There are many tools that an instructor can use to facilitate learning, however, the appropriate tool must be used for the assignment. Furthermore, a variety of tools should be utilized because students learn differently, therefore, one tool will not ensure learning by all students.
It is importat to modify teaching style for the students needs. It is vital that as facilitators we provide audio and visual learning tools as student have different ways of learning.
It is important to know what your teaching style is and match it with the proper technology tool. Additionally one must take tieme to assess the effectiveness of the tool.
There are many tools an instructor can use. Using a variety of tools can enhahnce the affective learninig outcome for students.
I learned the the technology tools for online learning is one of the most important element to teaching an online course. If the professor use blogs, wikis digital portfolios, etc. to organize the course content will be more successful.
I hadn't considered blogging in classroom use before now. The information states to use it for assessment of teaching/learning effectiveness, but I wonder if there are other uses? Does anyone here use blogging as part of their curriculum?
Technology tools should support, not hinder, the teaching and learning process. Assessing of each technology tools provide essential feedback as to whether to continue to use it or to investigate another technology tool to better serve the instructor and students.
It is so important to assess the technology tools you remploy in order to determine if they are helping students meet the intended learning objectives.
I learned that there are various technology tools to help facilitate learning. As instructors we should try and use different tools to be able to reach out to students' different learning styles.
Undrstanding what technology tools are available as well as what type of instrutor you are play a vital role in course success. Tools and types are as variabe as are students and learning styles therefore they must be properly matched and reviewed to insure efficacy.
Do research before you continue to get better at any and all of these, instructors need to have a plan for how they are going to learn new information and techniques that will make them better instructors.
I LEARNED FROM THIS MODEULE THAT LEARNING AND TEACHING ARE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY ARE VERY VITAL WHEN YOU ARE INSTRUCTING. SO GETTING A COMPLETE UNDERSTANING OF THEM COULD HELP YOU POLISH YOUR TEACHING TECHNIQUES.
From this module it helped me that I must take into account the wrong selection of the appropriate tool to make a difference between the students. Awui presents us with different tools that we can incorporate at the time of giving tne class.
The important thing is to unite the passion for teaching with the tools that technology provides us today. It is important to align the strategies with current mechanisms such as the use of podcasts.
In this module I have learned the factors that affect the assessment of technology tools are interactivity, instructor or learner control, performance, computer requirements, ease of use, etc. I will apply formative (during the course time period) or summative (end of the course) assessments to obtain information on the effectiveness of these technological tools.
It is very important to identify the style of teaching that we are using to make sure is meeting the students needs.
All technology available should learned and apply in the teaching techniques, whateverb appropiate for the course
There are a plethora of technology tools out there for instructor use. Whichever ones are chosen, they need to be user-friendly for the students and handled expertly by the instructor. Do not utilize a "one size fits all" approach for any chosen technology tool. Ongoing evaluation and assessment of the technology tool's effectiveness in the course is essential.
I liked learning about the different teaching styles. I am still self-assessing to see which style I align with more, and how I can mix in different componets of these styles for better learning outcomes.
Exploring the variety of available tools is important. Understanding the tool and its function is crucial to help students achieve class outcome and enhance learning process.
