Rick,
I was recently told by an administrator of another school that (he feels) if we don't incorporate more blended learning in the next 5-10 years, we will be obsolete. Interesting thought.
Dr. Ryan Meers
I agree with your observation Scott. It may be to our advantage to investigate ways in which we as a school can incorporate more use of technology in to our learning enviroments.
Very true! I find I am occasionally compared to a YouTube video and asked why I don't have the same technique as the YouTube guy! My Answer? We had a different curriculum.
Cleo,
I too have found that given time their presentations generally improve.
Dr. Ryan Meers
The 1st excerise I give is to select a topic to bring the class from the chapter. Once they select they must teach the rest of the students on that topic. When the material is sketchy many have had to confess that they looked up the info ,but did not prepare it for the rest of the class. When challenged by fellow student the sketchy material presentation was abondoned by most. Gen -Y's do not like to appear unprepared. The internet material is often surface bits- not the details they need to present to the class. Usually by the 2nd presentation most have expanded on material from the internet or use the pictures to show details. & really read up on their topic. By 3rd presentation all students use a variety of sourses & the internet for the great graphics on their chosen subject.
scott,
this is definitely a challenge & an opportunity for us to be able to help them learn how to discern good info from bad.
Dr. Ryan Meers
