I did view several postings from classmates after the analogy assignment was posted and realized I did not answer the question in the assignment. I was very impressed with what I read. After some thought I wanted to find an analogy that reflected my feelings of this whole new way of learning. I remembered a book I have read to my grandchildren- a child's version of
Who Moved My Cheese ? If you know the story it is about change, and embracing change. As a mature person I can say I have had to experience change throughout my life, as we all do. It is always difficult because we are afraid- just as in the story- we just don't want to go out there. The question posed in the story is "what would we do if we weren't afraid"? Things will change, and sometimes we need to let go of the "old" in order to find the "new". Change can be good and it can bring about something better and when we stop being afraid we can feel good. I am treading cautiously into this new technology maze, and hoping that once I gain more experience I will see the possibilities it will open up to me and my students- and
ultimately have fun with it.
Margaret,
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading lots of books with my grandchildren. Right now they are just old enough to like to chew on the heavy cardboard pages!
If I understand correctly you are comparing the learner of today to a character in the story, right? This sounds like a very good book for introducing technology to people who are wary of it.
The older I get the more I realize that life is change, so the best thing to do is embrace the changes!
Dr. Burgos