Connected Learning

Of course students need teachers! Where would any of us be without some one to show us how to do everyday things? Our parents are teachers. What would life be like without learning how to take a bath or learning to talk. Everyone needs a teacher for one thing or another, whether it be the the learning process or everyday life. Teachers are everywhere, not just in classrooms. First let us define a teacher. Webster's dictionary defines a teacher as one who instructs. I believe that a teacher is far more than that. I think that a teacher is someone who is constantly showing their pupil(s) new and different ways of getting the job done or either relating to personal approaches that may also help. Teachers provide a base for student to learn off of. Most teachers expect their student to learn the basic knowledge of the course, but exceptional teachers want all of their student to learn using their different skills and talents. Teachers are NEEDED!

Think, for a second, what the world would be like if there were no teachers. If students learned using simply a computer and a syllabus. First of all there would be hardly any motivation to learn. The student would simply take for granted all the ideas that were being electronically placed in front of him. Secondly, teachers act as a helper. if a student were to get stuck, who would they call? Could they simply look it up on google? But what if they received an inaccurate source? The answer would be counted wrong and the student wouldn't even know why. Teachers must not only be present in the learning process, they should be abundant.

If i were a teacher of a networked student, yes, my life and profession would be a lot easier, but would it all be as rewarding? Personally, i don't think so. A teacher's job would then consist of simply providing assignments and explaining them in a predetermine video perhaps. In my opinion, networked learning should only be used as an expansion of the traditional classroom style teaching.Use it to expand or reiterate on points brought up in class. The job of being a teacher just feels like it would be made into more of a supervision role, than a learning experience if this ideal were used as the only teaching tool. I plan to only use connective learning as an extracurricular activity for those who simply love to learn and would like to know more or receive additional information about a certain subject.