First, Electronic Communication between Teachers and Students talks about the different types of ways there is, such as- Email/text messaging, Teacher or classroom websites, Blogs, online discussions, and wiki’s. Teachers and students can use these communication technologies to share ideas and information for educational purposes and different audiences. I chose this concept since it’s necessary to have an effective way to communicate with one another, as a student and/or teacher.
Second, Engaging Students is important to their
learning and to your teaching success. When students and teachers engage during
a learning discussions and involve hands-on activities, the learning will have
greater results, oppose to having discussions followed with worksheets and
tests, in which students lose interest in. Web-based materials and activities
put students in the position of “doing” (which I call hands-on) activities and
projects such as math, science, history or language. This concept was chosen
since it really does matter how well students engage and participate in class
tasks and/or discussion, since the mind gets very well expanded and knowledge is
gained.
Third, Establish Clear rules for online conduct,
talks about the importance of maintaining respectful discussions online, just
as it would be in “face to face” classes. It’s important for teachers to inform
students of what and how it’s expected to carry on discussions online. Even though,
online learning means we sit behind a screen, that doesn’t make it ok to offend
either a teacher or a fellow classmate. With online discussions, teachers must
find ways to engage students and come up with ideas; online discussions also
make it clear for students to dominate the conversation. I chose this concept
since it does help students engage in class discussions, for example I am one
to not engage much more then I have to, in a “face to face” discussions, oppose
to a one online where I may participate more.
In conclusion, I chose all these concepts because to me they
come hand in hand to help students learn whether it’s through an electronic
device, classroom, and/or a textbook. It also helps out when students have a
question and/or help with an assignment and they can reach their teacher at the
click of a keypad, rather than having to schedule an appointment and drive to
the classroom and/or office for assistance and by the time of arrival the question
would more than likely forgotten. Adding to communication between students,
this also helps engage students and teachers in discussions about the learning
topic. When using technology between students and teachers it’s important to
maintain clear rules that are mutual between both the students and teachers,
that will make learning more easier and fun.
Resources:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon
A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New
Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
Pelvin, R. (2013, January 14). Student Engagement And
Motivation Tips - HOW to engage your students. Retrieved February 26, 2015,
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWRSRtdkrag
Acosta, I. (2015, February 26). Kahoot! Retrieved February
26, 2015, from https://create.kahoot.it/#/preview/3c964ec4-71d4-4762-93c6-3a9c1b8a5933
Looks like your Kahoot is working - I just need to get a mobile device to try it...will do in a little bit. Great job on creating one and providing the link. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that you picked up on the online discussion versus face-to-face discussion characteristics. I think one of the true advantages to online discussions is the increased chances of getting ALL students more engaged. I also think that the format allows students to be more thoughtful in their responses as they have time to reflect and think about the topic - where as in a class discussion, the perspectives are often limited to a couple of outspoken students and sometimes more 'off the cuff' rather than reflective.