I chose to respond to the HybridPod Podcast with Chris Friend and Amy Collier using a sketchnote. Prior to this assignment, the extent of my art career was doodling cartoons in the margins of my class notes, which seems to have come in handy for this assignment. I decided to experiment with a sketchnote for this reflection because it is out of my comfort zone, and I wanted to embrace the discomfort of risk-taking, as discussed in the podcast! I had a ton of fun making it, and although the flow is lacking a bit I hope you can follow my thoughts.
Multimedia Reflection #1 (for a closer look)
The main take away from the podcast is the importance of critical pedagogy and questioning the latest and greatest teaching methods. I particularly appreciated the discussion of “canned” courses and how we can break through these with critical pedagogy and integrating technology in the classroom. I think Amy’s focus on embracing the discomfort of not knowing is so important, and teaches students that mistakes are allowed, and often lead to the best learning opportunities.
As a logical thinker who often places too much importance on the “right” answer, I think this podcast was a great introduction to this course for me. In my future classroom I want to emphasize the importance of giving your best effort and questioning the new things that students are learning. With my teachable in math, I think far too many teachers are “my way or the highway” thinkers. As an educator, my goal is to question my pedagogy while encouraging my students to question other ways to find the answers they are looking for. This collaborative environment will allow everyone present to embrace the discomfort of not knowing.
Kate Hatfield