Reflective Blog Post

I had to leave early and didn’t get to the 360 VR tours but I still enjoyed the topic. I find games are a real hands on activity that helps learners to access knowledge they are learning. They are forced to rely on their own knowledge or to ask for help and these are both excellent learning methods. I hope not to limit my future learners to only using in-person games but have the ability to use online games as well. On our firstvoices.com website for the iihatis dialect, we have some games there and the younger learners do have fun with them. Although they’re really basic (like the card matching game) I think it’s the computer or device that helps them to stay engaged. This seems to have the opposite effect on our fluent speaking Elders though, the technology can be a real barrier for some. We need to be mindful of all of the diverse learners in our classes and I think this especially included the tech-inclined language learners because they could very-well help us to create more resources in the future.