Instructional Technology Ponderings

Here is an activity that students in one of my Education classes participated in last week and posted on their personal UMW blogs. I asked students to reflect and explore critical thinking and the use of technology in education. The overarching goal of the activity was to analyze critical thinking and apply it to the classroom using technology as a tool to promote its use.

A student’s personal reflection is provided in the following URL - http://dkuykendall.umwblogs.org/2008/02/17/critical-thinking-and-technology/

Some good insights and analysis are provided by the student on his blog, suggesting that student reflections through a Weblog are a positive way to encourage thought and deeper reflection than might otherwise be garnered in the traditional classroom setting. From this initial blog comment, other students will comment and build on the discussion, thereby promoting collaboration and dare I say, critical thinking, through this technology tool.

Feel free to comment to this student’s blog posting.