Week 8

“In the world that we live in today technology has taken over, even in education. "Adults want to go back to school, but because of the burdens of life it has become hard for an adult to further their educations.

This course learning theories education has opened my eyes into a different side of education that I never could understand.  My distance learning experience has been a real eye opener from learning about how the brain functions; reflect on how I learn, to constructivist learning theories. I was able to understand that tin order for the brain to retain information there are certain steps that the brain needs to go through. This was very important to me, as a special education teacher, because it helps me to plan differently when designing a lesson plan for my students.

Next, I can finally say that I understand how I learn. I was forced to seek this out, but I am grateful that I had to. If one is not aware of how he or she learns, then studying will be in vain. I was able to analyze why it was always so hard for me as a child to retain information and why I did not like school; now I know that I just never learned the way the teacher expected me to learn material. That is why engagement is so key in an online course. No matter what the material is that a teacher is going to go over, the information should “blow students minds.” This course gave me reasons to think and want to ask others questions. The connection between learning theories, learning styles, educational technology, and motivation level all follow one another. In order to teach others you must get to know the learning theories then the styles of learning  to make sure you are teaching to all learning styles. Next, you must use technology to add on to the educational experience since technology is taking over . Last, you have to be motivated to learn the material eager to accomplish the goals you set for yourself retaining information gone over in a class or during a course all has to deal with that persons motivation to want to learn that information. This course has left me with better understanding of education and how we take in the information that we store in our minds to create an interactive learning environment.