A response to my classmate and POD member Paige from her first post on a constructivist learning model!
I did not think I had a very constructivist learning style until I read https://paigemcp.opened.ca/blog-1/ and I learned I might have been wrong. After reading her entry, I thought about myself in a classroom getting formally lectured and I recognized that I can often disassociate with the lesson when being forced to listen and not move. Instead, when I am actively doing something or learning a new skill, I end up retaining more! I liked her examples about how sharing her own opinions with people and teaching someone else a skill worked for her. Then her personal story really solidified that I have a more constructivist style than I thought. I was able to relate her experience skiing back to myself and how I re-learned to ski as well in a very similar way. I went with someone else and I was finally able to ski when I just went for it! I loved how relatable her post was and how she took a big concept and made it applicable for anyone to follow. Great first post Paige!!
