- How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
- How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
You can read more about Visible Thinking and the various Thinking Routines we will use throughout the semester if you're interested!
I think that Visible Thinking is a really great way to influence learning for every type of child and/or adult. Visible Thinking involves putting your thoughts into images or any other "visible" way to really see how someone is thinking. By doing this it really can benefit Deaf or Hard of Hearing students because they learn best by using pictures.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessica. I also think there are some other really great aspects to visible thinking that I would like to expand on. For me, visible thinking is so great because this is a tool that can be used so that students will actually learn the material and not just memorize. Through visual thinking a person can really see how the material is connected. You can also see what people know, what they wish to know, and what they in turn learn through this process. I think it's a really great alternative to the boring, not nearly as effective other ways that some teachers use to teach. Some could argue that worksheets are a way to visibly see what a student knows. I totally disagree with that. I think worksheets do "visibly" show what a student does or how they can regurgitate information without really learning the material. Also, the ways in which answers are found for worksheets is typically not a way which encourages real learning.
ReplyDeleteThe use of visible thinking for SED 337 will be really helpful. All students are entering this class with different backgrounds, experiences, and information. In order to determine what everyone knows and where they need to gain information will be easy to evaluate by visible thinking. The Deafness activity we did in class the other day was a prime example of this.
I believe that students learn better when the information is presented to them in various formats and when students use various senses to learn. When a person receives information though sight, through touch (hands on activities), or through hearing, their learning experience will be different dependent on which sense they use to learn. I believe that if more than one sense is used for learning that the information will be absorbed more and that the students will have more opportunity to actually learn. I believe this is just as applicable, if not more, for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. If a student is Deaf or hard of hearing and the information is presented through visible thinking or a different non-auditory way, this will allow the student to learn but with different senses and that could be more beneficial to the student's learning.
I feel that visible thinking is a great way for students in the classroom to learn. Unfortunately, many times in school teachers focus more on the independent work of the child versus the interaction and participation of the child. The visible thinking allows the students to see their thoughts along with other student's thoughts in a concrete way. I agree with Jessica's thoughts that this is a great way of learning for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing. I think this type of thinking is great in order to assure the whole class is on the same page.
ReplyDeleteI think visible thinking will allow me to learn extremely well in our SED 337 class. I feel that our entire class comes from many different backgrounds and many different situations. By using the visual thinking it would allow the students in our class to express themselves and allow the other students in the class to learn from their thinking or even in some cases, expand on their thinking. I think a good example of this visual thinking process has already taken place in class during the activity on deafness. I was able to understand and see how other people in the class describe Deafness. There were many words that I had not even considered until I saw the other students writing them down.
I believe that visible thinking would be a great technique to use when working with the Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This would allow them to see the concrete images and words and express themselves along with getting ideas from their peers.
1. I think doing visual thinking in the classroom is a great way to get people thinking together and bouncing ideas off of each other. By doing the deafness activity I was able to see words that people came up with that didn't even cross my mind. I really think that since we are always going to be learning from each other that these kinds of visual activities will help all of us learn the topic even more. I know that the material can sometimes become very confusing, but by using visible thinking in SED 337, I as well as others, will feel more confident in knowing I will learn what is being discussed. I believe that more students are visual learners so by seeing what is being taught rather than hearing it will get more students involved in discussions. It also will help us work together and collaborate on the ideas being presented.
ReplyDelete2. I believe that visible learning for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing students is great way for them to learn and work together as well. Many Deaf and Hard of Hearing students probably learn better if they see the ideas of others and what they had to say as well as what the teacher has to say. I think it will help them to think beyond what is really there which will enhance their learning process.
-Caitlin Hill
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ReplyDeleteIt is exciting to see the ways in which each of you have synthesized this information and applied it to your own learning as well as to learners who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. "Adi" has talked about how this will assist in not just "memorizing" information. This is a critical point. Historical information is so important but most important is how it relates and influences our lives!
ReplyDeleteI do hope as K said it will lead to a more positive classroom atmosphere so that students "feel more comfortable learning, questioning, and growing together."
Ultimately it is critical that it leads to clear and deep understanding of the material for each person. That's also one of the reasons for the blog. It is to give people another outlet for extending and connecting their thinking.
How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
ReplyDeleteI like this activity because it gives each person the opportunity to share any ideas they may have without having to spend a large amount of class time on one idea.
How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
I feel that something like this would allow Deaf or Hard of Hearing students to participate in the same manner as all the other students as well as ensuring that their opinions are shared exactly as they would want to be represented.
Can't figure out how to post my own blog entry so I guess I'll add my comment here.
ReplyDelete1. How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
I believe that Visible Thinking can be very helpful in a class about teaching the deaf or hard of hearing. When working with people who are deaf/hh, it can always help to express concepts visually to make communication more clear. It will also be good with such a big class to be able to see the ideas of others and to be able to show them when we do and don't understand each other. Many of us are drawn to ASL because we are visual learners so hopefully visible thinking activities will help us to remember and better understand the content of the class.
