Aaron

Aaron:

November 06 2012 Don: Subject i am very interested in. In making web pages I'm always looking for ways to make content. Looks like alot of fun. Thanks for the I movie 11 tip.

Carol: Susi I could use tis information for my wife. She would love it if I made her Susi. With having so many choices it could take a long time to master it. Nori = seaweed Darker the nori = Better seaweed Good to know

Harry: I love geo caching! I have gone from Thompson to Vancouver. I found one in a fire place of an 200 year old Hudson Bay site on setting lake. lots of fun.

Stephen: Sewing, there was a time when men were taught how to shoot first then how to sew second. all are part of life in the new colonies.

Johanna: How to cook. some people take cooking for granted. your lasagna looked amazing.

Danya: Pay it forward, I did a project much like this one for university. After the project was done it became something I still to this day.

Kyle: I had an IPod that I did a jailbreak on. I like it because then you could use torrent to put apps for free on your IPod. I could take a lot of time when starting to play with it I would be 2 in the morning and not realize it.

Darrelle/Andy: Fiddling, It would take me way longer then five hour to learn this. Fun to watch.

Aaron: Prezi on cloning plants. []


 * October 30 2012**

Ruth: I am a visual leaner and really enjoyed the videos. I like that you used yourself in one of the videos, more brave than I am. I could understand how skipping would effect bone density, same as a tennis player and their racket hand. The shock strengthens the bone.

Derek/Scott: I never thought about awning windows like that. It is a very good point for rooms that need a window open even if it is raining out. I had windows installed and asked for the good warranty windows. when it came time for the warranty found out I was charged for the higher priced windows got the lower priced windows installed. won the court case but it took a year to get a solution.Great conclusion on learning.

Michele: I would like to try to use Aninmoto, you have inspired me to try it. I would bet the wine was a big help in this project.

Cindy: You pointed out that learning something sometimes just changes you mind from what you thought what would be easy to a different plan just to accomplish the task.

Bitia/Rob: You have taught me that it takes way more thought than I have, to do water color.

Melanie: Most people don't think of elder care until it is upon them. it's a good thing your mother in law has you to help figure it out.

Learner-centered Approaches Presentations
 * October 23 2012**

Aaron: Prezi on [|Learner-centered Approaches] Makes me want to use Blackboard collaborate
 * Assignment #8**

Cindy: That is a great way to present from Swan River. Opens my eyes to a good use of technology. Role playing is fun if I can get my students to participate. not always the most receptive to something that doesn't come across as manly, or someone gets punched.

Don: I like how the Simulations add a certain amount of safety. The comfort of the student is important, not having the boss standing over them is a way for them to learn in comfort.

Harry: I have a difficult time finding realistic scenario’s also. Lots of people have their engine light on just not when I’m teaching that part of the course. I like how it should be a practical answer. can't have a genie help solve it in the real world, why have it in the scenario.

Stephen: you made a great point of understanding the potential of working collaboratively. The students can learn from each other much more comfortably than just me standing over them.

Johanna: Making a color wheel out of clay sounds like a lot of fun. You would have to be some what artistic to be a hair stylist.

Ruth: Getting students involved by relating it to them selves. the personal time line really could have the students understand others by looking at their own lives.

Derek: being able to trouble shoot as a class is very valuable. I use circuits and have the class figure out why it doesn't work then add certain components. and the whole class gets involved and the shyness is gone.

Scott: If a student is going to make a mistake the best time is their time in school. students learn a lot from their mistakes, they shouldn't get down on making a mistake in class.

Michele: Behavioral reflection, is more than just getting a pat on the back it makes it personal to that person. thinking about something so small that can have a large outcome. I get It.

Learner-centered Approaches Presentations
 * October 16 2012**
 * The Day my Internet crashed**

Kyle: Great Idea K-W-L. Know, What to Know, Learned. Understanding is different from just knowing course content. I love the sounds of jet engines for effect

Melanie: Discovery learning - different cultural values can impact the children they are work with. demonstrate values clarification exercise and playing cards. a great way to show the differences in the class room.

Danya Barnhardt: Discovery learning is something that i implement in my class room. breaking it down into the three key ideas is a great way to organize the lesson.

Rob Engley: Clicker technology is something that they are promoting here at ACC

Bitia: Journals and blogs would be a great way for my students to reflect on the tec and blog their own understanding of the subject.

Carol: PBL is something we use often. I find it proves the outcome in there own mind and then it not about the marks it about the knowledge.

Darrell: Yes lecture's sucks, they even bore me and i am the one delivering them.

Andrew: Journal is something that is difficult with some professions. I found that just an index card and getting them to write down one thing they learned and one thing they need more knowledge on helps them develop their own learning style.


 * October 09 2012**

Popplet group work [|http://popplet.com/app/#/498113] a blog page on cloning trees
 * Assignment #9**

Web Quest [|Web Quest in drop box] A web quest on the use of the new refrigerant R1234YF Useful links
 * Assignment #10**

[|Forane Low - GWP] [|Saramax R1234YF] [|Automotive Design]

Other information that can be useful to the students

Shows how the recharge is compared to the old R134a refrigerant [|Recharge R1234yf]

Why do we need the new R1234yf [|why R1234YF]

@http://existentialismandcoffee.blogspot.ca/2012/08/cloning-ancient-trees.html A lady that wants to clone ancient trees. there are also helpful blog on growing mustard seeds in a vineyard for grapes


 * September 25 2012**

Classroom Management Group Doc
 * Assignment #6**

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Flipping the classroom
 * Assignment #4**

[] I think the idea of the flipping the class is great. Why should I tell the same story, same power point to a different class. Recorded it and let them listen and learn at their own pace. Then class time then can be used for them to prove that they learn the topic or task, or just get help with it. This could free those who get it to move on faster and those who don’t to get the help they need

Comment from Scott: I agree with you Aaron. I think this method would allow people to learn at different rates. I do think however, a mechanism should be in place to try and keep people on the same page somewhat. For instance, it might not be the best in our class if some people were on lesson 1, others were on lesson 2, a few on lesson 3, etc. I believe there are advantages in revisiting the learning objective as a group to make sure everyone got it. I wouldn't want someone to get too far ahead of themselves if they were on the wrong track. That's a great observation though, If you were taking a refresher course or something, you could be in and out a lot quicker. Scott

//Comment from Darrell:// //I enjoyed your article and do agree with your comments about how students could learn at their own pace. I would be a bit worried about the students who would not view the lectures online. How would we be able to tell that students are indeed viewing the videos? What I found interesting was Bill Gates donated money to KhanAcademy so the videos would remain free to everyone.//


 * September 18 2012**

Journal reflection
 * Assignment #2**

The statement “technology for the sake of technology is never good” is something that I struggle with. Sometimes using technology is fun. Even if it doesn’t work with the topic that I am teaching. Teaching scan tools to beginners they don’t really need to know how to use a complicated lab scope to complete the task. I was really quite proud when I learned to use one, but it took time and effort that someone in level one really can’t be expected to do that “Integrating technology takes a fair amount of upfront time in terms of getting past the learning curve and choosing the correct technology to support each learning objective” This can be a large stumbling block in integrating technology into my class room. The time it takes would be rewarded once it was set up. The students would be much more comfortable and many are already involved in technology in some way