wheel of education
In this week's lab, we were asked to take everyday items found around the house and use them to create something that represents a BIG IDEA. The following are the 5 ideas that we could choose from:
Hearing - listening to a lecture, listening to partners read etc..
Seeing - watching a small clip, students act out situations etc...
Feeling - hands on activities, labs and projects etc..
Materials Used: Pizza box, marker, marble, paper, tape and ruler
- Your view of learning
- Your view of teaching
- Your view of the meaning of life
- Everyone matters
- The value of creativity
- Things don’t always make sense (e.g. 2 + 2 = 5)
- Our connected world
Hearing - listening to a lecture, listening to partners read etc..
Seeing - watching a small clip, students act out situations etc...
Feeling - hands on activities, labs and projects etc..
Materials Used: Pizza box, marker, marble, paper, tape and ruler
reflection
I got the idea of making a roulette wheel from watching Caine's video of making games. I think that this could be a cool activity to have a student spin the wheel and have the outcome dictate how the teacher teaches that particular day. I had a little bit of trouble with this assignment at the beginning because I struggled turning an idea into something physical. How can I turn how I see learning into something that I could hold and feel. I was a little nervous when creating the box that it wouldn't move around as freely as a ball on the wheel. It's not tilted like a real roulette wheel but it does move around OK. During this lab I was able to go through the design stages once by creating a prototype and testing it. The next time through I might make small changes such as having the marble go down a ramp. However, with the current method, the students can control how much force the marble has, effecting how many times it can go around the box. It's not a perfect product, but it was a cool experience trying to build something out of everyday items.