class.
1c. Yes this will educationally impact myself because if any other class uses this type of technology, I will be able to be more successful in that class. Also, it will help me with the internet because the internet will just exponentially grow over time.
2. I used the etherpad, blog posts, wiki, touchgraph and we also made a Facebook group for our project so we could share our ideas through that. The touchgraph assignment was the best because it made me realize how I'm connected with so many people and how other people are connected with me.
2a. None of my other courses are this technological. Most of them are just lectures and PowerPoints which are boring. I really liked how this class made you use other sources of technology.
2b. The class used a lot of technology in it and I would suggest that other classes hop on too because I'm sick of lectures and assignments out the book.
3. Today's society is all about who has the best technology and if you don't learn how to stay up to date with all these new technologies, you're going to be lost. The best way that people can keep up to date with technology is to learn it early. I'm sure in the near future, they are going to create a class for elementary kids to learn how to use the internet proficiently.
Cassandra Sharpe
ReplyDelete1. I believe I was pretty technology savy when I came into Sociology 101.
1a. I think I am more technology savy than most millenial students. I am very well versed with many computer programs. I am a visual communication major, therefore I need to be able to work with computer programs.
1b. I have become slightly more technological advanced from this course because of a few assignments we have completed, but very slightly because the computer basically just told me what to do-- I didn't have to work very hard to figure it out.
1c. Yes I learned that blogging is very important, as well as forming network connections.
2. Aspects from this course have been using the computer and internet for the syllabus and for homework assignments. Also, my project group used Flickr, which I had never used before. Now I know how to use it and may use it in the future.
2a. This course used technology more than any of my other courses this year combined. I like the fact that we use technological resources because it is different and helps learn new things.
2b. An aspect that could be improved is maybe using a different site than Blackboard because it seems to give a lot of people problems.
3. I feel that with the advancements in technology in the past few years, technology should be introduced in education at a very early age. To enhance my learning, I believe sociology 101 did a great job of that by incorporating technology into the course work. More classes should do this to help the students become technological savy for jobs in the future.
Rachel Mende
ReplyDelete1.Coming into this class, I considered myself to be somewhat tech savvy. I use technology every day so I obviously had to have some knowledge of it. I was familiar with basic programs such as Facebook, twitter, Word, PowerPoint, and email. I also use my cell every day for texting and making phone calls. However, this was the extent of my knowledge.
1a. I consider myself to be an average millennial student. Technology is apart of my everyday life and my personal views on politics and religion are very similar to those of a typical millennial student.
1b. This has definitely changed for me during this course. It introduced me to the etherpad and how to edit Wikipedia. Because of this class I also created a Google account and commented on my first blog.
1c. I definitely think I will be impacted by what I’ve learned in this class. For example, it introduced me to programs such as Gapminder and Touchgraph that I found very useful. I can see myself using these programs in the future.
2. I think the Etherpad had the biggest impact on shaping my learning. It was the first time I had ever used it in a class and found it very helpful in this class. If I missed a class or was unclear about my notes, I could use Etherpad to reread the notes from that particular day.
2a. This class used technology more than any other course I have ever been in. Most classes expected me to use technology for simply checking assignments and grades. I definitely bennefitted from the amount of technology I was exposed to in this class, because I can use it in the future.
2b.I didn’t really encounter anything that I had a problem with in Soc 101 other than the fact that certain internet browsers would not work for blackboard tests.
3. I think technology related teaching is essential in learning. Technology is only going to continue to change and expand. It’s important to know as much as you can about technology because it will most likely be incorporated to any job you have.
1) No, ill be honest, facebook and simple emailing is all I really do on computers, and other than that, not very savy with technology.
ReplyDelete1a) I think I am below average with technology compared to most millenial students, I find myself having a hard time with anything related to excel, and even gmail which I was introduced to in this class.
1b) My technological abilities have increased a little bit. Using one true media for our project resulted in me playing around a lot with youtube, paint, and using different resources other than wikipedia and google
1c) I do see this as being an impact on my education. It has brought me to realize all the different networking programs we have today, I had never even heard of some that were taught in class. These will help me to broaden my horizon with social networking and keeping me up to date on large impacts on our world, that as not as easily taught or spread with out these networks.
