I have recently updated the RISE Reflection sheets I use with students. I use the sheets to get learners thinking critically about how they can improve on embracing and exhibiting their RISE values. The Reflection sheets ask students to answer a series of restorative questions using the SEXC paragraph structure. I have updated my RISE Reflection sheets by adding components that require students to incorporate different sentence types. The different sentence types are outlined on the Write That Essay resource: '12 Ways to Write a Sentence.' On the latest iteration of my RISE Reflection sheets, students must include three different sentence types in their reflections. They must also demonstrate understanding of these by explaining the sentence types using the SEXC paragraph structure. I believe that by including the sentence-writing components in my Reflection sheets I will be be able to improve the quality of my students' expressions of critical thinking as well as their overall literacy. I intend to monitor the effect of the sentence-writing components on my students' RISE Reflection answers.
RISE Reflection Sheet Template
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
I believe that technology is making us antisocial. It is causing humans to be less engaged with each other in a truly genuine sense. Because of a lack of interpersonal connection, technology erodes our ability to empathize with others and engage in meaningful dialogue with them. An example of this is where I have had negative experiences in online forums, such as Facebook. Others have been openly abusive of me, simply because I hold opinions that differ from theirs. They have offered no evidence for erroneous views held and have become lost in their own imagined echo chambers. Technology reduces the barriers that regulate unconstructive behaviour. While technology has its benefits, learners frequently miss out on these because they are distracted by the many pitfalls of the digital landscape.
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