Screen-cast-oh my goodness...

Alright so, for the first time ever, I used screencasting as a way to present my project. 
More on that later, but first. . .

I researched psychologist Albert Bandura and his Social Learning/Social Cognitive theory (they are the same, the latter simply is more detailed as it was redeveloped and renamed). 
At the core, Bandura's theory focuses on learning through observation. He believes that people learn by watching others, and that children are influenced by "models"- adults, whose behavior they imitate.  

I found Bandura's theory to be very interesting, but it did disturb me. To me, the one thought I kept having while reading the research was this:  everything we do is based solely on the actions we have observed from other people. 
Scary. 

Bandura revised his Social Learning Theory and created the Social Cognitive Theory, which encompassed more than pure observation. The social cognitive theory suggested that there are other factors that influence our learning, such as the environment, social interactions, beliefs, and self-perception. 


Bandura focused highly on self-efficacy: a person's belief in their own ability to succeed. I agree with the importance of self-efficacy. If we do not believe we will succeed, then we won't. It's as simple as that.   In the classroom, it is so important to encourage our students to try, and try their best. We must help our students build self-efficacy. 

For my presentation, I used screen-cast-omatic.  I was super nervous to do the screencasting, until I realized how simple it really is. 
I recorded my presentation twice. The first time, I sounded too nervous and then I went over the 15 minute limit. The second time was much smoother.  However, I still think it could have been better... but that's alright. 

Here is my presentation on Albert Bandura: 
Albert Bandura- Social Learning Theory