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Al Williams
Jul 19, 2010, 5:43:06 PM7/19/10
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I have a question: I spent at least 30 minutes going through Dan's
blog for task 2-4. Perhaps I am creatively or intellectually blocked
today, but I honestly could not come up with an additive post.
Personally, I think it does not make sense to add to a blog just for
the sake of adding to a blog. Dan seems pretty responsive as a
moderator, and I feel a non-additive comment just makes more work for
everyone. Also, Dan's blog is more than just a blog to me. It's more
like an educational site where I need to take some time to parse and
understand what he has posted.
Although I like this task, I would probably need to devote at least
another hour to digest the posts and make a comment that wasn't
silly. I tried to access the other WCYDWT link, but it would not come
up and timed out.
To the question: would you prefer I make a go at it or could you
suggest a few other blogs where I might be able to make a meaningful
comment without spending too much time on one task.
Sorry to whine, but I also couldn't get Jing to work so I've spent a
few hours today without anything to show for it!
blog for task 2-4. Perhaps I am creatively or intellectually blocked
today, but I honestly could not come up with an additive post.
Personally, I think it does not make sense to add to a blog just for
the sake of adding to a blog. Dan seems pretty responsive as a
moderator, and I feel a non-additive comment just makes more work for
everyone. Also, Dan's blog is more than just a blog to me. It's more
like an educational site where I need to take some time to parse and
understand what he has posted.
Although I like this task, I would probably need to devote at least
another hour to digest the posts and make a comment that wasn't
silly. I tried to access the other WCYDWT link, but it would not come
up and timed out.
To the question: would you prefer I make a go at it or could you
suggest a few other blogs where I might be able to make a meaningful
comment without spending too much time on one task.
Sorry to whine, but I also couldn't get Jing to work so I've spent a
few hours today without anything to show for it!
Maria Droujkova
Jul 19, 2010, 8:41:27 PM7/19/10
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Al,
You are making excellent points. Dan is one of more thoughtful teachers and bloggers out there - that's why I recommended his blog especially as a destination. As you noted, this raises the quality plank for our comments!
"This is not a drill" - when you do make that thoughtful comment, it will help many teachers and their students. In my opinion, Dan and his circle are leading an important innovation - and they need to hear voices of everybody involved, including beginning teachers. After this first week of class, I have all the confidence you can help, even if you choose to make the contribution small - an example, a question, a link to something related. As my friend says, "Do small things with great love."
The other link was just a Google search for WCYDWT.
Last week, commenting on a multiple representation article, you wrote: "People learn differently and sometimes in synergistic ways – that is, they can put the multiple parts together in a way that is greater than the sum of the parts. With regard to this blog, I was suggesting that we need to show how math can be used in jobs, careers, and real-life applications so that both males and females “get it”. Right now women are very under-represented in the computer science job space. Perhaps if, as teachers, we showed how math can be used and applied in very broad areas that might interest both genders evenly." http://ajw0812.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/commenting-on-multiple-represenations-blog/
You were extending the idea proposed in the article, and applying it in broader sense. It is a valuable type of contribution - to readers, to the author, to everybody. As an aside, I would like to suggest you use this point as your Wikipedia article improvement, because I don't think we got gender issues in the differention part, yet.
The WCYDWT project has been growing for a while - there is a lot going on. If you want, you can wait on this task until the class discussion on Wednesday. I find voice conversations get creative juices flowing. Another possibility is to run preliminary ideas, however early they are, by us in this email group. If you want to raise the quality, depth or breadth of the comment, I am sure people here will help.
Cheers,
Maria Droujkova
Make math your own, to make your own math.
You are making excellent points. Dan is one of more thoughtful teachers and bloggers out there - that's why I recommended his blog especially as a destination. As you noted, this raises the quality plank for our comments!
"This is not a drill" - when you do make that thoughtful comment, it will help many teachers and their students. In my opinion, Dan and his circle are leading an important innovation - and they need to hear voices of everybody involved, including beginning teachers. After this first week of class, I have all the confidence you can help, even if you choose to make the contribution small - an example, a question, a link to something related. As my friend says, "Do small things with great love."
The other link was just a Google search for WCYDWT.
Last week, commenting on a multiple representation article, you wrote: "People learn differently and sometimes in synergistic ways – that is, they can put the multiple parts together in a way that is greater than the sum of the parts. With regard to this blog, I was suggesting that we need to show how math can be used in jobs, careers, and real-life applications so that both males and females “get it”. Right now women are very under-represented in the computer science job space. Perhaps if, as teachers, we showed how math can be used and applied in very broad areas that might interest both genders evenly." http://ajw0812.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/commenting-on-multiple-represenations-blog/
You were extending the idea proposed in the article, and applying it in broader sense. It is a valuable type of contribution - to readers, to the author, to everybody. As an aside, I would like to suggest you use this point as your Wikipedia article improvement, because I don't think we got gender issues in the differention part, yet.
The WCYDWT project has been growing for a while - there is a lot going on. If you want, you can wait on this task until the class discussion on Wednesday. I find voice conversations get creative juices flowing. Another possibility is to run preliminary ideas, however early they are, by us in this email group. If you want to raise the quality, depth or breadth of the comment, I am sure people here will help.
Cheers,
Maria Droujkova
Make math your own, to make your own math.
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