In Emma’s presentation, it was a good idea for her to include the symptoms and diagnosis of depression. She definitely incorporated a lot of background information about depression which was very helpful. She focused on the correlation between depression and GPA, and I would suggest she possibly look into researching information about how college students with depression interact socially with other students. That could also be a factor as to the link between depression and GPA, maybe students who are depressed interact very seldom with their peers, somehow leading to a low GPA. Additional factors besides GPA could be incorporated by evaluating other indicators of academic performance.
I thought Joey’s topic of educational technology was extremely relevant to the present, since we are surrounded by so many technologies that are being increasingly used in education and school settings. If I were him I would try to highlight both the positive and negative impacts that recent technological advances have been affecting education. It was a good idea for him to define in his paper exactly what he meant by the word technology. To further his research, he could try to make a future approach or application to educational technology by finding reasonable ways for technology and traditional education to combine in order to get the benefits from each.
Katherine’s topic of the media’s influence on education during the Cold War was very different in relation to all of the other topics in class, because it deals with events from the past that have affected education. It was good that she incorporated information on educational reform including the improved access and additional universities and research facilities. She connected power and education in a very unique way through her use of explaining hegemony and what actually happened in the Cold War. Her presentation seemed to focus a lot on the history and not quite as much as on education. I’m not sure how much history she included in her paper, but I would add some more information on education and incorporate it so that the existing information relevant to education does not get lost in the history of everything.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 26th Presentations
I'm going to sound like a broken record, but everyone has done a great job with their research and their topic choice! I haven't been bored yet in class.
Emma's report about Depression in College and how it affects academic performance generated some pretty thoughtful responses from the class. It seems like it comes down to what the parents and schools should do to help their student. If you are still looking for a counter-argument, apply your findings and look for sources that may believe parents and schools are not a factor in causing student depression -- very hard to do, but its what the counter-argument is. You could also look into differences in the size of the school like Mary offered, but it sounds like you have looked into that also and found no correlation. Overall it sounds like you've done a great job researching.
Joey presented his topic on Educational Technology and how recent technologies have worsened or helped modern education. While it seems like a broad topic, Joey said that he has not found much information on preschool education which was what he wanted to concentrate on. However you mentioned a lot of readings in class that we did that can relate to your topic. If you want to add to your paper, you could probably use these readings as resources for your paper to generate more of a conversation or add to your argument. You could also go in depth about the teachers not wanting to adapt to the technology (or not being able to) and how schools have attempted to educate those teachers. And awesome Pokemon.
Katherine's topic concerned Media's influence on Education during the Cold War, which I felt was extremely focused and the most original topic we've had so far in class. Yes, I would stick with the historically-oriented time frame for your paper. At this point you can improve on your paper by finding more resources and finding any secure evidence that Cold-War education caused some of the rebellions in the 1960s. The media is a vast source -- use it to your advantage!
Wednesday is the final day! Make it an amazing day of presentations! Yay!
Emma's report about Depression in College and how it affects academic performance generated some pretty thoughtful responses from the class. It seems like it comes down to what the parents and schools should do to help their student. If you are still looking for a counter-argument, apply your findings and look for sources that may believe parents and schools are not a factor in causing student depression -- very hard to do, but its what the counter-argument is. You could also look into differences in the size of the school like Mary offered, but it sounds like you have looked into that also and found no correlation. Overall it sounds like you've done a great job researching.
Joey presented his topic on Educational Technology and how recent technologies have worsened or helped modern education. While it seems like a broad topic, Joey said that he has not found much information on preschool education which was what he wanted to concentrate on. However you mentioned a lot of readings in class that we did that can relate to your topic. If you want to add to your paper, you could probably use these readings as resources for your paper to generate more of a conversation or add to your argument. You could also go in depth about the teachers not wanting to adapt to the technology (or not being able to) and how schools have attempted to educate those teachers. And awesome Pokemon.
