2. Motivations in taking this
class
Broaden horizons of technology
◦ i.e. iPods, podcasts, microblogs, etc.
Learning new information about
technologies
◦ i.e. MMOGs and games help with active
learning style
Gain knowledge of using such
technologies
◦ i.e. iPods with an app for flashcards
4. Personal Learning Preferences
Active Vs. Reflective
Reflective -7
I agree with the results of this part of the
learning survey. I am much more of a reflective
learner than I am an active learner. I prefer to
work alone and only depend on myself to figure
out the problem. I like the satisfaction of
knowing I figured out the problem. Another
reason why I agree that I am a reflective learner
is because I tend to think things out more before
acting upon the situation. I think of things from
all different aspects and even all the possible
outcomes before I choose what to do. I want to
make sure I make the right decision.
5. Personal Learning Preferences
Sensing Vs. Intuitive
Sensing -1
I do agree that I am a little bit of both but
am more on the sensory side. I rather
learn facts and tell others about them,
which helps to store it in my memory
bank. When it comes to solving
problems a method that I know is the
best most of the time will be my method
of choice or even the method I know the
most.
6. Personal Learning Preferences
Visual Vs. Verbal
Verbal -1
I agree and disagree with the verbal survey
outcome. I actually thought when I see
something done I learn better from it, but I
guess since the outcome is an even amount of
both I guess I would also have to agree. I think
it depends on the subject, for example math. In
math you can tell me how to solve a problem,
but I won’t understand how you solved it unless
I see it drawn out. However, when it comes to
biology if I hear it said to me I better understand
and I tend to learn it more.
7. Personal Learning Preferences
Sequential Vs. Global
Sequential-1
I agree that I am an even amount of both
however; I fall a little more on the sequential
portion. I do learn more when steps are given to
solve problems or understand topics. I am an
equally global learner as well because I may
learn the details, however; my memory
sometimes gets a little hazy when it comes to
explaining it. I tend to forget the correct terms
when explaining which just adds to the
confusion of the person I’m explaining the
information to.
9. Learning Preferences:
Thoughts
I’m more intuitive with my strengths and
weaknesses when it comes to learning.
◦ I now know what works best for me and what I lack in
and I try to apply what I lack in into learning new
information.
◦ I want to balance each learning preference to where
they are completely even and I can learn anyway I
want.
Knowing your learning preferences does make a
different in your personal learning success
because it will help you out more when you know
which way of learning works for you.
◦ If you aren’t aware of how you learn then you will
continue to struggle in finding ways to learn and
retain the information that is being presented to you.
11. Learning Pathway: Sage
Learning Sage Pathway
Primary Goal
◦ New Knowledge - Broader investigation
into more technologies
◦ Selection of this pathway should be
choosen if you want to learn more about
different technologies and how they can
be used for learning in general
12. Top 3 Technologies: Podcasts,
Multimedia, and iPod/mp3
players
Podcasts
◦ Before I learned about and explored the subject of
podcasts I didn’t know much about them. I thought of
they were short 2-3 minute informative
announcements.
◦ However, when I viewed the presentation and
performed the level 2 portion I realized there was
much more to it. When I performed the level 2 predict,
use, and evaluate activities I explored 4 out of the 5
possible links given. I was able to learn about a
variety of topics such as physics, which is a very
interesting topic to me.
i.e. The physics podcast helped remind me about E=mc2
and a variety of topics relating to the subject. Knowing
where I could find podcasts relating to my classes with
specific subjects pertaining to what we are learning
definitely helped me gain a way to learn new information.
13. Top 3 Technologies: Podcasts,
Multimedia, and iPod/mp3
players
Multimedia
◦ I knew of various types of multimedia such as
videos, animation, etc. However, I never knew
they could be so beneficial to my learning.
◦ I was always exposed to different types of
multimedia in my classes, especially when it
came to science. Examples of experiments or
how processes work in the body were always
shown to us in videos or in animations.
◦ I never thought to use the variety of videos,
animations, presentations, etc. out there put out
by people who are very knowledgeable in the
topic to help me learn. Using these types of
multimedia did definitely improve my learning of
how to do better in my classes.
14. Top 3 Technologies: Podcasts,
Multimedia, and iPod/mp3
players
iPod/mp3 players
◦ When I first think of iPods and mp3 players I think of
music and apps, and with my iPod, that’s it is exactly
what I used it for. I didn’t think that an mp3 player
would benefit me so much.
◦ When I explored the links given in the level 2
technology quest, it showed me new ways I could use
my device to help me learn.
◦ For example the flashcards app, I was able to create
tons of flashcards and take them with me everywhere
and not have to worry about losing any or lugging
around large stacks of cards. Another great app was
the chemistry podcasts app.
◦ Like the flashcards, I was able to have all these
podcasts at the click of a button. Knowing ways to
make my iPod beneficial to my learning was the best.
16. Technologies: Experiences
The podcast technology quest was one of the technology
quests that worked well when it came to my learning
preferences.
According to my survey results I am a more verbal than visual
learner, which I never found to be true myself.
◦ When I found this out I decided to accommodate the learning
preference by finding the technologies that would better help my
verbal learning preference which was podcasts, and it definitely
helped me.
