As a future teacher, I wonder if I would ever keep up to date with the technology fast enough to suit the needs of my students. I fear I day my students will find my teaching irrelevant and that I am an old-fashioned teacher. Nevertheless, this is an eye-opening experience, many possibilities lies ahead for me like willingness to convince myself to stay updated and relevant by taking up more IT courses, getting myself gadgets like Wii and PlayStation and playing them of course.
What might living, learning and working be like in the future? The future holds many possibilities which I am not sure what it will but I am sure of one thing... I am sure it will evolve around Information and Communication Technology or whatever it will be called then... Parents, teachers and the society have to constantly be updated of these technologies as they will be changing along with it, willingly or not. So, I feel that to continue living, learning is the key to staying relevant in the working world otherwise someone with more knowledge will replace you.
Life long learning is the way to it all... This is what NIE is preparing its teachers unconsciously. Teachers have to go through modules like this to stay intouch and be aware of what the future hold for us. Many courses on IT skills where conducted every semester for both Student -teachers and Trainers alike in addition to the IT resources they provide and suggest. Platforms are laid for teachers to share their skills with the fellow friends. All these for the cause of keeping us, teachers, relevant and to ease this transition into the DIGITAL FUTURE.
To stay on track, I must not be afraid to learn new skills...To be a character developer, I must first develop my character... I must develop the love for learning...
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Digital Natives & Digital Immigrants
Digital Natives are children of today whom their teachers (known as the digital immigrants) characterise as having short attention span, problems with reading and thinking, and do not like doing practices. But research has found the meaningful explanations for these:
They have short attention span only “for old ways of learning” because they choose to pay attention to things that they feel is important can help achieve success in their areas of interest like gaming on which they can spent hours on.
They learn better through digital game-based learning but many educators are not ready or savvy enough for that.
As mentioned by Marc Prensky (2001) in his article, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Part II:Do They Really Think Differently?
Digital Natives are accustomed to the twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access, graphics-first, active, connected, fun, fantasy, quick-payoff world of their video games, MTV, and Internet are bored by most of today’s education. The cognitive differences of the Digital Natives cry out for new approaches to education with a better ―fit. And, interestingly enough, it turns out that one of the few structures capable of meeting the Digital Natives’ changing learning needs and requirements is the very video and computer games they so enjoy. This is why ―Digital Game-Based Learning is beginning to emerge and thrive (p.5).
A good example of a Digital Native is Cameron, an 11 year old boy from Indiana,an avid gamer and talented young digital video producer. He has successfully created his very own ‘green screen’ so that he can use the chroma key technique in his digital videos.
According to Wikipedia...
Chroma key is a technique for mixing two images or frames together, in which a color (or a small color range) from one image is removed (or made transparent), revealing another image behind it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_key).
Cameron’s digital background is no different from his Singaporean counterpart. Cameron was introduced to computer games at a young age, owns quite a number of digital gadget; hp, laptop and iPod, spends hours on the computer and is quite verse in a number of software application.
So teachers must be prepared...
According to Marc Prensky (2001), “One of the most interesting challenges and opportunities in teaching Digital Natives is to figure out and invent ways to include reflection and critical thinking in the learning (either built into the instruction or through a process of instructor-led debriefing) but still do it in the Digital Native language (p.5).”
Teachers may allow students to explore with online materials example suggested websites and online games, to introduce a lesson, allow the use of mind mapping tool, wikis, blogs and other tools to collate information and present materials using online or computer applications. Game-based learning is the right way but “they must be real games, not just drill with eye-candy, combined creatively with real content” (Prensky, 2001). Games consols like PlayStation, Wii and Xbox, when used the right way can make learning incidental yet significant.
They have short attention span only “for old ways of learning” because they choose to pay attention to things that they feel is important can help achieve success in their areas of interest like gaming on which they can spent hours on.
They learn better through digital game-based learning but many educators are not ready or savvy enough for that.
As mentioned by Marc Prensky (2001) in his article, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Part II:Do They Really Think Differently?
