Author: Terry
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A Little Learning Is A Dangerous Thing.
This is something that I can both agree and disagree with, from experience, and from a scholarly understanding. First, on the experience portion. As someone who has served in the Navy for two decades, having a little knowledge about something can be a double-edged sword. The first edge of the sword is that knowing a…
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The Changing Role of Social Responsibility (and Why Teachers Carry More Weight Than Ever)
Teaching has never been just about delivering content, and it is becoming increasingly clear that it never will be again. If education were only about memorizing facts, then classrooms could easily be replaced with search engines and instructional videos. Instead, the role of the educator continues to expand into something far more complex and far…
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Reflections
Good evening, Though it will be some years before I enter the classroom as a civilian teacher, I took a lot from this course- and yes, it was challenging. The lessons I learned from this course are several, but I’ll narrow it down to three. The first lesson I learned is that I will have…
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Technology Lesson Demonstration
Using Cisco Packet Tracer I used Cisco Packet Tracer and Netacad as tools, as being in the military we use these tools a lot as an instructor. At first, I was a bit concerned about the use of the tool until I learned the flexibility and customizability of the program to create lessons from scratch…