Summary and Synthesis

Since my last blog, CGI is started to make more sense. In the beginning, activities we would do in class using the CGI approach would be very frustrating and I would have to struggle through them. Now that I am starting to understand the approach I can see how the activities are suppose to benefit the student and to see what they would see when completing the assignment. Since we already know the information that we are seeking to find in the activities, it can make it more frustrating. When students are approaching the activities with less prior knowledge though, you can see how the activities are building on their knowledge and helping them create the new concepts. While I still would not use CGI for all activities in the classroom, I understand more now that while it may be frustrating at first for the students, it is beneficial as well.