This is my second group project, my small project. There are eight people in this group right now, so we aren’t sure what direction the final project(s) will take. For my part, I am interested in doing a literature review on instructional approaches that integrate ICT and creative process in teaching and learning. I’m curious to see what is being written about these approaches, specifically in relation to learning styles and multiple intelligence.

I think this research will contribute to my design for the workshop on Inclusivity in Education.

I hope that it will serve as an adjunct to this project, in terms of contributing knowledge about instructional approaches in relation to learning styles.

One idea we had at our meeting was to do a survey of our various departments, to find where instructors are incorporating learning styles research into their teaching practice. I think this would be a very interesting study to undertake.

I approach inclusivity from the perspective of learning styles, what does it mean to provide opportunities for diverse learning styles to engage in subject content. I think that the integration of ICT and creative process increases points of access for learners across subject disciplines.

I’m really curious to learn what has been written about this in the literature.

Our group met for an hour before class. This is going to be my large project. I want to put on a workshop utilizing ICT and creative process in the instructional methods. I’m curious to put my ideas about pedagogy, curriculum and ICT into practice and this seems like a perfect opportunity.

After the class on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, I realized I could do my own study on the workshop design and experience of the participants. In consultation with one of my project colleagues, I approached Gary Poole during the break after his presentation and proposed using a scholarly approach to this project. He suggested I sign up to the network of the Institute for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, that there might be others interested in participating in the workshop. After class, I ran the idea by my group members and we have agreed to add this component into the project.

My work on the project is going to be developing, coordinating and designing the workshop. There is also going to be a handbook produced from this project, both hard copy and an online version.

I appreciate the opportunity to test my theories and practices in teaching through this project. I think it is a brilliant way for the university to foster new attitudes and approaches to teaching and learning.

I was inspired by the Bass article. It makes perfect sense to me that teaching and learning would be perceived as a iterative process of problem solving because learning environments, teachers and learners, and subject content are singularly dynamic elements which, when conjoined, intersect, interact and influence each other in unpredictable ways.

I like the idea of approaching education, teaching and learning, and subject content with an attitude of experimentation, where the teachers and learners are partners in exploring the best ways to present and represent content knowledge.

In a way, education must adapt to it’s own success. It appears more and more people are realizing the importance of education, including higher education, not only for the opportunity to earn a reasonable income, but also to engage in the economy through right livelihood. This includes the opportunity to participate in society and democracy in a critical, thoughtful way.

I’m excited by the idea of including data collection in my teaching practice. I like the idea of developing instruments to collect before and after snapshots of student experience, understanding and insights. I see this as a valuable way for me to grow as an instructor and an educator. It seems a natural extension of constructivist educational values.