Digital Natives are accustomed to the twitch-speed, multitasking, random-access, graphics-first, active, connected, fun, fantasy, quick-payoff world of their video games, MTV, and Internet are bored by most of today’s education. The cognitive differences of the Digital Natives cry out for new approaches to education with a better ―fit. And, interestingly enough, it turns out that one of the few structures capable of meeting the Digital Natives’ changing learning needs and requirements is the very video and computer games they so enjoy. This is why ―Digital Game-Based Learning is beginning to emerge and thrive (p.5).
A good example of a Digital Native is Cameron, an 11 year old boy from Indiana,an avid gamer and talented young digital video producer. He has successfully created his very own ‘green screen’ so that he can use the chroma key technique in his digital videos.
According to Wikipedia...
Chroma key is a technique for mixing two images or frames together, in which a color (or a small color range) from one image is removed (or made transparent), revealing another image behind it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chroma_key).
Cameron’s digital background is no different from his Singaporean counterpart. Cameron was introduced to computer games at a young age, owns quite a number of digital gadget; hp, laptop and iPod, spends hours on the computer and is quite verse in a number of software application.
So teachers must be prepared...
According to Marc Prensky (2001), “One of the most interesting challenges and opportunities in teaching Digital Natives is to figure out and invent ways to include reflection and critical thinking in the learning (either built into the instruction or through a process of instructor-led debriefing) but still do it in the Digital Native language (p.5).”
Teachers may allow students to explore with online materials example suggested websites and online games, to introduce a lesson, allow the use of mind mapping tool, wikis, blogs and other tools to collate information and present materials using online or computer applications. Game-based learning is the right way but “they must be real games, not just drill with eye-candy, combined creatively with real content” (Prensky, 2001). Games consols like PlayStation, Wii and Xbox, when used the right way can make learning incidental yet significant.
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E-Learning II
Saturday, October 24, 2009
E-Le@rning II
Part A
What are some characteristics of digital natives?
POOR
- They have a short attention span…. when taught in a traditional manner.
- They are poor at reflecting and critical thinking.
GOOD
- They have Enhanced thinking skills by repeated exposure to computer games and other digital media.
Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I have selected Dana. In terms of her digital background, I believe that students in Singapore are also exposed to most of the gadgets that Dana are exposed to in the States. The only difference would be that Dana is lucky to have parent's that endorses and encourages the use of IT. Students in Singapore generally do not receive positive support from parents with regards to the use of IT.
How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
Teachers should encourage students to make use of the vast information available online. Encouragement alone is not enough. After acquiring whatever knowledge that the students might be looking for, they must know that the information needs corroboration.
Part B
As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
My impression is that teachers would have more time dealing with the more important aspect of education which is not to teach Math or Science or History but to teach a child. What I mean is in Singapore a lot more focus is currently put into character development of children and citizenship or national education. I guess the government is now more aware that the younger generation of Singaporeans are lacking in character due to the over-emphasis on academics excellence alone. My fear would be that the future Singapore would be very impersonal due to increasing usage of ICT.
What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
The playing ground would get much more even. Individuals who are not tech-savvy would lag behind their peers.
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future?
I think it is impossible for NIE to prepare us with the hardware as technology changes very so often that whatever is taught today might be obsolete when we start teaching. However what is taught here that could prepare us for this possibility is the awareness that is being instilled. I find this experience meaningful as it makes me face these tough questions and challenges. This will definitely help me prepare my mind for the possibility of me constantly having to change as technology progresses. I feel that this readiness and willingness and preparedness to constantly upgrade our teaching strategies is the first step in welcoming the challenges of the future.
What are some characteristics of digital natives?
POOR
- They have a short attention span…. when taught in a traditional manner.
- They are poor at reflecting and critical thinking.
GOOD
- They have Enhanced thinking skills by repeated exposure to computer games and other digital media.
Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I have selected Dana. In terms of her digital background, I believe that students in Singapore are also exposed to most of the gadgets that Dana are exposed to in the States. The only difference would be that Dana is lucky to have parent's that endorses and encourages the use of IT. Students in Singapore generally do not receive positive support from parents with regards to the use of IT.
How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
Teachers should encourage students to make use of the vast information available online. Encouragement alone is not enough. After acquiring whatever knowledge that the students might be looking for, they must know that the information needs corroboration.