2) Although there were many programs required of use in this course, the one which most greatly impacted my learning was the gapminder graph. It allowed me to compare so many different subjects within so many different countries. I thought it was very very cool, I found myself playing with it, experimenting with different "y-axis" vs "x-axis" with the united states, out of curiosity. This graph really brought out my sociological imagination.
2a) None of my other courses required the use of any technology other than blackboard. Soc 101 was the only course I have that really opened my mind to realization of other networks besides facebook and myspace.
2b) I think technology in my other classes really need to be stepped up. I had no idea of any of these resources until soc 101. We really should keep up to date on the technology available to us. It only benefits our education and opportunities.
2c) My major is exercise physiology. Any profession I pursue in my future will greatly depend on technology. The study of medicine and using graphs and other resources, for instance, to measure blood glucose levels in an individual will be very important. I believe my background has really been an impact on how unexperienced i am with technology. I was never really a computer person in high school, i was too involved in sports activities. I believe all jobs are extremely dependent on some sort of technolgy, especially with how fast we are growing globally (globalization).
Meridith Peterson
ReplyDelete1.Coming into the class i was pretty good with computers in things like downloading music and fixing virus.I do have a facebook account so I am on my laptop a lot but I didn't really blog or strictly communicate with people through the internet.
1a. Compared to the other students I would say I little above average. I enjoy when someone asks me for computer help and I can fix the problem for them. But I am not an expert or haven't had any training so sometimes it doesn't come as easily.
1b. During this course I have become even more computer sauvey with blogging and finding ways to communicate with people indirectly.
1c. With the video project I can really see myself making another video with picture slides of my family and friends. So I think that will be a cool useful tool to know how to use later on.
2. I really liked the Etherpad and the blackboard quizzes. The Etherpad was cool because you can see all different aspects of the class that different people that were important, creating a really good set of notes to look back on. The black board quizzes were cool too because you could take them really whenever you wanted and didn't have to normal stress of a test.
2a. Defiantly in Soc 101 I use the most technology. Most of my class use regular paper and pencil to take tests and Soc 101 in the only class where I bring my laptop to type up my notes.
2b. As nice as it was having the blackboard quizzes I felt the class relied on technology too much. With technology you are right of wrong never in between so you are not free to receive partial credit for opinion. But the blogs were cool because usually if I had a question someone else would have the same question. So I would look on the blog and check out the answers other people would give and sometime it answered questions I didn't even realize I had.
3. Today technology is changing at a faster and faster rate. I think it best to be exposed to it early and to take advantage of it. With education I find myself on the computer all the time completely assignments for class all the time. Whether it is typing up an essay, blogging for soc 101 or or studying online notes for a test it important to be updated and aware of the changes in technology all around you.
Sara DuBois
ReplyDelete1. I "thought" I was savy with technology coming into Soc 101. In that I mean I knew how to do basic tasks on the internet. However i didn't expand my activity much further than the traditional internet user.
1a. I think compared to typical millennial students I am about average. When hanging out with friends we are generally all aware of the same basic concepts and things that go on with computers and technology. There is not much that I don't know compared the the general public of millennial students.
1b. I think my understanding of technology has changed. I knew about blogs and about certain internet ideas, but I never really understood of spectrum of why people use them. I always thought blogs were just posts that people used to write their feelings in and talk about things that would, to someone else seem meaningless. However it definitely changed my perception.
1c. As far as long term educational impacts on myself, I don't think I will become a computer genius, however my understanding of why people use the internet for different aspects of communications has changed. I no longer think the internet is just for social behavior, but for work, school, and company interests as well.
2. One thing that helped me through the course with technology was the fact that all of the course information was online. We had our syllabus on Wikipedia and a blog for all updated class assignments and posts of any questions that everyone was able to see.
2a. The technology is Soc101 is totally different than any class I have had before. The farthest technology required for my classes so far has been the use of black board. We were required to know about g mail, Google accounts, etherized, Wikipedia, and how blogs work in general.
2b. I do like that a lot of items are available online and as a professor it is easier to update the material as easily as possible. However it would be frustrating trying to "explore" what we were supposed to be doing. Finding things on the sites we were required to have was hard to get. There was much confusion as times. However It has helped us in general become more compatible to today's technology.