2. How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing have a visual language and rely on their sense of sight to understand the world more than most people. Visible learning can enhance their understanding of a concept and show them what others think as well. It can also give them an outlet to express what they want to say even if their English language skills won't allow them to. Visible thinking shows the steps students take to get to a conclusion and understanding processes can be much more important that always getting the right answer. This way students can see where they went off track, go back and fix their mistakes. This way of learning can benefit all students, not only those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
I also agree with what Janaye said about individual learning vs. group learning. Sharing ideas with peers and showing them how you came up with those ideas can only improve everyone's learning. Many teachers would consider sharing ideas as cheating and prefer individual work only.
ReplyDelete1. How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
ReplyDeleteThis type of activity has already made a huge impact on me in our first SED 337 class. When we did the letter activity I was amazed at how many different words others came up with to describe deafness that I hadn't even thought about. After that activity I realized that this type of learning would be great to use throughout the semester.
2. How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This visual learning would be wonderful for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. It would give them an easy way to understand the thinking of others and it would also help them to make certain topics concrete and better to understand.
I think visible thinking will help by showing what i understand and what i don't. it will show other was people preceive the idea or topic and it will help me understand it better. it will make me participate and be a part of the class discussion.
ReplyDeleteIt will give them interaction within the class room setting. Everyones thoughts and knowledge is displayed / it gives encouragement.
1. How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
ReplyDeleteVisible thinking and related activities have already been applied in our class this semester. For example, when we were asked to think of what deafness means to us, we all privately brainstormed, and then broke into small groups to compile a final list to hang on the wall for other classmates to read and consider. By being visible learners, it allows us to contemplate other’s thoughts and point of views while also reflecting on our own ideas and keep track of individual’s improvement.
2. How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This type of learning could greatly impact those students that are deaf or hard of hearing. From a teacher’s aspect it allows them keep track of the student’s improvement as well as helping them focus on areas that need improvement. Another beneficial part of visual learning for deaf and hard of hearing students would be that their language (sign language users—so not ALL students) are typically used to visually learning because their language is visual. This may also help an interpreter in the classroom setting be able to better describe an assignment and make better application of the material. Also, if the student’s break into small groups, it may help a deaf or hard of hearing student feel more comfortable to interact and share their ideas.
1. Visible thinking is going to influence me in not only SED 337, but in all my classes. It is awesome how we can all be given the same assignment and 20 different people come up with 20 different answers. When discussing these different thoughts create a more detailed and better response that the individuals had an experience with. It was more involved to approach an answer this way versus plain pencil and paper. These answers are more likely remembered by the students, and can more easily be applied to real life.
ReplyDelete2. I agree with Amy, and had not originally thought of the idea before that from a teacher's aspect it would keep the students on track. When students are on track it creates less stress for the teachers and therefore less stress for the students.
This type of learning is also impact able on Deaf and Hard of hearing students because showing a picture has more meaning more often than not than of just showing the words. One can write the word love on paper, but when one sees a picture of two people in love, it means much more. Just as Mrs. White used pictures of her family to describe deafness, rather than just the one simple word.
1. How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED 337?
ReplyDeleteFor myself, this visible thinking will be great in that I know I am a visual learner. I do better when I see things. For some reason it just make things click. I think this will be good for me in SED 337 in that I will be able to connect what I already know to the new information that is being taught in class. For the professor it will let her know where everyone is at in the class. I just really think this is a good approach to learning.
2. How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This would be a huge impact for Deaf or Hard of Hearing students learning, in that they are visual learners. This would help them learn to connect or relate knowledge that they know or are learning. This will also teach them to connect signs with objects. This type of learning will help not only the Deaf or Hard of Hearing students, but the teacher and interpreter. The teacher in that he/she will know the progress of the student as they progress in the class. The interpreter will hopefully have an easier time explaining whatever the topic is at the time.
Kristen Koeninger
ReplyDelete1. I think Visible Thinking is not only great for this class, but I will definitely use it in my future classroom as well. With Visible Thinking, students step outside of the norm of lecture, and discuss more with each other. For me, I learn best with Visible Thinking. With the first exercise we did in the classroom, I was already learning more than I usually do on my first day of class. I was able to understand other student's perspective on the deaf culture. I not only saw who had similar perspectives, but I also saw those who differed and it made me open my mind and broaden my thoughts.
2. Like I said, Visible Thinking is a great idea for a deaf/HH classroom. It gets the students more involved with one another and the teacher. It allows the students to convey what they are thinking to the other students. Because deaf/HH students are such visible learners, Visible Thinking is the way to go.
1. I think it already has. The exercise from class last week during which we wrote out words associated with Deafness, seemed very much like visible learning. Already, I can see that being able to see my thoughts in a tangible way helps me to brainstorm and also helps me remember subject matter.
ReplyDelete2. Since very many Deaf and HH students are visual learners, I would expect that this type of learning will be very beneficial to them. It allows them to see their thoughts and reflections in a tangible way. Also, being able to see the thoughts and reflections of others allows them to get to know each other better by seeing some of the inner workings of each others' minds.
