Week 10

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's way of differentiating between different ways of learning is genius. There is the cognitive learning: increasing ones intellectual knowledge, affective learning: increasing ones ability to interact with others affectively, and psychomotor learning: increasing ones physical abilities. It is a genius idea because this almost always means that everybody is intelligent in their own way. They may not be the most "book smart" person out there, but they may be really good with people or really good with sports.Not being "book smart" does not necessarily mean they aren't smart.

Technology can be used to advance all of these intelligences. The congnitive intelligence seems the most obvious. The internet is full of information can can help strengthen a students intellectual mind. The affective intelligence can be strenghened through technology just as easily. Technology allows people to interact with one another at all times. This can help a person become more open around people. However, it can also hinder actual face to face interaction abilities. The third intelligence - psychomotor, can also be helped through technology. We have a lot of available research on proper use of the body regardless of what sport one wishes to play to help prevent injuries. Technology has also increased materials available for athletes to help them perform better.