Re: [MATHEDCC] Crossroads Workshops
Wayne Mackey (wmackey@COMP.UARK.EDU)
Fri, 2 May 1997 08:48:31 -0600
>At 01:33 PM 5/1/97 -0400, Nancy Sattler wrote:
>>I believe that students can be greatly helped by visuals. The graphing
>>"picture" helps enhance the learning experience. This can definitely occur
>>before the paper and pencil method. When I referred to doing problems with
>>paper and pencil first, I was thinking such things as solving three
>>equations with three unkowns - - -
>______________________________________________________________
>*****The mechanics need to be understood before the student just enters
>numbers into the calculator.*****
>______________________________________________________________
>Nancy,
>
>Many times traditionalists only see technology users as teaching button
>pushing. And, of course, if folks are using a calculator in a traditional
>curriculum with a traditional text, they may be doing just that. I don't
>know. However, the point to be made is that there is much that can be done
>with a calculator. It is a teaching tool. It isn't just for graphing
>anymore. Or, maybe it never was "just for graphing" -- contrary to the motto
>where I work -- "The Home of the Power of Visualization."
>
>Ed Laughbaum
>
>Of course the calculators are a wonderful tool for learning. A good
>teacher can greatly enhance learning by using one to aid visualization,
>conceptualization, and reification (new word I just learned).
Of course we should never just teach button pushing.
Of course pencil and paper are a wonderful tool for learning. A good
teacher can greatly enhance learning by using them to aid visulization,
conceptualization, and reification (new word I just learned).
Of course we should never just teach pencil pushing.
Of course computers are a wonderful tool for learning. A good teacher can
greatly enhance learning by using them to aid visulization,
conceptualization, and reification (new word I just learned).
Of course we should never just teach button pushing.
wayne
Wayne F. Mackey
Univ. of Arkansas
SCEN #301
Fayetteville, AR 72701
wmackey@comp.uark.edu
http://comp.uark.edu/~wmackey
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