Web Savvy

As I start to wrap up this class and reflect on my blog posts I realize that I used my blog as a journal. Some of my comments were more personal writings and thoughts, rather than trying to answering questions correctly. But I did find that in this class that the blogs were a little unorganized because some people were only apart of one delicious account and others were part of another which was a technical difficulty. This technical difficulty was distracting while trying to stay cohesive with the whole class. In my other online class we used webinars and personal talk so we could hear the professor talk. I like podcasts too because it gives another way to learn. Not just by reading, but by listening to a voice. Listening to a voice helped me synthesize information which I would like to see in classes like this be used more as part of participation. Overall, I think technology is a great tool, but some might argue it is taking away from the arts of real reading and literature... what do you think?

Extrinsic and Intrinsic motivation

What is the nature of interest? Where does an intrinsic desire come from? Does it appear magically one morning with the sunrise? What are your passions? What was the catalyst for your choice of major in college? Did you arrive knowing what you wanted to study and to be "when you grew up?" What about your leisure activities? How did you aquire those? Can you think of one thing you love to do that is disconnected from anything else?

The nature of interest comes from what we value in our personal lives and our experiences growing up. What did our parents believe in? Did I change my views or they same as my parents? As I grew older and in highschool I started to change my perseptions about certain things that differed from my mom (which was my caregiver). I started to think and challenge my own thinking. I would scaffold on subjects I learned and experienced I lived to build a opinion on it. My intrinsic motivation that was internal for my learning goals came from my past experiences. For example in school, I hated french class, but through extrinsic motivation like getting a good grade and getting participation points I started to believe I was good in french instead of thinking I hated it and I just couln't get it. I became interested after a certain period of extrinsic motivation which was connected with intrinsic motivation.

Interests in college and what I wanted to study was based on where I grew up and what schools that most of the students went to. My choice of study I choose based on interest which was politics. The tasks in college like my papers, presentations, and so forth were always valued. Because I paid for my own college, I had a choice to be interested in what I was studying or I could choose not to go. My task engagement and how I valued the task was intrinsically related to my grade in the class. As for graduate school, it is all about interest. Education and teaching is my passion. My passion for learning more than a test, but to learn about children and families in the community.

For leisure activities, I love to exercise. I love to be active because I was an ice skater all throughout my life.The intensity of the sport and physical side of it is what I loved, so my interest has carried on off the ice. I run, do yoga, bike, climb mountains, snow board. The physically challenging aspects of those activities is what I love and the motivation to be fit and in shape evolved from skating.

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation I think are best used side by side or in a stages, because to get a student, athlete, teacher motivated they have to see the " what is in it for me" part of the game of life. How they value the task and their interest is vital and Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation can be used to promote interests.