Peer Response #2
Emma’s Archive- Designing for Deeper Learning
That was an awesome post Emma! I really liked how you incorporated your own experience into the topics. I can totally relate to working towards an A in high school just to forget the content once I received the grade. Designing for deeper learning is SO important. I also really enjoyed the story you included of the Dr and Nurse—I never knew that. It warmed my heart that so much love went into such a simple invention. I agree with you that inquiry-based projects are great ways to foster a sense of ownership towards one’s learning. In my experience with the BC curriculum, I have found that it is easy to align inquiry-based and open-ended projects to the curriculum since the core competencies are what (at least what I was told) students are being marked on. I am in an assessment class right now, but I feel like one class is not enough, so next semester we will have to reconnect when you do your assessment class!
Max Lockwood- Bog Post #2
You can do a wheelie?! That is so cool!
Finding the ways you learn best and are most motivated to learn is vital for succeeding in university. I, like you, took a bit to find more engaging ways to study. I’m glad I no longer just sit and rewrite my notes anymore; it was so boring. I really enjoyed learning about the process of how you created that game for your after-school care group. The example clearly laid out the process of design thinking, which was very engaging. I also found your connections to becoming an OT interesting. How are you finding this course as a non-education student? As a future OT, do you have any ideas on how to make classrooms more accessible for children of diverse needs? I am always up for learning how to better accommodate children’s needs, so if you ever have any ideas, please send them my way!