Sunday, February 28, 2010
Using a Wiki in the Classroom
I’m sitting at my computer, just adding the final touches to the wiki that I designed all by myself (and thank you Todd for the help to make this possible). This really opened my eyes as to how I could use this tool in the classroom. I have mentioned that the classes are too short teaching a yoga class. Using this wiki tool would take the class to the next level of learning, by lengthening the class and also, keeping them interested on the subject outside of the classroom. I’m really encouraging them to look deeper into the other limbs of the practice of yoga by reading and researching on the internet, so this would help them to find this information on the wiki. I have a section on philosophy and spirituality this would be a great way to have them engage with finding different translation on the yoga sutras. When I was in school for my master in yoga one of the homework projects that we had to do was to write down as many translations on the yoga sutras. By writing the many different translations down really helped me to comprehend what the meanings of each of the sutras from every master or teacher that expressed their explanations. The other section on asanas this would be helpful by the demonstrations on the poses that were challenging or to refresh their memory. Using a wiki they can look it up and research with either books or on line and share their understanding with everyone or what they would like to share if they found something of interest.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Instructional Design Models
This assignment has been very challenging this is like a foreign language to me. From what I have researched and sifted through the two models that I looked at were Dick and Carey System and Gagne System. The two are similar in that they both give stimulation on a visual and also engaging in interaction of questions that the learner has to participate in the solution. These models could be very helpful with the students who are a little slower in reading and involving themselves in the classroom with the visual approach.
As I look at the two on how they differ I feel that Dick and Carey could be a little more rigid and lengthy for me to use in the classes I teach. The Gagne System seems more interactive with the learner and more to the point.
Being in the Physical Education Department in the college students are coming to work out. I would love to create a blog to where I could post information that they don’t have the opportunity to experience in the little time we have together twice a week for 50 minutes. The blog would have subjects of the philosophy of yoga, giving visual examples for the asanas with pod cast, using jing for vocal pronunciation of the sankrit pronunciation for the asanas, breath work and for special mantras that can be put to song. Some of the student questions that come up in class “Is how can I remember all that we learn in class?” visual and vocal would be a glorious asset to take their yoga practice outside the classroom. This week just to keep them interested and informed outside the class I’m bringing in my collection of the Yoga Journal Magazine (I have a lot of them) this magazine is full of information that I feel they would truly benefit from. They can take a few home when they are done they will bring them back and share through the class. Sure would be nice to just post on a blog with the information of this magazine and the many windows filled with incredible knowledge and the philosophy of yoga that is just at our finger tips.
This assignment has been very challenging this is like a foreign language to me. From what I have researched and sifted through the two models that I looked at were Dick and Carey System and Gagne System. The two are similar in that they both give stimulation on a visual and also engaging in interaction of questions that the learner has to participate in the solution. These models could be very helpful with the students who are a little slower in reading and involving themselves in the classroom with the visual approach.
As I look at the two on how they differ I feel that Dick and Carey could be a little more rigid and lengthy for me to use in the classes I teach. The Gagne System seems more interactive with the learner and more to the point.
Being in the Physical Education Department in the college students are coming to work out. I would love to create a blog to where I could post information that they don’t have the opportunity to experience in the little time we have together twice a week for 50 minutes. The blog would have subjects of the philosophy of yoga, giving visual examples for the asanas with pod cast, using jing for vocal pronunciation of the sankrit pronunciation for the asanas, breath work and for special mantras that can be put to song. Some of the student questions that come up in class “Is how can I remember all that we learn in class?” visual and vocal would be a glorious asset to take their yoga practice outside the classroom. This week just to keep them interested and informed outside the class I’m bringing in my collection of the Yoga Journal Magazine (I have a lot of them) this magazine is full of information that I feel they would truly benefit from. They can take a few home when they are done they will bring them back and share through the class. Sure would be nice to just post on a blog with the information of this magazine and the many windows filled with incredible knowledge and the philosophy of yoga that is just at our finger tips.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
New Pedagogy
Reading through Will Richardson’s blog really made me think about where technology is taking education to the children today. He has wonderful ideas how this can be brought to all of our teacher’s and schools in this lifetime.
EduCon 2.2
His ideas on crowdsourcing to serve as a conversation starter for schools to tackle questions that arise in the planning for the change process. That would be a great asset to many of us that are not up on all of the technology that can be very overwhelming. I’m sure finding that out being in this class. I like the phrase that he said was used in this conference “Stop complaining. Be the change. Love your students and do well by them. If that includes technology so be it”. Okay I’m getting it now!
