LBSU 304 Week 8 Education in the Age of the Internet Agenda

5:30-5:45	Welcome Week 8-Read Aloud Feedback/comments for DB 7, Writing Task # 7, or class participation.
5:45-5:50	Tell your partner about what your ideal educational experience looks like. The experience can be a school for pre-K, K-12, higher education, corporate training, or something else that you create.  Consider online options, face to face options, homeschooling, and new media technologies.  How much does your ideal education cost?  Is it public or private? Should it be “open” online and, therefore, free?
5:50-6:00	Share ideas with the class-Think of a key word or phrase that describes your ideal education.  Some ideas may be similar to “Learn By Doing” or “Freedom to Learn” or “Digital Discussion Only.”
6:00-6:10	Writing Task # 8 Explanation
6:10-7:10	Watch all videos for the last week of class ·       RSA Animate 11:41 ·       Forget What You Know 18:11 ·       Unschooling 1: 4:06 ·       Unschooling 2: 10:10 ·       Brookfield 1:29 ·       Andragogy 8:28
7:10-7:20	Choose one of the five questions to discuss with your partner and then with the class. These video clips suggest some profound changes are taking place in the way children and adults are being educated.  Consider the following questions as you write about what 21st century changes are occurring for adults and children in education. 1.   What changes do the videos (and readings) describe? 2.   Why do you think these changes are taking place? 3.   How do you feel about these changes? Explain. 4.   Will our children be adequately prepared to compete in a global economy? Explain why or why not? 5.   How do you think these issues impact adult learners as opposed to children?
7:20-7:40	Discussion Board (Discussion in Class for Week 8) Please consider your readings throughout the course and the weeks and topics that particularly hit home for you.  Additionally, you may wish to review the Brandman University catalog the Degree Qualifications Profile by the Lumina Foundation and pages 1-24 in College Learning for the New Global Century.  Then answer one the following: ·         1. Describe the example from Week 1 (when you explained your idea of a liberal arts education) as a reminder of your initial thoughts. Explain whether or not that example is still relevant.  How would you word your post now? ·         Here are some examples from DB # 1 ·           ·         A Liberal Arts Education is: ·           ·          like my family on the maternal and paternal sides ·           ·         I think of play dough. Because a person will decide what and who they want to be as they shape how their character. Liberal says a lot of opportunity.  ·           ·          like a Map because although the Map includes so many states, and cities they each are very different yet we can learn so much of each state or city. ·           ·          like a bag of flaming hot munchies, it has a mixture of different chips like hot Cheetos, sun chips, Doritos and gold pretzels.  ·           ·         the enjoyment of learning of many different subjects and not just one major focus.  ·           ·          like a road map. It's like you have all these different paths you take, but eventually it will lead you to your destination. It has all these different routes you can take and you can try them all. Some may lead to dead ends and others will take you down a path you enjoy, but it may not be your final destination. Liberal Arts touches upon all these different subjects and it's up to you to choose what you want to do in the end.  ·           ·         I believe liberal arts to be a type of intellectual buffet. Where a student can attain the basic knowledge of subjects or ideas outside their major course work. ·           ·          is a mixture of all the good stuff in education. ·           ·         the study of the core subjects. This study is valuable because it makes for a well-rounded person that has knowledge about a little bit of everything. An education in Liberal Arts can be beneficial when having to “wear many hats” within an organization due to the fact that the person has a variety of skills such as writing, communicating, teaching, illustrating, etc. ·           ·         a wide variety of things ranging from the artists ie.. drawing, theater, music, etc. to history, sociology, and philosophy. It is more of an action of doing something, though we sit in class and learn about it, the whole goal is to create something positive from it to have an effect on others in some way. ·           ·         somewhat of an art class where you were allowed to freely paint. ·           ·         a broad study that prepares students to work in many different jobs.    ·           ·         a board game like chess. I choose chess because it is a board game that requires critical thinking. ·          you take a broader more world view within your studies.  The lens is wider, the responsibility to educate, share and ethically go farther is a privilege to accomplish with pride and hard work. An education in liberal arts, to me, has always received a lukewarm appreciation by most students and faculty alike when the comprehensive curriculum ought to have been lauded all along. When one decides to pursue an education in liberal arts they are choosing to become, academically speaking, a Jack or Jill of all trades, which may even lead into becoming a master at one or more. ·         2. Now post a new example that considers how this course changed your view of education. ·           ·         3. How do you see yourself applying what you learned in this course to your own career or life in general?
7:40-8:00	What final assignments are due for this class? 1.   If you participated in class tonight, you do not need to complete the DB original post by Wednesday at midnight and then two additional posts by Sunday at midnight. 2.   Complete all readings listed on BB 3.   Complete Writing Task 8 4.   Please complete your online evaluation for this class! Thank you so much for a WONDERFUL session.  I look forward to seeing you again!