Weekly Reflection #7

In this weeks zoom class we played around with the web format EDcamp. In this format, multiple people could post a thought or a question and then the whole class could have access to it. We then took the questions and complied them into categories in which we then got into small groups to discuss. I could really see the usefulness of this is a form of distance or hybrid education as it gives everyone a chance to contribute to the conversation or ide formation without having to be in person. I also enjoyed how we split into smaller groups to try and tackle our discussion topics. I think it was really great to have a chance to hear everyone speak (or gives those with a quieter voice an opportunity to speak.) Our discussion topic was incorporating play based learning or nature based learning within the learning atmosphere. We were also given 30 minutes to discuss this which could’ve gone sideways but actually resulted in a fruitful discussion where conversation flowed well. After our small groups we got into one big group so we could hear thoughts on the other topics which I feel allowed us to get snippet’s of other interesting topics. As stated before, I think the use of EDcamp like we used today would be really beneficial for online, distance learning.