I am definitely a visual learner - maybe that part of the reason why sign language 'sticks' with me. Many of the math classes I've had previously were difficult to fully understand solely from reading the chapter assignments, but when the instructor would graphically show the material on the board, it became much more clear to me. In that sense, visual exercises will probably be helpful to me in this class - although I can often form a picture in my mind of what we are discussing, having a visual reference point is very helpful for better understanding.
ReplyDeleteFor Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, since they live in a visually-based world, having the ability to relate to that visual frame of reference when teaching will help to convey course material. Using not only tools like overhead projectors, but also choosing course material that is very graphically based will likely improve the ability for Deaf/HH students to more fully engage and learn. There are good examples of textbooks and course materials that have high visual content - these would be preferable to mostly text-based books.
1) Such visible thinking builds the bridge between facts and understanding. Typically one does not understand the process used to arrive to normative conclusions and therefore the information provided is not retained, thus stunting the growth of applicability. This model will close the gap between knowledge and comprehension thereof.
ReplyDelete2) This model will surely help children who are D/HH with formulating multiple ideas to aid in writing and setting up an environment that aids to socialization and contribution.
1. How do you believe this type of thinking and activity can influence your learning in SED337?
ReplyDeleteI've always depended on visual thinking as a HOH person myself, and so it's hard to say how it could impact me since it's already impacted me in a way. I've been a visual thinker since young especially thanks to my mom. She would encourage me to learn visually and worked on my language and reading skills by taping the names of objects all over the house. If I wanted something, I had to either say or sign it. So it's definitely already had it's impact on me.
2. How do you believe it could impact the learning of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
Well, for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, they can't really trust their hearing to tell them all they need to know, obviously. Visual thinking or learning gives them the stability of knowing that they're on the right track or being able to access the same scale of information as others. It's a visual structure that they can depend on to understand the concept or meaning of whatever it may be that you're speaking of.
1. I am personally and visual and audio learner. I like to hear out loud what I am reading. This could help me a lot because when I visually learn something, it's as if I'm seeing it in my head. This would be a great help, especially since not everyone learns the same. This would open up another way of learning.
ReplyDelete2. This would greatly impact the learning of Deaf or Hard of Hearing students. Since the audio way of learning is cut out, unless they have a cochlear implant, this opens another way for them to learn. Seeing something in front of them and teaching them about it could become more clear for them. They rely heavily on visually learning, so this way of learning to me, would be a great help for them.
1. I think I am a very visual learner. Being able to work with others and do visual things such as what we did in class on Wednesday, will be a huge help in my learning process for this class. It will allow me to actually see what people have come up with and we can bounce ideas off of each other. I was able to see with my own eyes the different ideas people had come up with (with their letters) and it was great because they were thinking of things I hadn't thought about yet. Seeing things in real life tend to stick in my mind better as well. So, I think it will definitely be a great tool to use in the classroom and enhance learning.
ReplyDelete2. Deaf and Hard of Hearing students tend to be very visual individuals. Their eyes are such a crucial part of their bodies because they use them differently than hearing people do sometimes, I think. So being able to visually see the processes people are going through, and giving them the ability to use visual tools to help create or learn, etc will definitely be a huge benefit for them.
Chelsea Eddins
1. The visual thinking theory is a great way to really engage all types of students. Many students attribute to visual learning, like myself, and will therefore be able to intake the teaching much deeper and with clearer understanding than with other methods. It gives students the ability to visualize what they are attempting to process through their own though patterns. I also think that this type of learning/teaching engages the students together, coming together as a conhesive group so that they feel more comfortable learning, questioning, and growing together. In my opinion, it can only lead to a more positive classroom atmosphere. This visual technique will not only enhance my learning but will also help me better understand HOW to visually represent certain ideas and theories, leading to better interpretations from me in the future.
ReplyDelete2. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students are typically extremely visual, considering, if they use sign language, their primary language is visual. Therefore, a visual method to learning will enhance their ability to fully understand the material. Visual representation of information will parallel their communication and how they learn best - with their eyes. ASL is a language that "shows, not tells", therefore, a teaching style that shows the information instead of telling it is going to be extremely helpful. The students will be able to visualize the processes going on with themselves and other students, potentially even leading to better visual study techniques. Also, if the interpreters interpreting for these deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students grew up and experienced visual learning, then they will be able to better convey the information in a way appropriate for the student, leading to better understanding this way as well. In my opinion, this type of learning can only benefit and enhance the learning of all students.
-Kristina Hamm
this is the a comment i made above but it was under another name so I wanted to make sure it counted:
ReplyDelete1. I am personally and visual and audio learner. I like to hear out loud what I am reading. This could help me a lot because when I visually learn something, it's as if I'm seeing it in my head. This would be a great help, especially since not everyone learns the same. This would open up another way of learning.
2. This would greatly impact the learning of Deaf or Hard of Hearing students. Since the audio way of learning is cut out, unless they have a cochlear implant, this opens another way for them to learn. Seeing something in front of them and teaching them about it could become more clear for them. They rely heavily on visually learning, so this way of learning to me, would be a great help for them.