Part B
As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
My impression is that teachers would have more time dealing with the more important aspect of education which is not to teach Math or Science or History but to teach a child. What I mean is in Singapore a lot more focus is currently put into character development of children and citizenship or national education. I guess the government is now more aware that the younger generation of Singaporeans are lacking in character due to the over-emphasis on academics excellence alone. My fear would be that the future Singapore would be very impersonal due to increasing usage of ICT.
What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
The playing ground would get much more even. Individuals who are not tech-savvy would lag behind their peers.
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future?
I think it is impossible for NIE to prepare us with the hardware as technology changes very so often that whatever is taught today might be obsolete when we start teaching. However what is taught here that could prepare us for this possibility is the awareness that is being instilled. I find this experience meaningful as it makes me face these tough questions and challenges. This will definitely help me prepare my mind for the possibility of me constantly having to change as technology progresses. I feel that this readiness and willingness and preparedness to constantly upgrade our teaching strategies is the first step in welcoming the challenges of the future.
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E-Learning II
E-Learning II
Part A: Digital Natives
What are some characteristics of digital natives?
- Always online be it on Facebook, Messenger or even Youtube.
- Always creating new content to share with others
- Always sharing new information through blogs, tweets and Youtube
- Multitasking most of the time
What are digital natives good at?
- Good processing habits
- Not just passive users; they want to create better technology and overcome barriers
- They have good collaborative learning style
- Interact vastly with different people even overcoming language and physical barriers
- A community of sharing; they like to share information
What are digital natives poor at?
- They disclose too much about their personal data
- They have very bad attention span for any traditional modes of teaching; “Every time I go to school I have to power down,” complains a digital native student.
Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I've picked Jalen. Jalen is an artist, animator, and digital-media creator. He has been dabbling in amination for about 2 years and he attends classes on how to produce his own movies and comic characters on his laptop. This is very similar to his Singaporean counterpart where the children here are exposed to various courses on animation in schools and the government is encouraging students to get involved in competitions like NEMATION.
How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
As new platforms and devices emerge, how we as teachers use the different modes of ICT tools must undergo a process of evolution. After all, the students live in a new digital age, like keeping in touch via Facebook and updating themselves in blogs. We have a task to equip students with the critical skills to engage in the emergent digital media landscape and understand what it means to be literate in an interconnected planet thus the traditional way of teaching is not always the right way to teach.
Part B: The Digital Native's Future
As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
I expect that the students of the future would have a better understanding of their academics and find that all the answers they need would be at their fingertips and they understand that there is always a resource out there that they can use. My only fear is that teachers would not be fully equipped to guide these students and they may lose interest in schools.
What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
Things would be so much easier. We would be able to obtain information faster and there would be a whole new level of expectations that we would be living in.
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
I have been exposed to different ICT tools to scaffold my understanding of what is expected of me as a teacher to guide my students along to this future. And I have always been told that there is always help for me in case I encounter any problems. Instead of just teaching these tools I could always keep learning how the tools can help me and my students.
What are some characteristics of digital natives?
- Always online be it on Facebook, Messenger or even Youtube.
- Always creating new content to share with others
- Always sharing new information through blogs, tweets and Youtube
- Multitasking most of the time
What are digital natives good at?
- Good processing habits
- Not just passive users; they want to create better technology and overcome barriers
- They have good collaborative learning style
- Interact vastly with different people even overcoming language and physical barriers
- A community of sharing; they like to share information
What are digital natives poor at?
- They disclose too much about their personal data
- They have very bad attention span for any traditional modes of teaching; “Every time I go to school I have to power down,” complains a digital native student.
Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I've picked Jalen. Jalen is an artist, animator, and digital-media creator. He has been dabbling in amination for about 2 years and he attends classes on how to produce his own movies and comic characters on his laptop. This is very similar to his Singaporean counterpart where the children here are exposed to various courses on animation in schools and the government is encouraging students to get involved in competitions like NEMATION.
How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
As new platforms and devices emerge, how we as teachers use the different modes of ICT tools must undergo a process of evolution. After all, the students live in a new digital age, like keeping in touch via Facebook and updating themselves in blogs. We have a task to equip students with the critical skills to engage in the emergent digital media landscape and understand what it means to be literate in an interconnected planet thus the traditional way of teaching is not always the right way to teach.
