Week 6 Reflection

One's knowledge about teaching and learning increases day after day. This week is also full of wonderful things to learn. Here are some:

Reading :

Curiosity made me check that then I found it is very useful

http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/blackboard/docs/Online_Assessment_Blackboard.pdf

The idea of Blackboard's Assessment which provides instructors with tools for building online assessments using different question types and can provide students with immediate feedback, are automatically graded (with the exception of essay questions), and scores are logged into the online Grade Center appealed to me so much and I will convince my school owners to adopt that.

The fact that It offers two assessment options : Tests: Tests are created to check the knowledge and skill level of students enrolled in the course. The tests option allows the instructor to assign point value and feedback to each question and that when a student completes a test it is submitted for grading. The results are recorded in the Grade Center automatically. Surveys: Surveys are useful for polling purposes, valuations, and random checks of knowledge. That is great!

Even being so honest Weighing The Pros and Cons to clarify what is nice and what might not appeal to some is to be taken into consideration.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS

Increase student engagement in the curriculum

Provide detailed and immediate feedback

A painless way to integrate technology

Location and time independent

Automatic score recording

More frequent assessments

A time-saver

Practice with technology-based test formats

Introduction of website and media

can

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Accessibility

Students require some technology skills

Cheating

Impersonality

Technology Problems

Time Commitment

But it comes with some Bright Ideas to help you do your work professionally.

The idea of Improving Lectures with Technology Successful Lectures with Computer Projection

at this site Center for Media and Educational Technologies Consulting group (CMET Consulting) &.Portable Computers and Projectors for Classrooms http://libweb.uoregon.edu/cmet/ Center for Media and Educational Technologies is also great to show to the school owners.

I was also so much interested in that part about Improving In-class Discussions and dividing them into Priming, Integrating, Reinforcing.Here is what Sherie & Jodi have been doing with us, I GOT THE SECRET :).

This pdf is amazing

http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/blackboard/docs/discussionboard.pdf

Online educators who use discussion boards successfully estimate

that their interaction with students can be as much as three times

the interaction with face-to-face students, and that peer-to-peer

interaction is even many times more than that.

Sample Activities

Web Field Trips

Brainstorming

Problem-Solving

Writing Groups

Case Analysis

Collaborative Writing

Cooperative Debate

Discussions of Course Readings

Research Bank

research topic.

Worth reading and studying.

Also The Problems with Large Lecture-Style Classes

http://umbc.uoregon.edu/eteacher/webskills/material/engaging_students_handout.pdf

 Added a lot to my knowledge although it needs a lot of time to study and apply.

This part is also worth reading and studying:

Enhancing Lecture Classes

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/osu-hedp/large_classes_engaging_students.html

Collaboration

Small-group Informal Learning Activities

Think-Pair-Share

Think-Pair-Square variation

ConcepTest

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/osu-hedp/large_classes_engaging_students.html

Quick-thinks Re-order the steps

Paraphrase the idea

Correct the error

Support a statement

Minute paper

Scripted Cooperative Learning

Concept Maps

 

Presenting With PowerPoint

http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/powerpoint/docs/presenting.pdf

The idea about Best Practices in Presenting with PowerPoint has also added a lot of ideas for me to take into account when giving a presentation:

Think about goals and purpose of handouts.

Minimize the number of slides.

Don't parrot PowerPoint.

Hold up your end.

Time your talk.

Give it a rest.

Mix up the media.

Hide your pointer.

Make it interactive.

Mix up the media.

Hide your pointer.

Rehearse before presenting.

and even Know Your Moves

These are so important steps that we all should do.

This week's material was so beneficial but it will be better to record and to revise from time to time later.

Good Luck to you all.