
New Literacy & Global Learning
Creative Synthesis
Intermental vs Intramental
Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological), and then inside the child (intrapsychological). This applies equally to voluntary attention, to logical memory, and to the formation of concepts. All the higher functions originate as actual relations between human individuals (Vygotsky, 1978: 57).


Scaffolding
Scaffolding theory was first introduced in the late 1950s by Jerome Bruner
It is a supportive interactions learning environments that guide students study effectively and encourage students to develop to a level above their current level. It is removable that will gradually and eventually shift the responsibility for learning from the teachers to the students.
1) Metacognitive
help students review what they already understand
2) Procedural
direct students with some tools to demonstrate the process
3) Strategic
provide students with alternative methods to approach
4) Conceptual
encourage students to further consider.
ECI 512 Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning
Game-based learning
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Influence motivation and engagement of students
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Easy to track study performance and test results
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Build a closer relationship between students and teacher
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encourage students to cooperate with each other in a new way
The youtube video presents two some free game based apps tutorial for teachers in ECI 512 Emerging technology. According to my interview, high school students both in the United States and China states that they are expecting more games involved in class. According to my experience, high school was a place in which students are busy on understanding knowledge and social actives that help them apply colleagues. But students said that if teachers related the class with games that could motivate them to study with passion and interest. Apparently, technology is changing our education, beyond our notice.


ECI 524 Theory and Research in Global Learning
Class plan--Master Basic English from America-China Cultural Difference