Part B: The Digital Native's Future
As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
I expect that the students of the future would have a better understanding of their academics and find that all the answers they need would be at their fingertips and they understand that there is always a resource out there that they can use. My only fear is that teachers would not be fully equipped to guide these students and they may lose interest in schools.
What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
Things would be so much easier. We would be able to obtain information faster and there would be a whole new level of expectations that we would be living in.
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
I have been exposed to different ICT tools to scaffold my understanding of what is expected of me as a teacher to guide my students along to this future. And I have always been told that there is always help for me in case I encounter any problems. Instead of just teaching these tools I could always keep learning how the tools can help me and my students.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
E Learning 2
Part A: Digital Natives
3. Answer these questions in your blog
What are some characteristics of digital natives? (What are they good at? What are they poor at?)
Digital natives(+):
3. Answer these questions in your blog
What are some characteristics of digital natives? (What are they good at? What are they poor at?)
Digital natives(+):
- Develop hypertext minds
- Have parallel cognitive structures rather than sequential ones
- Have a combination and intensified different cognitive skills such as multidimensional visual spatial skills
- Prefer interactivity
- Accustomed to twitch speed multi-tasking , random access (of video games)
- Raised in a technological environment
(-)
- Short attention span
Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I chose Dana. Dana is a nine year old child being adopted by American parents. She was from Kazakhstan. She is a young gamer and helped to build a new website for needy Haitians. Similar to nine year old Singaporeans, she is being surrounded by common technological devices such as MP3s, computers, PSPs and mobile phones. Like Dana, they are more digitally native at home than school. At home, they spend a lot of their time playing computer games, texting messages and surfing the internet. Also like any other children, she has a 'non-tech' hobby, that is singing. In addition, she has her own ambition. She wants to be a veterinian.
How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
First of all, teachers can use the many devices that are already being used by our digital natives. This will make learning fun, interactive and authentic for them. To engage and teach digital natives, we have to consider several characteristics of digital natives. For them, learning hardly takes place if teachers use the old school (reading and memorising) way of teaching. Since they prefer interactivity, conducting games-based learning sessions is a good way get them involved and learn actively.
Part B: The Digital Native's Future
5. Answer these questions in your blog
As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
Questions that came across my mind after watching the videos include 'Are teachers still relevant in the future?'/'How does one define smart/intelligent in the year 2015?/'Do examanations (paper and pen kind) still apply?'
What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
- Living in the future is going to be very convenient as dependence on technology is much higher. Hopefully our quality of living improves. Presently, the standard of living in Singapore is rather high but the quality of living is still questionable.
- Learning and working should be more dynamic than ever. Students have to keep learning new things and absorb so much of information. (What they have learnt yesterday can be outdated the next day). Through new tech devices the students learn more actively. Teachers teach less. / Workers have to constantly upgrade themselves if they want to remain in the workforce. They are required to upgrade much more frequently. There is going to be so much competition. The challenges faced by future learners and workers is going to be more complex and definitely different from ours.
How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
One of the ways in preparing is through ICT. Some of the sessions in ICT explore into the many possibilities of how lessons can be conducted in the future using high tech devices. Some of the ideas are really new to me. Hence in order to prepare myself, I have to familiarise myself with the possibilities and embrace them.
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Friday, October 16, 2009
E-Learning 2
3. Answer these questions in your blog
•What are some characteristics of digital natives? (What are they good at? What are they poor at?)
Characteristic
- hypertext mind
- multidimensional visual-spatial skills
- attentional deployment
- responding faster to expected and unexpected stimuli
- mental maps
- representational competence
- inductive discovery
Strength
- able to use the knowledge they get from playing games in their daily life; learn from experience.
- are able to multitask
Weakness
- short attention spans for the old ways of learning
•Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I selected the potrait of Virginia. I believed that at the age of 14 years old, the students of Singapore are more exposed to the digital technology. This is because, I suppose that there are students younger than the age of 12 years old that are blogging.
