Hi! I just began the course today. One thing I learned from the first section is that there are different teaching styles and none of them are "wrong" and teachers primarily blend these styles. I worked for a school full time for over a decade and instructors were known as facilitators and all our pedagogy training focused on that one style of teaching. I am more of a blend, but discovered when I took the initial test here that this exclusive focus led to most of my incorrect answers.
I was familiar with most of this technology, but I found the development of wikis a fascinating idea. I'm in general education and so it's not that applicable, but I think specific departments with cohorts of students moving through a major at the same time, that developing a wiki for that cohort would be a great idea.
I liked the idea of short lectures. I make certain what I share in video is short and as engaging as possible. I know from watching my daughter (who is a college student) that long videos and lectures are seldom watched all the way through.
Nancy
As an instructor, it is imperative to evaluate the tools used in technology. Making sure the tool is effective and that the student is not only learning but is engaged in active learning. This will also help the student develop critical thinking skills.
I learned in more detail about digital tools such as portfolios and wikis
It is important for us, as instructors, to know the technology/tool we are using so we can best use the technology to meet our students needs and facilitate their learning.
Develop my own teaching style, along with the use of technology , get the information out to the best of my ability
Through this lesson I have figured out that although the curriculum should be developed in a repetitive manner for ease of learning, as an institution we must lokk at different technologies to ensure our courses reach our learning objectives while keeping our students fully engaged..
I typically teach online courses and synchronous lessons but like the idea of asynchronous learning. I would like to use some different technologies to accomplish that, perhaps the e-portfolio or wiki.
I found break out sessions in Zoom a good tool
Various technology tools are more or less appropriate for particular instructors and courses.
I most enjoyed and will incoporate Stop, Start, and Continue. This can give me ideas in which technology can be used as a vehicle for student learning.
I'm going to investigate the varioius tools and see which works best.
it is important to match the proper technology tool to the subject being taught. This is a key component in forming the virtual classroom. It is also important to get feedback from the students as to Start, Stop and Continue specific aspects of the class being taught.
Learning from technologies and their racional use allows better teaching.
There are several learning tools thta can be utilized for learning
I look forward to exploring the different ways to teach online, such as voice over PPT, synchronous sessions, discussions, etc. I have a feeling I will learn to love certain methods and hate others. But much of that is due to inexperience. What methods have you learned to love unexpectedly?
Reply to Doreen Johnson's post:
Doreen,
I agree, matching your teaching style to the available tools are extremely important. I am very visual, therefore, I like to place graphics whenever possible. I also encourgae the students to do the same. I think it makes online teaching/learning more fun.
Cheryl
As with all types of teaching methodologies, it is important to do a needs assessment and determine thge appropriate tools to enhance both the Instructor/faciltator and student experiences. Both formative (during the course) and summative after the course are also impormative meassurement tools to improve the processes for both the instructor/facilitator as well.
Cheryl
There are many different teaching tools and the best way to figure out which ones will work for you is to reseach the tools and see what exactly they are used for. When you get into the teaching environment, you can choose which tools will work depending on your students.
Reply to Arianne Trias's post: I think this is something that is often lost, as we plow forward in our work.
The information regarding tech tools and teaching styles was quite informative. I learned about tools I had not thought of as teaching tools (e.g. blogs and wikis). They might be worth a more in-depth look. I also liked the reminder to perform formative and summative evaluations with students, not only on the course material but also the tech tools
