EDU 776/LIS 724 Week 2 Frameworks
Where do I fit?
For this week, I decided to use the Triple E framework. (The e's are for engagement, enhancement, and extension with all for learning goals.) Triple E spoke to me because it is straightforward and the ideas appear easy to incorporate. The Triple E website provides a great deal of information including tools, a blog, and information on professional development.
Even though it was easy for me to pick a framework, the challenge I have this week is that I am not in education. Where do I fit? I thought about this question for a bit. While I do not work in a formal education setting, I did recently because an adjunct instructor at my office, and I will be working on revamping some training for my unit. I looked at Triple E with this lens and found that I can apply the same framework to my upcoming instructor assignments.
One point that Triple E stresses is reflective thinking. I think this concept is so important regardless of the learner's or educator's age and level. This form of critical thinking can help with decision-making as it requires the individual to think about an idea or a concept or even their own actions. I do not think that the importance of critical thinking skills can be stressed enough. This type of skill is important in just about any setting. (On a side note, the idea of reflective thinking comes from John Dewey and his book, How We Think.)
Triple E's three e's are categories that provide excellent guidance for an educator in developing their lesson plans, but also I feel that these categories can be used in the workforce and at home. For example, with engagement of learning goals, guided practice is one suggestion. A supervisor can use guided practice when training a new employee by checking on their work at each step of the way. A parent can use guided practice when working with their children on completing chores.
For enhancement of learning goals, Triple E lists active listening. How many problems can be avoided by using active listening? In a classroom, both a teacher and student should be using active listening. Students and teachers will both feel listened to. Of course, active listening is important in any setting.
For extension of learning goals, Triple E lists real-world issues. I think this is a great idea to use not only in a classroom but again, in a workplace or at home. It takes learning goals and has people think about how they would handle or deal with real-world issues. In a classroom setting, I would consider a model United Nations to be an excellent example. Students are applying learning to what is happening in the world. In a workplace, employees may look at how they fix problems or even promote best practices.
The Triple E rubric is for educators. I took a different approach to completing the rubric. I thought of the questions not from the standpoint of how it applies to my teaching or to my lesson plans but rather how I see technology's impact on learning. I scored an 11 out of 18, which means I see somewhat of a connection between technology and learning. I have to admit that I do not see that use of technology always means someone is learning. There are plenty of people of that know how to use every electronic device, but they could not tell you who the President is. One point I feel Triple E is trying to stress is making sure that the technology that is being used is actually promoting learning.
More about Triple E Framework: http://www.tripleeframework.com/
More about reflective thinking: https://www.hawaii.edu/intlrel/pols382/Reflective%20Thinking%20-%20UH/reflection.html
This is a repost of my original blog on WordPress.
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