- Vicki Morley
- Victoria_Morley@hotmail.com
2. What name do you prefer to be called?
- Vicki
3. Undergraduate and graduate degree(s), education license(s), current employment: grade level, subject(s) if applicable, district.
- Undergraduate: Elementary and Special Education
- License: Early Childhood, Middle Childhood Endorsement, and Intervention Specialist
- Graduate: MEd in School Administration
- Currently working towards licensure
- Current Employment: 10th Grade, English (small group and co-teach), Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools
4. What are a few of your more interesting hobbies, travel experiences, somewhat “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit better.
- I really enjoy reading. I do not have a lot of travel experiences, but often go to Raleigh, North Carolina to visit my sister who moved there over a year ago.
Learning Style and more:
5. Being as specific as you can, what must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual risks in a classroom?
- I feel comfortable to take intellectual risks if I feel that my classmates are nonjudgmental. I feel as though it is important for us to take intellectual risks in order to learn from each other.
6. I am interested in your perception of yourself as a student. Please describe it. Consider such criteria as a) active oral class participation; b) responsible, timely class preparation (of readings, projects, etc.); c) honest, candid self-assessment; d) awareness of your own preferred learning styles/approaches; e) first thing that you do when you cannot or do not understand something; f)other dimensions you believe to be relevant and informative.
- I feel that I am very willing to participate in classroom discussions, especially if it is a topic in which I am passionate about. I like to know what is due in advance so I can work on things at my own pace. When I know an assignment is due, I like to complete it right away.
Technology Section
7. What do you believe was the most important technological invention in history? Why?
- I believe the Internet is the most important technological invention. The Internet holds so much valuable information and can introduce students to worlds they might not otherwise be able to explore.
8. Please list a number of technologies you currently believe to be essential to your life. Star (*) those you (tend to) believe to be insufficiently promoted in education.
- Cell phone*, computers, Internet, blogs*, work spaces*, Facebook*, Poll Everyway*, Ipod*
9. In relation to technology, please describe what life is like for you after a typical school day?
- After a typical school day, I feel like I am very connected to technology. As soon as school is over, I go directly to the computer to check my emails. I often communicate with parents through email. I also use my cellphone frequently when relaxing to play games, check email, and surf the web.
10. Indicate any uses of technology that you believe tend to be inappropriate or used excessively (by children in or out of school, by teachers in or out of school ) or promoted excessively (by the media, the computer industry, schools), i.e. ones that should be restricted or regulated in key ways.
- I think that many technologies are used excessively by both students and teachers. In the world we live in, I feel like it is almost just part of the culture.
