Educational autobiography presentation
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Education and the Internet — Part 1
Contents
- Introduction
- Family background
- School and university
- Postgraduate studies
- The history of ideology
- The philosophy of language
- Semiotics
- First experience of teaching and the move to Cambridge
- Retraining
Introduction
That the Internet is transforming society in general, and education in particular, is beyond dispute, but how it is transforming it is another matter. As an educator I have mixed feelings about the phenomenon. My own formal education, apart from recent postgraduate studies, was largely pre-Web, so I have been able to compare my early learning journey with the effects of this technology on my adult experience, as well as to observe its effects on those who have grown up (or are growing up) with it.
Beyond schooling in all its forms, there is also the question of the influence of the Internet on education in the broad social sense. Some philosophers and media theorists provide useful int
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Hi there. My name is Kimberly Spor, T. Ony, and this is my educational autobiography. I'm hoping that this presentation will give you a better idea of not only my motivations behind becoming a teacher, but also my goals and ideals as an educator, and what experiences helped me shape them into what they are today. So let's go. My education is somewhat unique and that I was actually home schooled until the ninth grade. My mom made the decision to teach from home after extensive research, and after my three older siblings had experience private school while they had to transition to a brand new system. My little brother and I started out our school lives in the living room. There are definite pros and cons to learning from home. On one hand, you miss out on some of the community and social skills that are built in school environments. However, there is a lot of freedom and creativity in home schooling, which my mother used to her full advantage when she was developing her curriculum. O
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