I found the learning theories activity very helpful as it gave me different perspectives on each of the theories. Also as other students had written there explanation in their own words it made it easier for me to understand them. I think this strategy of having several subjects which need to be covered and having them covered by the students working in pairs and collaborating at the end could be a very useful tool for me to use in teaching. Especially in biology where there is a lot of material to cover. This activity had elements of constructivism and connectivism throughout. Constructivism was evident in that our PMI was written by comparing our prior knowledge with the new knowledge we were acquiring and deciding whether it was a plus or minus. As we had to research other materials in order to gain a better understanding of our selected learning theory we were using the connectivism theory of learning.
This activity again supports a diverse range of students geographically, but maybe not technologically as a lot of our digital immigrants may have had trouble navigating web pages and uploading their findings to the wiki correctly. This strategy supports learning through connectivism and would be a good strategy to use in our 21st century secondary schools as most students are familiar with the internet and the use of this technology.
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