I found the mobile phone wiki task quite fun. The importance of this activity to me was that I was able to think about the use of mobile phones in education in 6 different ways. It wasn’t just thinking about the positives and negatives it involved thinking beyond that. This is where I think the scaffolding comes into play. The 6 thinking hats was designed to make us think in a particular way. I found it extremely useful by reading other students ideas and perspectives because they mentioned things I didn't even consider. How could this strategy support the learning of my students? The mobile phone readings were the area for discussion, it allows the students to think in a set way by using the 6 thinking hats and posting it onto the wiki for other students to read and maybe add comments to. It brings together an array of all kinds of ideas and opinions on certain issues.
Are there any visible elements of the learning theories? Constructivism is present because students have a record of their responses on the wiki and can refer back to it to justify, elaborate and build knowledge (Fasso, 2011). There is a small element of cognitivism because the information in the table on the wiki can be used as a schema to help organise the learning content. It could be quite hard for a student to remember all this information if all the points where scattered about. There’s a degree of behaviourism because we have had practise in using the wiki, although haven’t attained any initial feedback on our practise. Finally, there is also a visible element of connectivism because we are learning from other students responses they have posted on the wiki.
Are there any visible elements of the learning theories? Constructivism is present because students have a record of their responses on the wiki and can refer back to it to justify, elaborate and build knowledge (Fasso, 2011). There is a small element of cognitivism because the information in the table on the wiki can be used as a schema to help organise the learning content. It could be quite hard for a student to remember all this information if all the points where scattered about. There’s a degree of behaviourism because we have had practise in using the wiki, although haven’t attained any initial feedback on our practise. Finally, there is also a visible element of connectivism because we are learning from other students responses they have posted on the wiki.
Does the design of this activity support a diverse range of students? No I don’t think so, not all students like completing an activity through a wiki. I thought the idea of the 6 thinking hats was great, however a different ICT technique could be useful, need to keep things spiced up so students don’t get bored. I also think this particular activity suits the visual learner because the pictures of the six thinking hats will be easy for the visual learner to remember. The design of this activity as an online e-Learning strategy could support learning because it supports thinking and helps to organise ideas (6 thinking hats). It gets students to connect with sources of information from the internet (mobile phone readings) and then displaying their ideas and opinions through the form of an online wiki.
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