3. For me personally, I think that it is a great idea to implement technology in a wide variety of classes. Some professors are even already doing that. Grading papers online, only accepting work through blogs, etc. However I think this shouldn't go overboard. The internet isn't always a full proof system. Things can get lost or malfunction.However as far as teachers communicating throughout the week with students other than on the days of class could really affect the learning process and help greatly. However, nothing can replace the quality of learning that is actually done through one on one contact with students to teachers. It is important to keep both at a good level.
Joseph Phelps
ReplyDelete1. I would consider my self somewhat savy with technology before this course and I would be about average or a compared to other millennial students. I do not think that this course has changed it much and I do not see it having much of an impact on my future education.
2. In Soc 101 we wathced youtube videos at the beginning of class everyday and we also had assignments with websites like the Gapminder graph website. My other classes usually don't involve using these many online tools. I think that other classes may be more well organized if they had a blog where they could discuss assignments about the class.
3. I've never tried as much as others to stay up to date with technology. Even so, I still use sites like Facebook and google and use texting. I think that a lot of new technology can be helpful and we should use it to our advantage.
1) I would consider myself pretty good with technology, I could figure out how to use almost everything pretty well, but pretty much only do basic things with it.
ReplyDelete1a) I would say I am about even with the average millennial student, I can’t go above and behind with technology but, I can do basic things and learn how to use new technology fairly easy.
1b). I have certainly expanded my array of the type of programs that I can use online, such as gmail, blogspot, Wikipedia, and youtube, but they did not take me a very long time to learn them.
1c) I feel like I am caught up more with everyone else and I can use more programs now, that I couldn’t use before. So if any future classes or even jobs require me to use programs like these, I will be able to use them with ease and not fall back trying to learn.
2) The use of the etherpad and blogspot have helped answer many of my questions that I have had with particular subjects in the class or assignment questions. This has prevented me from having to e-mail one of the TA or Dr. Welser because either the question was answered in details or someone else already posted a comment with the question and it has been replied too.
2a) The use of Technology in Soc 101 is far greater than any of my other classes. My other classes only focus on blackboard and even many of those classes don’t even use blackboard fully.
2b) I believe that many aspects of my other classes in the technology department could be improved greatly. Other classes should really take advantage of this technology because as college students we are supposed to be the most tech savy and our world is constantly changing, so we should all try and keep up. While using many of the technologies online, information can be better communicated and everyone can have a better understanding of the things that are trying to be taught to us.
3. In the field that I am going into (Sports), I can easily tell that it is very dependent on modern technology and keeping track of what’s next in technology to connect with the fans and other people within the sports. So, I will probably be asked to learn quickly how to use modern forms of technology. I have to keep an open mind and pay attention to the new developments around me. School should help me prepare how use these technology programs and how to use them in the future.
Ryan Ward
ReplyDeleteBefore I had taken sociology 101 I had a good understanding of technology. Not specific things like how to video edit, but I used my computer daily and had to learn how to use certain computer packages to create projects. I generally felt comfortable using most technology and devices.
1a) Compared to the average millennial student I use things like blogs and social networking site less because I do not find them entertaining. My understanding of how to use technology is probably comparable to that of an average millennial student, but I use such technology less that the average millennial.
b) During this course I have learned some new things like how to use Flickr and Google docs. Both of these are helpful tools to create projects and allow collaboration of group members.
c) I do not see any long term impacts of the new technology I learned to use in this class. The things that I learned I will not use very often because I do not that many projects and I do not foresee myself using them for other reasons either.
2) In sociology 101 we used a lot of internet packages both for various assignments and to communication. We used black board to take quizzes, tests and do some writing assignments. We also used blogger to communicate, and Google Docs to do our group projects.
2a) Most classes use technology such as blackboard and e-mail, some other classes use more technology such as online homework or the teachers may even have their own website. In sociology 101 we used all technology that plus things like Gap Minder, Touch Graph, Blogspot and Flickr. We used far more in sociology than in any other class I have ever taken.
2b) In soc 101 I really like how the use of technology was incorporated into our class. I made it easy to find information if I missed class and allowed for me to do a lot of assignment that would normally be in class at home. The one thing that most classes do not do is keep an archive of notes and information pertaining to certain days of class and sociology did. I think that all classes should do this it would be very helpful to the students.
3) For my career path technology related teaching practices are not really necessary there are computer programs one can use to prepare but all of the things in these computer packages are also in various books. That being said I will use technology a lot on my career path. Also to get certified in my field most the test I need to pass are computer based exams.
