Course Reflection: Changes to my Personal Theory of Learning

I think that a big change to my personal learning theory is on motivation. I still believe that students need to have a sense of self responsibility, but I also think that the students also needed to be motivated out of curiosity. Using the material and constructionist strategies, I want the students to have the curiosity to move further on their own. I want the students to ask questions that will most likely not be on the quiz or test. If the students are motivated to do this, then they will attempt to grasp the basic concepts better, so they may have the chance to explore the material for their own questions.
To change my use of technology, I will focus more on learning technology tools instead of instructional technology tools. I will try to use resources like voice thread, so the students may develop materials to explain the concepts through various types of multimedia, and I plan on using concept maps, so the students can not only develop connections with the material, but they may also see their connections and revise them for better understanding.
One long term goal changes that I have is to incorporate learning technology tools at least once a unit. This would more likely be an ongoing project that will start at the beginning of a unit and be finished at the end prior to the test. I think that I will have students add to the project every week, so it would not be too time consuming, and the students will have a chance to put their own style and thoughts into the project. Another long term goal change would be to have students use technology to create learning tools. I think that while the students are developing tools they will be relearning the material, thinking critically of the concepts, and probably be more creative than I am. To do this, I may start a project at the beginning of a quarter that would be due near the end of that quarter. The tools that the students need to develop should attempt to enhance learning of past material, and the class will use these tools to review that material. I think this would be helpful for students who are studying for an exam, or at least provide ideas for other students to study for later material.