I chose to read Ashley Hinck article: “Digital Ghosts in the Modern Classroom.” I decided to create a sketch note in order to show the main points that were portrayed in Hincks article. I’m far from being an artist but I thought I would challenge myself.
I started my sketch note by writing down in the top left corner “digital pedagogy”. In the beginning of the article Hinck uses her digital pedagogy and explains that the only thing that students know about digital media are the shortcut/template platforms. As a student who grew up in the generation of technology I remember starting off with platforms such as Prezi with the templets being given to me. I feel that the teachers might have recommended these sights because they were “easy” to use. Some teachers also lack in digital technology which could affect how the student learns. Now that i’m older i’ve started to realize that a lot of my work lacks creativity. I chose to create a sketch note, not because I wasn’t sure how to use the other platforms but because I wanted the chance to get creative.
Students have the fear that there can only be a “right answer”. “Are we really teaching the students to make, or are we teaching them the right way to do things.” ( Hinck 2018) Students follow the directions, to get the right answer, but this is not how they should be taught. Authority is shown in the platforms and the teachers but how can the students open their minds to new things if they are only taught one way? I included the words “banking method”, Hinck talks about how students are viewed as containers. Teachers are filling the students minds with how to do things the ” correct way.” I learned a lot about the banking model of education in my second year of university. I believe that filling our students minds with the “correct way” of doing things could affect how they think in the future.
In the next corner of my sketch note I wrote the words “ choices”, “ experimentation” and “ open space and mind”. Sometimes it can be hard to have an open mind about certain things because you are afraid to be wrong. Teachers should encourage platforms that will give the students more freedom to experiment, for example Photoshop.
Some online platforms limit openness and creativity, I included the words “banish platforms”. We need to move away from platforms that don’t give the students the freedom they need. I also included “makers, creators and speakers”. We want our students to be their own makers/ creators rather than have the platforms and templates take that away. As future educators we should be teaching students to be “makers, “creators” and “speakers”, instead of teaching in a way that shows there is a “right” way.
Hinck doesn’t give up on her students, she is always encouraging them. As a future educator I want my students to see themselves as creative people and that they should embrace their creativity. I also want to teach my students to love themselves for who they are, it’s okay to be wrong sometimes. I hope you enjoyed my sketch note, I had a lot of fun creating it.
