It was a wonderful session .what attracted me so much is the practical approach that Dr. Joy used through activities to teach us the right method of critical thinking in which the focus should be on the "process " of learning , the process u use to reason about the content not only on the content itself.As it is" collaborative "not competitive endeavor, she made us work out those activities in groups . And as it is a "mental habit ",she encouraged us to think about our thinking to improve thinking and make it a habit,that is what I admired so much.
Another thing I admired is that she forced us to have a Skype and blog ,the Skype for discussing our reading and the blog is for reflecting on every session .in my previous courses I learned how to reflect through written essays,so it is new for me to reflect this way ,how to make blogger and Skype.
The only one thing I don't admire is that Dr.Joy just passed over" Bloom's Taxonomy"and didn't explain or ask about it in details .I myself,know it very well,but I mean if there is any colleague who doesn't know about it .Generally "Bloom Taxonomy" speaks about the Higher Order Thinking skills "HOT"skills .It contains six levels of thinking:
6- evaluation :The ability to judge and evaluate the information .
5-synthesis :The ability to combine parts tocreate the big picture .
4- analysis : The ability to identify the details and discover or differentiate component parts of information
3- application : The ability to transfer knowledge from one setting to another.
2- comprehension : The ability to to understand,translate,paraphrase a material
1- knowledge :The ability to just recalling or recognizing the information .
Mizy, how wonderful that you have started your blog!! It was great to read your ideas and see how you related it to other things you may have read. However, please do not think that I am "forcing" you to do a blog. That is not my style. The blog is optional for this course, but it is a wonderful way for students to reflect on their thinking as they experience the class. The blog is not about writing down what you have learnt, that is the content; rather it is about noting what the content made you think about. In what ways did it push you to consider alternative ways of looking at something? This is a space for you to record your thoughts and the ways in which those thoughts are changing, developing and emerging. Thanks for adding the details on Bloom's Taxonomy. Most people in the class are practicing teachers and like you, may know it well. However, we will come back to this taxonomy several times during the course, so that those who may not be as familiar or who need some refreshing of the concepts, may have several opportunities to review the concept. Please continue to blog if you wish. Lets see your thoughts and feelings in this space.
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