I was able to use podcasts to see how much I could learn
after listening to them really well and it resulted in me learning
a lot more information I thought.
Podcasts accommodated my verbal learning preference
◦ there were no visuals for me to see or reference to when the
podcasts were playing.
I had to focus more on what was being said instead of focusing on pictures
that were included.
18. Physiological factors:
Personal Use
The Good
◦ The technology categories that interested me the most as
learning tools was the multimedia and iPod/mp3 players
I never knew how much and how well I could learn from these two
technologies, especially my using my iPod.
◦ Technology categories I want to explore further to improve
learning are the multimedia.
I feel I learn best when I have a visual to reference to. Having a
visual whether it is a picture, a slideshow, animations, etc.
I learn it more without trying too much to learn what is going on
which helps me tremendously.
◦ Multimedia worked well for me because I am a visual and
verbal learner but lean more towards the verbal portion.
However, I feel as if I learn better with visuals such as
animations and pictures.
By using the links in what multimedia had to offer I felt like it
accommodated my visual learning by having me view photos, play
animations, and even read texts.
19. Physiological factors:
Personal Use
The Bad
◦ The technology that did not seem to work
as well as a learning tool was
microblogging. I felt like I didn’t and
couldn’t learn much from little excerpts
given in microblogs.
The microblogs could tell me some information,
but not enough, so I would have to look to other
sources to find out more information.
20. Physiological factors:
Personal Use
The Best
The technology that worked best for
me was games and MMOGs.
◦ Playing the games helped me to improve
my sequential learning since I was in the
middle when it came to whether or not I
was a sequential or global learner.
◦ By playing the games and having to take
certain steps in order to complete the task
really accommodated my sequential
learning.
21. Physiological factors:
Personal Use
Personal Benefits
◦ couple of technologies that can be used to promote
personal well-being as a learner are iPod and mp3
players.
I chose these technologies is because they are used so
frequently, they are taken everywhere and can be used
anywhere for anything at almost any time
◦ Earlier in class we learned about the physiology of
learning
how to improve how and how much we can learn.
when learning overload can occur and stress can be
induced from it.
By using iPods and mp3 players we can either download
music or even apps that help to improve ourselves while
also improving our learning.
For example an app that contains meditation workouts or
music
This will help to improve your stress load when it comes to learning
large amounts of material or anything else stressful relating to
school.
23. Future Use
I will continue to use after this class will be active and
reflective learning.
◦ For example, if I were to purchase a Mac laptop, which I
have never used before, I would have to incorporate my
active learning by playing around with the computer and
learning how it works on my own. While also using my
reflective in which I would have to think of the way to get to
certain programs installed on the device.
The technologies I will continue to use for learning after
this class is multimedia
◦ An example of how they could be used outside of school is
organizing your closet. I am bad at organizing anything, so
by looking up tutorials such as how to websites or even
videos on how to better organize your belongings would help
me to become organized.
The technologies I will use for non-learning purposes will
be an iPod and mp3 player.
◦ I normally use it for music and even playing games, so I have
already been using them for non-learning purposes.
24. Future Use
I will continue to integrate physiological factors into my own
learning practices by getting the sleep I need every night along
with needed nutrition my body needs to perform at its best.
◦ incorporating more sleep and even more nutritional food into my
diet I will be able to perform my best at any task I have ahead of me
such as a busy school day or just a busy day in general.
I am pretty shy when you first get to know me, so it will be sort
of hard for me to integrate social factors into my personal
learning practices.
◦ I plan to try to do more group study sessions and even homework
sessions to better integrate social factors into my own learning
practices.
I will continue to integrate psychological factors of learning into
my personal learning practices by using physiological factors
that will help me to improve myself.
◦ By sleeping more, my brain will be more alert and I will be more
focused in whatever I am doing.
◦ Possibly incorporating meditation or some type of stress reducing
practice will help to keep my stress levels low and my head leveled
which will keep me sane in a time where chaos is overpowering my
world.
25. Learning Sage Pathway:
Summary
I chose the learning sage pathway in the beginning of
the class because I wanted to broaden my use of
different kinds of technology to help me in learning and
even research
I believe I was successful in getting a broader
knowledge of different technologies
◦ I believe I was successful because even though I knew of
most of the technologies discussed, I didn’t know how to
apply them to me and my learning.
◦ By going through the entire tech quests I was able to
broaden my horizons when it came to using multiple
technologies to learn the new information.
The quests also introduced me to new technologies I could use to
learning which helped tremendously.
I did not change my pathway because I wanted to gain a broader
knowledge of the different technologies out there.
By continuing with the sage pathway I was able further my knowledge in
technologies
26. In Conclusion
In conclusion, this class has taught me a lot.
From showing me how I learn as an
individual to how learning can affect me and
my body, to even showing me ways of
obtaining new information when researching.
Everything that was taught that I learned from
the class had benefited me. As a learning
sage pathway chooser, I felt I learned
everything that was needed to be learned to
fulfill my objective in the pathway. With the
knowledge the class provided me I feel like I
have learned so many more ways of
obtaining information and using it to the best
of my abilities which was the major plus in
taking this course.
