I went to a Science, Technology, and Math Magnet school that had a corresponding Mac desktop or laptop per student in the program. While we did not use them much in certain classes - such as math and history, they were active parts of the science and research classes available. Thus began my career in 20 page papers.... Regardless of this, I'm not a big fan of technology; I don't use social media and the most of my internet activity is for educational purposes. And YouTube, so much YouTube.
Having had technology be an active part of my education, I know how much of an aid it can be in class. However, most of my use of it was exceedingly tedious and uninspiring. I would really like to learn how to incorporate technology into learning in a way that can be equally fun and educational for the students, in order to have them want to learn.
My learning style was Reflective, Intuitive, Verbal, and Global. While I certainly agree with the Verbal and Global scores as they are things I have observed from myself before, I find the Reflective and Intuitive results to be counter-intuitive. Reflective learners tend to think about things before acting upon them while Intuitive learners work fast and innovate, thus putting them together in the same learner doesn't seem very logical. How is one to think about a problem beforehand while innovating in the middle of it?
Great post! I hope you leave this class feeling more inspired about how to use technology for your own needs and in an educational setting. Great quesiton about your learning-style. It may mean that you are reflective in some areas and intuitive in others. For example, people may be more reflective on topics that are either unfamiliar and/or uninteresting. In contrast, people may be more intuitive on topics that are interests or passions.
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