Katherine's topic concerned Media's influence on Education during the Cold War, which I felt was extremely focused and the most original topic we've had so far in class. Yes, I would stick with the historically-oriented time frame for your paper. At this point you can improve on your paper by finding more resources and finding any secure evidence that Cold-War education caused some of the rebellions in the 1960s. The media is a vast source -- use it to your advantage!
Wednesday is the final day! Make it an amazing day of presentations! Yay!
4/26/10
Emma's topic about depression in college isn't a happy one, but one that needs to be addressed. Even though college can be very overwhelming at times, it is incredibly important that every person knows that they have a support system they can count on. Whether that person be a best friend, sibling, or someone from an academic program.
Joey's project is interesting because technology is in many classes, and virtually every student does works with technology on a daily basis for schoolwork and in their personal lives. Technology is continually progressing. My initial reaction is that technology is used differently based on age group, but now after thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Overheads, email, and projectors are used pretty regularly from elementary school onward. The thing about technology is that not every teacher knows how to use it, and wastes class time trying to figure it out. It can be negative for the student as well as the teacher. One example is last semester, I was supposed to use the projector for a French project and things just didn't go as planned so we couldn't use the powerpoint that my group worked on. Sad day.
Katherine's topic is interesting, and quite honestly, most of it went over my head. Not because of her presentation, because it was very thorough, but history goes over my head sometimes. The Cold War is a very complex topic, so there are many ways she can focus her paper. It opens a lot of doors, but is also challenging because she must choose one or a few aspects to focus on.
Depression, Technology, and Cold War
With papers already turned in, this series of presentations were well prepared. Not many comments, but I was glad that all the presenters had a personal connection to their respected topics.
Presentations: Day 4
Again, I thought the presentations were intriguing. Emma's presentation on depression with college students was thoughtful as well as thought provoking. Depression runs in my family as well and so I strongly believe that programs for people who are depressed are very necessary, whether they are young or old, students or not. Joey's presentation on the use of technology was also well done. With all the information he's gathered I think his paper will turn out nicely. (Nice pokemon too) Kathryn's presentation (again, sorry if I ever mispell any names) was also put together nicely. She had a lot of information and research about both the cold war itself as well as the media that was portrayed to students during that time. I've seen a few older videos that schools used to show students and honestly some of them are so full of propaganda that they are sometimes really funny to watch. I'm sure her paper will also turn out well.
4/26 presentations
Todays presentations were all very different but very intriguing. Emma's presentation brought up a very good point about college life. It is unfortunate that a lot of students do become depressed during college because of all the pressure and stress they go through. It is very important to inform students of this issue so they know where to get help or recognize someone else that may need help and assist them. Joey presentation on educational technology was very good as well. Today, I feel like we all take the technology we have for granted and do not realize what it would be like without it. Students now are very reliant on all the computers and things they have; that can be a good or bad thing. Teachers have to understand technology and the needs of their students but obviously, a lot of them are clueless. It was interesting that Joey brought up the issue of teachers that do not want to work with new technology. That is unfortunate for both the student and the teacher, both of them will need to understand it because technology will continue to become a bigger part of their lives. I also thought Katherine's topic on the media in the cold war was great. I thought is was great that she used more of a historical perspective on her paper because everyone else is researching current issues. Her topic can also be related to education now and I think if she did that it would strengthen her paper and put it in perspective.
More presentation responses
I found it interesting that the system is racist against african and hispanic americans when it comes to higher education. At first when you apply to college you think it might be easier because they qualify for minority status but the data doesn't lie. I like to think of the autistic kids learning to be normal with animals as baby steps. They need to work their way up to a real life person, so they start small by talking to animals. I guess its good to have a dog since that means you'll have normal kids. Finally I agree that deaf students shouldn't be forced to go to normal public school. It's not fair to them since they have a natural barrier between them and their peers. That was interesting to learn that it was hereditary.