Collaborative Social Media Learning
In the class IEOR 190G, our main mode of learning was through a very unique and interesting social media collaboration method. In the course, we were able to learn valuable information related to patent engineering and patent litigation through our own research that we would share with the class through blogs unique to each individual.
In most classes, the grading structure revolves around different assessments that can often times discourage students from truly learning the material. This grading structure can also cause students to be very competitive, which in turn can cause students to not collaborate for risk of giving another a slight edge. Professor Lavian not only stressed that learning was the main focus, but he also encouraged us to learn especially from our peers. Through the use of comments on social media, students were able to give each other extra insight, constructive criticism, and even pure praise. Crowdsourcing our information through Twitter, YouTube, and blogs allowed for a pool of aggregated information to be easily accessible by all students in the class.
In my personal opinion, collaborative social media learning gave students a fun and relatable way to learn. Because it was so different than other classrooms, I was intrigued by the assignments and loved that many of our assignments dealt with "silly patents" or interesting TED talks. In addition, as the semester went on, I began to get more comfortable recording the weekly YouTube videos. I was able to think more creatively about the Patents, and it allowed me to clarify my blog posts in an all-encompassing way. Watching other students'
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In regards to patents, we learned about many things ranging from NPE's, also known as non-practicing entities, or patent trolls. In addition, we learned about the many nuances and procedural facts that accompany filing, maintaing, and protecting patents. Obviousness and Anticipation were also very important when explaining patents, as patent validity can be a topic of debate. Professor Lavian presented us with patents to research that we would crowdsource, this proved to be very entertaining as it allowed us to be exposed to exponentially more cases.
To sum up my experience in the class, I believe I was far more motivated to learn the material in this class than any other, because of the collaborative experience. The information that the professor wanted us to obtain was achieved through a very unconventional teaching style, and this was especially intriguing. I would recommend this style of teaching to any classroom, and I really enjoyed the class as a whole!
Hi Matthew, great job on Collaborative Social Media Learning! I agree with you that the grading structure for most classes give students who are able to “guess” on most valuable course contents shortcuts to high grades. To some extent, they are not fair and truly indicative of students’ ability to excel at certain tasks. The learning environment in IEOR190G is different in that students can demonstrate what they know and do not get penalized by not memorizing a fact or a graph. However, a drawback of this type of learning that is there has to be someone to read all the blog posts, and reading these blog posts are extremely time consuming. This drawback is compensated in this class by having students commenting on the blog posts. It might have been better if we were required to read and comment back to the comments that were made on our blog. One recommendation for the patents portion of the writing is to organize in the order of roughly from the basics to the more complicated stuff such as trolls to facilitate smoother flow. Thank you for a great post, I enjoyed reading it!
Great blog post. In this post, I would talk more about how social media affects how we learn. The grading structure of this class actually is still similar to that of other classes. We are still assessed on our blog posts and quality comments. Although, the nature of the social aspect allows us to more easily gauge our peers and see exactly where we stand within the class, perhaps making it even more competitive. Although, it probably provides a more fun learning experience.
I really enjoyed reading your blog post and especially enjoyed the fact that you said the Youtube assignments made you more comfortable being recorded on the web. This is really cool and is, in some ways I guess, a form of public speaking. Before this class, I never really recorded very many Youtube videos and found the process cool. I also like the fact that you compared our class' grading structure to others in which the nature is competent for this highlighted the true aim of the course, which Professor Lavian has reiterated many a time, which is for us to truly learn the material. I loved how you tied us back in to the topic of patents in your last section as well. Great Job Matt!
Hey! Really good blog post!! I got how you gave a comprehensive overview of the class and overall provided great insight. I agree with you that in this class our main mode of learning was through a very unique and interesting social media collaboration method. I personally loved using blogs, youtube, and twitter for hw assignments. It made the learning experience more interesting and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing :)
Great final post on the methods that we used in this class for collaborative social media learning experience. At Berkeley thus far and for that matter my entire educational career, the entire teaching style has been teacher and student. There has been little room to develop by learning from our fellow students which is quite possibly the most important aspect of all. I like how you pointed out that the grading system of many classes will force intense competition between students which does not always lead to students truly learning the material which really should be the end goal of any class. The social media aspect and learning from each other, as you stated, really forced all of us to not consider the competitive grade aspect but to really engage each other and learn from each other.