1)I felt I was tech savy coming into Sociology 101. I have a good grasp on using all aspects of the computer. I use Facebook often to connect with friends and family.
ReplyDelete1a) Compared to other students, I feel that I am definitely above average. I am good at using many things on the computer. I am a very informed student of the millennial age.
1b) My technology sense has not changed much during this course. However I have been introduced to things such as the social network measurement that I thought were very interesting.
1c) Sociology was an interesting course. It was dry at times but that’s expected with any class. I will take away some of the theories that we learned in this course.
2) This class had many technological aspects. The first day of class, professor Welser encouraged us to bring our laptops to class which was very surprising. The blog, project blog, etherpad, and Wikipedia page were all beneficial and vital to this course.
2a) Sociology 101 was my only class that offered this much technology involved with the class. It made class and other assignments a lot more interesting.
2b) My only dislikes about the course were the difficulty of finding some assignments and Blackboard problems with I also had with other courses.
3) Technology is a very important part of society today. I feel that technology classes should be required and taught to students everywhere in preparation for careers. There is not one field of study that doesn’t at some point involve the use of the computer or other technologies.
Katie Hay
ReplyDelete1. Coming into this class, I wouldn't consider myself very technology savy because the only technology I normally use are cell phones and computers for facebook, surfing the web, and typing papers.
1a. Compared to the typical millennial student, I am probably average because most students my age use the same technologies for the same purposes.
1b. I have become more technology savy during this course because I learned to use things like gapminder, graphs, and blogs. I also learned how to edit a wikipedia page.
1c. I believe I learned long term education impacts through soiocology. It helped me understand the world around me, and why it is the way it is, as well as help sharpen my technology skills which are extrememly important now a days.
2. Particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped my learning include editing wikipedia, and learning how it works as well as how valid it is. Learning how to blog was also important, because I feel that I will need to use it again possibly in a future class or career, considering it is an easy and effective way to connect with others and share ideas.
2a. The use of technology in Soc 101 compares to others in the sense that it doesn't. My other courses rarely ask me to try and learn how to use new programs on the computer, and in the rare events that they do, they will show or teach use how, step by step, rather than letting us figure it out on our own or use other classmates to collectively share ideas with in order to figure it out, which is the best way to learn.
2b. Something that could be improved in Soc 101 would maybe be making it a little more clear as to how the blog system works, how often you are expected to blog, and how that factors into your grade. This is something I was confused about the mojority of the quarter.
3. Technology related teaching practices that can enhance my learning and preparation for my possible career paths would maybe be requiring eveyr students to take a technology course. I feel that it is important enough in society today, that almost everyone who takes it could benefit from it, not only in their career but in life.
I posted this for Brooke, who was having problems with the login:
ReplyDeleteBrooke Davidson
1. Before attending the Intro to Sociology course I considered myself average with technology because I knew how to work a computer but I couldn’t build or repair one. I know how to fix simple problems with a computer and I know how to find and use specific websites when needed. Although I am not a computer genius and probably never will be, I do consider myself very familiar with various
types of technological tools and use them daily.
1a. After taking the short survey I scored a 97 out of 100. I am not surprised with this score because it’s pretty obvious that I would be similar to most millennials because it is my generation and I share many common daily tasks as other people my age. Some of these tasks involve using the Internet almost every day, being in constant contact with people I know as well as wanting information immediately. My parents seldom use the Internet for simple questions, but I find myself continually online and using the Internet for simple things that can be done in other ways (not using technology). Also, as a millennial my cell phone is glued to my hand at all times and it is extremely annoying, but it’s still a natural thing to me. It’s funny to think how our parents use to reach each other without cell phones, but somehow they managed to survive.
1b. My “technological habits” have not changed at all during the course, except for how I approach this class. I have never had a class that has emphasized the importance of technology and the Internet as much as this one. At first it bothered me because I am so use to classes being “old-fashioned” with pencil and paper. When we were suddenly expected to have everything we needed to know via email, Wikipedia, and other online resources it bothered me because it was something I wasn’t use to. After a few weeks into the course I became more familiar with how things were going and I learned some new skills in the process.
1c. What I have learned has definitely taught me new skills and better way to approach technological tasks. In future classes I will know better websites to reference to and more ways to present information and projects.
