New podcast: Lisa Parisi
Posted by learnconnect on February 18, 2008
I have just posted a new podcast- an interview with Lisa Parisi. You can find it here. There are a number of things she said that really struck me.
She talked about how her teaching has changed since she started adding telecollaborative projects. She said her students are more in control of their learning. They self-select topics and are much more invested in their work. When the work comes out of the interest of the child, the work is much better. Whereas in the past she tried to be more in control of what happened in the class, she has learned to give more control to the students.
Lisa’s students have expressed how they prepare differently (whether written work, a podcast or video) if they know they have an outside audience.
Another issue she addressed was how to find teachers who are interested in collaborating with her students. She talked about the importance of her network. One difficulty she has is finding a teacher who is as interested in continuing a connection with her class.
She made many more important points. Listen to the whole podcast (just 15 minutes). I’d love to hear your feedback on what she is doing. Have you found any changes in your classes? How are your students reacting to being part of an online project?
Susan
February 25th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I was very interested in the podcast interview with Lisa and I even checked out her reflections on her blog. She seems like a very devoted and thoughtful person. Lisa is the kind of teacher that inspires me to continue to try new collaborative projects in my classroom. There really is a lot out there to learn and what a better way to learn it than by letting students communicate with the outside world – beyond the walls of the classroom.
February 25th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I was very interested in the podcast interview with Lisa and I even checked out her reflections on her blog. She seems to be a very devoted,thoughtful teacher. Lisa is the kind of teacher that inspires me to do more collaborative projects in my class. There is so much for children to learn out there and what a better way to learn it than from others in the outside world – beyond their own classroom.