juang7

Week 9 Discussion - Juan G

This week’s readings were probably my favorite of the entire quarter. They are directly related to what I want to do with my life in the short-medium future. This past summer, I started developing a business plan for an organization that would focus on teaching entrepreneurship, design thinking, and leadership to teenagers in Mexico. The… Read more Week 9 Discussion - Juan G

Week 8 Discussion - Juan G

In regards to parents explaining more to boys than girls when it comes to science, recently we have seen toy companies and the media trying to demonstrate the importance of attracting girls to the science field, I wonder the effects of  these on the average parent perspective. Challenging parents’ ideas becomes even harder in cultures that… Read more Week 8 Discussion - Juan G

Week 7 Discussion - Juan G

I was surprised when I read that educational research had not taken advantage of the popularity of coolmath-games. By collaborating with a popular site such as coolmath, we can gather data that could help designers use this information to work on creating games that are not just popular, but also effective in improving student performance. I… Read more Week 7 Discussion - Juan G

Week 6 Discussion - Juan G

It is clear that peer interactions enhance children and adolescents creative writing abilities. Children and adolescents tend to build on each other’s ideas and get motivated by having an audience. However, I am thinking about the role of parents in this area; I wonder that if instead of enhancing creative writing, parents might limit it because they may have the impulse of… Read more Week 6 Discussion - Juan G

Week 5 Discussion - Juan G

I do not have a group project and I would love to be part of one. I am willing to work in any area as I am looking to expand my knowledge in different areas. My previous educational experiences involved working with ESL middle and high school students on developing social emotional skills.   As… Read more Week 5 Discussion - Juan G

Assignment 1 - Juan Gonzalez

Description: Duolingo is a language-learning platform. Objective: Duolingo allows users to learn new languages by repetition, dividing lessons in chunks, providing a lesson sequence, and giving immediate feedback. URL: https://www.duolingo.com/ Age group: 12+ Assessment Diversity: The content is relevant to users from all racial groups. The main character is an owl, which I see as… Read more Assignment 1 - Juan Gonzalez

Week 4 Discussion - Juan G

Is there any research on the language development of an only child vs a child with multiple siblings? As I am reading about how children demonstrate cooperation, not aggression, with children with whom they meet repeatedly, I wonder if it is the same case for siblings. I remember fighting with my siblings all the time… Read more Week 4 Discussion - Juan G

Week 3 Discussion - Juan G

From the three articles assigned for this week, I enjoyed “Putting Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons From the Science of Learning” the most. With all the educational apps popping up everyday, it is nice to have a simple research based method to evaluate them. I think the ideas presented in this paper are very practical;… Read more Week 3 Discussion - Juan G

Parasocial Relationship

There are two characters that I remember having a parasocial relationship when I was 5 years old. One was Oliver from a soccer themed cartoon and the other one was the blue power ranger (I have a scar on my chin thanks to this).

Week 1 Discussion - Juan G

After completing the readings for this week, I have the following questions: What are some of the best, efficient, and fast methods to evaluate the impact of specific media technology tools on children given that the pace of technology innovation is very fast? Is the one we used last week during class good enough? Why is screen media… Read more Week 1 Discussion - Juan G