2. I really enjoyed the visuals used in class such as the Touchgraphs and the other graphs that were shown in class. The daily YouTube videos were entertaining and most of them still managed to get the educational value across. But the most valuable technological aspect used in class was the videos that were made by all students for the final project. My group used Onetruemedia.com to create a video and we chose this route because we possessed the skills to do this easily.
2a. Sociology 101 has made technology the center of the course, unlike my other classes in the past. Everything for this class, the notes, quizzes, blogs, comments, and videos can all be found online using many different websites. Although this annoyed me at first it actually turned out to be very helpful because I knew exactly where I had to turn to find everything I needed for Sociology 101. Also, technology provides countless resources and that is why this class was so easy to comprehend; I was able to learn everything that much easier with all the different resources and blogs on the content.
2b. I think the Sociology 101 course took a while to get use to, but overall I enjoyed the new method of teaching and how the information was presented to us using different online resources.
2c. The advancement of technology has grown rapidly over the years and will only continue to grow in the future. I think that the knowledge of technology should be taught to children at a young age so they are prepared for what the future holds. I am proud that I am from Generation Y and am considered a millennial because in the future I will possess many skills that will then be a second nature.
kevin sullivan
ReplyDelete1. I consider myself to be very tech savy. I use Facebook, myspace and text friends are day long.
1a. I was pretty tech savy compared to others. I received a 90 out of a 100 on the survey which is really good.
1b.Yes this has changed throughout this course. Through this course i used gmail to blog which i have never used before. Using gmail is going to help me in the future with group projects throughout my college career.
1c. Yes this will impact my future education. It has better prepared me how to blog and good ways to research different things. This has helped me further understand the world around me and how to relate to others better.
2. Using the gmail account through this course helped shape my learning. I never used gmail to post blogs before and when my group and I were working on this project we communicated through gmail a lot to share ideas and to get our project done more efficiently.
2a. Technology in soc 101 is used way more than it is in other courses. The other courses i have taken do not incorporate technology in it to much which is a bad thing because technology is so important in the society we live in today.
2b. The other courses i have taken need to use technology more often. It is not used enough to teach. I love technology and i feel that it helps me learn. Other courses need to start using blogs because thats a great thing to use. Soc 101 used the perfect about of technology. I do not think anymore is needed.
3. In my life i did not really start using technology to its potential until recently. When i bought my own laptop i really started using the internet more and exploring what is out there. A website that i have fell in love with is youtube. Youtube has everything on it and you can always find out interesting educational facts and worldly fact too. Technology is going to help me in my future career path. I want to become an investment banker which technology is very vital. I need to check to stock market on the interest so i can advise people what they should invest in!
Laura Terlesky
ReplyDeleteComing into the class I felt like I was somewhat savvy with technology. I was your typical facebook user and my Dad is a computer guy so he has helped me be up-to-date with most of the technology. I think that I’m average compared to most people because I use facebook and other social networking websites but blogging is a new thing for me. I also have never heard of Flickr before this class. I feel that this class has made more tech savvy because we had to blog and use websites such as Wikipedia and edit it, which I have never done. I believe that this will impact my long term education especially since things like this help keep things interesting which lead to remembering for a long time.
The etherpad has definitely shaped my learning. It has helped me pick out the important things from the lecture in my notes since I always write everything. Also, the clip of the day not only snapped me out of my biology zombie mode to learn but it also pertained to the material we were learning that day so it helped me remember what we had talked about that and make a connection. The technology that was used in this class I felt was very up-to-date compared to all of the courses that I have taken here at Ohio University. In other courses they could improve by using blogs so that if someone has a question or needs help with the course then they could blog about it instead of waiting for a professor to get back to them. I feel that this will also help others connect and help one another out.
I feel that technology should taught at a young age because children are like sponges and can absorb information faster compared to a teenager or adult. The earlier the kids learn it the easier it will be for them to fix it as they get older. As a nursing major technology is going to be changing all the time whether it’s the machines that the patients are put on or the computer that the information is put into.
Neil Platt
ReplyDelete1. Coming into SOC 101 I was somewhat tech savy. I have a facebook account and a couple different emails that are used for different purposes. I had at least a basic understanding of most of the technology that is popular with my generation.