No ChoiceI agree on what he says that the teaching technology will be a huge part of children’s learning lives in the classroom and outside of the classroom. It’s true if you look around you every child has some device of technology in their hands wherever they are. The report from the Kaiser Foundation states that children from 8-18 years of age devote an average of 7 ½ hours a day to using entertainment media and in that time they are multi tasking using more than one medium at a time because of that they are actually learning while they are exploring the media content. They are immersed at least 10 hours and 45 minutes worth of media in those 7 ½ hours. That’s a great effect on the way they see the world and how they learn from the media. The ages they did the research on from 8-18 could of included even the younger ages. I gave to my 2 year old grandson a great learning tool that you connect to the T.V. and when I went to visit, he was showing me how to do it. I have to get him the next level because he’s ready. I agree to a point what Will Richardson comments about most schools are making a bad choice by not immersing their students into these on line learning environments if it is the reason of not willing to change. But, with the lack of funding for the schools that definitely has an impact on the willingness for schools to make that change
EduCon 2.2
His ideas on crowdsourcing to serve as a conversation starter for schools to tackle questions that arise in the planning for the change process. That would be a great asset to many of us that are not up on all of the technology that can be very overwhelming. I’m sure finding that out being in this class. I like the phrase that he said was used in this conference “Stop complaining. Be the change. Love your students and do well by them. If that includes technology so be it”. Okay I’m getting it now!
No ChoiceI agree on what he says that the teaching technology will be a huge part of children’s learning lives in the classroom and outside of the classroom. It’s true if you look around you every child has some device of technology in their hands wherever they are. The report from the Kaiser Foundation states that children from 8-18 years of age devote an average of 7 ½ hours a day to using entertainment media and in that time they are multi tasking using more than one medium at a time because of that they are actually learning while they are exploring the media content. They are immersed at least 10 hours and 45 minutes worth of media in those 7 ½ hours. That’s a great effect on the way they see the world and how they learn from the media. The ages they did the research on from 8-18 could of included even the younger ages. I gave to my 2 year old grandson a great learning tool that you connect to the T.V. and when I went to visit, he was showing me how to do it. I have to get him the next level because he’s ready. I agree to a point what Will Richardson comments about most schools are making a bad choice by not immersing their students into these on line learning environments if it is the reason of not willing to change. But, with the lack of funding for the schools that definitely has an impact on the willingness for schools to make that change
Sunday, February 7, 2010
My philosophy on teaching yoga to the students is to always move from your heart space and breathe, allowing the mind to rest and renew while being in their yoga practice. I offer them the principles and practices of the 5000 year old philosophy of healing and inner development of Hatha yoga, through understanding basic asanas correctly and safely, explaining the basic theory, introduce the Sanskrit names for each of the asanas, breathing techniques, meditation, to have them experience the benefits of a yoga practice as it relates to other physical activities in their daily lives. I will invite questions and ideas to encourage them to deepen their studies and practice. I love to see the change in the students as they walk out of the class having more self esteem and feeling good about them self. It can be very challenging and frustrating to a student in the classroom, so I bring in a lot of humor and show them it is okay to laugh and not to be so serious and critical about them self and life. I love to say to the students, “Let your inner child out be playful with yourself and life”.
I was reading in a book called Yoga Gems and found this passage by Swami Chetananada, The Dual Purpose of the Teacher
The role of the teacher is basically twofold: to arouse the deepest creative power of Life present within you; then, to support you as this power unfolds. As this happens, the creative power of Life makes you aware of the intimate inter-relationship of all spirit and matter, and of the oneness of all spirit. Supported by the teacher, you enter into an experience of union not only with the teacher, but also with that teacher in whom your own teacher is unified, and with the Teacher from whom all things have come forth….
I was reading in a book called Yoga Gems and found this passage by Swami Chetananada, The Dual Purpose of the Teacher
The role of the teacher is basically twofold: to arouse the deepest creative power of Life present within you; then, to support you as this power unfolds. As this happens, the creative power of Life makes you aware of the intimate inter-relationship of all spirit and matter, and of the oneness of all spirit. Supported by the teacher, you enter into an experience of union not only with the teacher, but also with that teacher in whom your own teacher is unified, and with the Teacher from whom all things have come forth….
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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