Hola Matt! I agree, I loved the perspective that professor Tal gave to the course, it is incredibly necessary to focus on the learning of the students instead of how hard its going to be to grade my students.
Extremely well written article Matt. Love the images throughout to break up the body of text here and there. I liked how you mentioned how the collaborative learning personally made you more motivated to learn, and then presented a quick recap about the topics covered in class. Well detailed and thought out blog post as well as very personal.
In my personal opinion, collaborative social media learning gave students a fun and relatable way to learn. Because it was so different than other classrooms, I was intrigued by the assignments and loved that many of our assignments dealt with "silly patents" or interesting TED talks. In addition, as the semester went on, I began to get more comfortable recording the weekly YouTube videos. I was able to think more creatively about the Patents, and it allowed me to clarify my blog posts in an all-encompassing way. Watching other students'
Hi Matthew, great job on Collaborative Social Media Learning! I agree with you that the grading structure for most classes give students who are able to “guess” on most valuable course contents shortcuts to high grades. To some extent, they are not fair and truly indicative of students’ ability to excel at certain tasks. The learning environment in IEOR190G is different in that students can demonstrate what they know and do not get penalized by not memorizing a fact or a graph. However, a drawback of this type of learning that is there has to be someone to read all the blog posts, and reading these blog posts are extremely time consuming. This drawback is compensated in this class by having students commenting on the blog posts. It might have been better if we were required to read and comment back to the comments that were made on our blog. One recommendation for the patents portion of the writing is to organize in the order of roughly from the basics to the more complicated stuff such as trolls to facilitate smoother flow. Thank you for a great post, I enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post. In this post, I would talk more about how social media affects how we learn. The grading structure of this class actually is still similar to that of other classes. We are still assessed on our blog posts and quality comments. Although, the nature of the social aspect allows us to more easily gauge our peers and see exactly where we stand within the class, perhaps making it even more competitive. Although, it probably provides a more fun learning experience.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog post and especially enjoyed the fact that you said the Youtube assignments made you more comfortable being recorded on the web. This is really cool and is, in some ways I guess, a form of public speaking. Before this class, I never really recorded very many Youtube videos and found the process cool. I also like the fact that you compared our class' grading structure to others in which the nature is competent for this highlighted the true aim of the course, which Professor Lavian has reiterated many a time, which is for us to truly learn the material. I loved how you tied us back in to the topic of patents in your last section as well. Great Job Matt!
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Doron
Hey! Really good blog post!! I got how you gave a comprehensive overview of the class and overall provided great insight. I agree with you that in this class our main mode of learning was through a very unique and interesting social media collaboration method. I personally loved using blogs, youtube, and twitter for hw assignments. It made the learning experience more interesting and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing :)
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ReplyDeleteGreat final post on the methods that we used in this class for collaborative social media learning experience. At Berkeley thus far and for that matter my entire educational career, the entire teaching style has been teacher and student. There has been little room to develop by learning from our fellow students which is quite possibly the most important aspect of all. I like how you pointed out that the grading system of many classes will force intense competition between students which does not always lead to students truly learning the material which really should be the end goal of any class. The social media aspect and learning from each other, as you stated, really forced all of us to not consider the competitive grade aspect but to really engage each other and learn from each other.
Hola Matt! I agree, I loved the perspective that professor Tal gave to the course, it is incredibly necessary to focus on the learning of the students instead of how hard its going to be to grade my students.
ReplyDeleteExtremely well written article Matt. Love the images throughout to break up the body of text here and there. I liked how you mentioned how the collaborative learning personally made you more motivated to learn, and then presented a quick recap about the topics covered in class. Well detailed and thought out blog post as well as very personal.
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