1a. I would compare very well to your typical millennial student. I scored a 96 on the “How Millennial Are You?” quiz. I have a good enough understanding of technology to be able to use facebook, text, blog, etc.
1b. Yes I feel as though my overall knowledge of technology has improved by taking SOC 101. I never really used to blog but because of etherpad and the fact that most of our assignments are posted in a blog format, I was forced to adapt and learn how to do it.
1c. I feel like I have gained a few "skills" that will be beneficial to me in the future. Learning how to use blogs and some of the other general information about technology and sociology will only help me in the future.
2. The gap minder assignment was actually pretty educational for me. I can use that for gathering information. I also feel that all of the blog work helped me as well. I had no idea how far you could take a blog. The fact that a good part of our class was run through blog posts and there weren’t many problems is pretty incredible.
2a. I’ve yet to take a class at OU that involves more aspects of technology than SOC 101. Most of my other classes really only used blackboard or email but most of what we did in class was technology oriented.
2b. I really enjoyed the fact that most of the class involved some aspect of technology. I believe it made the class more interactive and was up to date with this generation. I would like to see other classes use the etherpad. It made keeping up with the notes much easier.
3. This SOC 101 class really exceeded my expectations. I honestly thought I would walk in a class with 200+ people and we all get bored to death with lecture after lecture, but this was not the case at all. The use of technology is very important and the use of technology is only going to grow. Having at least an above average understanding of technology and how it is used is going to be critical in the very near future. There are already institutions popping up that are basically all web-based. I was really pleased that we learned the basics of several different forms of technology and I’m even more pleased that what I learned can be applied to real life situations.
Rachel Timblin
ReplyDelete1. Before taking Intro Soc. 101 i would say i was pretty average. I know how to work the typical things that come along with a computer.I am not very good with fixing big problems but i can usually handle the smaller ones. Other than that i would say i am average overall.
a. I think i am average with the typical millenial students. i can work the normal things with computers. People my age are using the similar techlogies as i am especially here at ohio university.
b. I definetly think my technolgy skills have changed during this course. Before this class i had never blogged in my life so learning about how to do that was an experience in itself. I thought it was really interesting that we were doing this in a class especially with so many people because i had never done anything like that in my other classes.
c. I think now after taking this course it has kind of pushed me to want to learn to do more with all the techology out there that we have today. It's really amazing to see and how much it as evolved with the past decades.
2. The particular aspects of technolgy that i think shaped my learning in this course was sevral things. By taking this course it made me feel more confident in a way because i wasn't really ever comfortable with all the new things technology has brought such as the blogging we did throughout the course. I think now that has improved greatly since taking this intro course. I also thought the etherpads were extremly helpful and ueful to go back too. I had ever even knew something like that existed. Overall i thought it was a great learning experience.
a. I think compared to my other courses this class has been by far the most technological. Mainly all the classes i take use the same technologies such as Blackboard and OWL for my chemistry courses.
b. I think in the beginning of the course i felt a bit overwhelmed with all the tech things we needed to do like the blogging. But i got used to it and learned a lot by it all.
3. All in all i thought the course was great and it helped me improve my technology skills even better. I think technology is something that everyone needs to become familiar with and comfortable. It is definelty an important part to our society today. I believe technology teaching stratigies are a great way to expand your knowledge especially at the rates its growing. This course is something that can carry along with you not just in your career but your social life too.
1.I wasn’t very internet savvy when I came to this class. Most of my class last quarter didn’t really do this much on the internet.
ReplyDelete1a. I think compare to the average millennia student.
1b. Yes I think so because I think I know a little more about how to use the internet in different ways then just facebook or YouTube.
1c. Yes I do, I think this will help me in future classes
2.The blog posts and Gmail account that I created.
2a. The use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other classes by that we have used more than the regular classes.
2b. I think we can base other large scale class off this soc 101 because it seemed to work efficiently.
3.I believe this class will help me in the future through helping learn more about technology.
chinedu ifedi
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
ive allways been very tech savy, even before entering the sociology class. ive had a facebook, myspace, youtube , and ebay acount since freshman year of highschhol.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
i feel i have the same internet expierences as other millennium students
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
using blogs is the only thing that has changed durring the course.ive never used blogs before till this class.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself
yes. like being able to blog and post my thought and ideas to share.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
using the g mail account has shaped my learning to another account because it has changed my ways of sharing. I used to only make youtube videos and share through email. but Gmail is alot differnt
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
It is different how you can take allot of the quizzes online and take test through blackboard.so you have more time to do your exams
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations.
I consider myself a young educated african american. since 12 ive been using ebay an online market online. Things have changed and now it is even more important then ever to be tech savy.
Megan Krueger
ReplyDelete1.Prior to taking Soc 101 I was reasonably technology savvy. I used facebook and my email daily to connect with distant friends and family. I also have a Pandora and youtube account to watch videos and play music. I use the internet a lot for my classes, it seems like at least one component of every course is online now.
1a. I scored a 94 on the millennial survey, so I guess I’m in the typical range compared to millennial students. I sometimes feel like everyone else knows more about technology than I do though. I don’t know how to skype or do anything fancy with photoshop and other digital editors, and I don’t download music unlike most of my friends.
1b. I think my technology use has increased from taking this course. I have learned a lot of useful things such as how to post blog comments and create google documents. Ted has taught us valuable technology enriching things but I also learned some things about video editing and how to post a video on youtube from a group member while making our project. I knew Soc 101 was going to teach me a lot of technology enriching things from day one when we looked at a virtual baby name graph in class. Mainly this class taught me how important technology is, from social networks to simple internet tools. Technology has a wide range of things to offer and I’m glad that I got to expand my technological horizons through this class.
1c. Yes, I think this class has impacted me for the long run because a lot of the tools we learned how to use can be helpful for other classes, projects, or even just for personal use. I could definitely use gap minder again because comparing different variables can be very useful for research papers. I also think I will use google documents again, especially for group projects because it was really convenient that everyone could add the information they looked up onto one page.
2. Technology was used every day in the course, so pretty much every aspect enhanced my learning. Etherpad was very helpful to look at if you didn’t get all of the notes down in time in class. The class Wikipedia page and blog were helpful too because they encased way more information covered in class than a blackboard page could have. It was also really cool that the students could post comments on the class blog page and interact with each other to learn from each other’s thoughts on different concepts. The technology used in the class helped bring diverse topics such as race and poverty into the class room that wouldn’t have been easy to cover in a technology lacking lecture. I think technology helped us dig deeper than what was just printed in the book, and helped us further understand the topics.
2a. The technology used in soc 101 greatly surpasses the technology used in other courses. The most technology I’ve used in other classes consists of blackboard and maybe an online website such as lon capa to do online homework and quizzes. Soc 101’s comment blog alone encased so many different links to things we did in class to further our learning on the subject matter, and no other class has provided anything close to that.
2b. I don’t think the course needs much improvement. The only problems the class seemed to have were the problems with taking blackboard quizzes.
3.I have gradually been introduced to technology my whole life. My family was always pretty much up to date when new gadgets came out. This class helped me push myself along in my technological education. As for my career path, I plan on going to grad school and getting my doctorate in Physical Therapy. Some of the programs we used could be helpful with looking up information for thesis papers (google scholar), or even implementing comment blogs for patient’s when I’m actually in the work force. There are so many technological possibilities out there, and Soc 101 has expanded my knowledge of some of them.
Skyla Boyer
ReplyDelete1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?
Coming into this class i would say that my knowledge of technology was average and not outside of the norms for a college student. I mainly stayed on social networking sites.
1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students?
I think compared to a typical millennial student I have an average if not a little below average knowledge of technology. That could be because I do not step outside what I normally do.
1b. Has this changed during the course? If so, how?
I would say that my experience of the internet has expanded since I got in this class. I have written in my first ever blog and understand what blogs are about now.
1c. Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself?
I think that writing in blogs and using them will stay with me. I never used one before this classes and now that I know about them i will probably go on one.
2. Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning?
I think that the facebook social networking connection was something that will stick with me. I didn't notice how I am really connected to other people and in what ways the connections are brought out.
2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses
Technology in this class is more advanced then in my other classes because most everything we do is online. I wish more classes were more internet based so things can be done steadily but on your hand.
2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses
I think the only thing that was a problem was the fact that blackboard kept having problems when it came to taking our quizzes.
3. Consider your own identity, background and educational aspirations.
I wish that I would of grown up in a time where technology was taught in school. My little sister is being taught about technology in elementary school and I could only wish that I would have had the same type of experience.