Viginia and Singapore students are familiar due to the fact that they are more engage when dealing with digital media. They are also being introduced to these digital media at a young age since their parents or those who are older than them are using it. Kids at these age will get curious and would want to explore the technology on their own. Hence, the similar background.
•How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
The need to use more of digital teachnology in their teaching to engage the students. This includes digital games that will attract the attention of the digital natives. These digital games must be of the correct design so that kids are learning the correct things.
5. Answer these questions in your blog
•As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
I was truly awed by the Singapore's iN2015 vision video. The wonder of technology. Yes, of course there are some fears that I have in mind. Am I able to catch up with the technology in years to come? Will I be one of the outdated Singaporean who refused to accept the new technology?
•What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
I think that technology plays a huge part in the future. Who knows that paper might not even exist in the future... ;)
Anyway, I forsee that working in the future would be less taxing as I believe that information regarding work will be stored digitally and retrieving the information wouldn't be much of a problem.
Learning will be a fun for the students as there will definitely be less of classroom teaching and more of independent learning using technology.
•How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
So far, we are encourage to use different media tools for our presentation. This will prompt us to get our creative mind to use. By getting us exposed to the media technology that the students are using or going to be using, it will get us prepared for the future.
On our part, we have to constantly keep updated with the latest technology that the students might get interested with. We must not be narrow-minded and think that only the traditional way of teaching works. Also, I believe in having to experience the technology itself for us to know how it work. Hence, we must also be curious in trying new media technology, just like how the students will get curious with it.
•What are some characteristics of digital natives? (What are they good at? What are they poor at?)
Characteristic
- hypertext mind
- multidimensional visual-spatial skills
- attentional deployment
- responding faster to expected and unexpected stimuli
- mental maps
- representational competence
- inductive discovery
Strength
- able to use the knowledge they get from playing games in their daily life; learn from experience.
- are able to multitask
Weakness
- short attention spans for the old ways of learning
•Which portrait did you select? (In your blog, create a link to the portrait.) In terms of their digital background, how similar was that student compared to a Singapore student?
I selected the potrait of Virginia. I believed that at the age of 14 years old, the students of Singapore are more exposed to the digital technology. This is because, I suppose that there are students younger than the age of 12 years old that are blogging.
Viginia and Singapore students are familiar due to the fact that they are more engage when dealing with digital media. They are also being introduced to these digital media at a young age since their parents or those who are older than them are using it. Kids at these age will get curious and would want to explore the technology on their own. Hence, the similar background.
•How might teachers in Singapore today engage and teach our digital natives?
The need to use more of digital teachnology in their teaching to engage the students. This includes digital games that will attract the attention of the digital natives. These digital games must be of the correct design so that kids are learning the correct things.
5. Answer these questions in your blog
•As you look into the possible future of the educational landscape, what sort of impressions, fears, or possibilities crossed your mind?
I was truly awed by the Singapore's iN2015 vision video. The wonder of technology. Yes, of course there are some fears that I have in mind. Am I able to catch up with the technology in years to come? Will I be one of the outdated Singaporean who refused to accept the new technology?
•What might living, learning and working be like in the future?
I think that technology plays a huge part in the future. Who knows that paper might not even exist in the future... ;)
Anyway, I forsee that working in the future would be less taxing as I believe that information regarding work will be stored digitally and retrieving the information wouldn't be much of a problem.
Learning will be a fun for the students as there will definitely be less of classroom teaching and more of independent learning using technology.
•How is NIE preparing you to prepare your students for this possible future? How might you prepare yourself?
So far, we are encourage to use different media tools for our presentation. This will prompt us to get our creative mind to use. By getting us exposed to the media technology that the students are using or going to be using, it will get us prepared for the future.
On our part, we have to constantly keep updated with the latest technology that the students might get interested with. We must not be narrow-minded and think that only the traditional way of teaching works. Also, I believe in having to experience the technology itself for us to know how it work. Hence, we must also be curious in trying new media technology, just like how the students will get curious with it.
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E-Learning II
Monday, September 14, 2009
Reflection
3 things I learnt
- Difference between a GOOD objective and a Bad objective
- What to look at when analyzing learners.
- We must integrate our ICT into our lesson and not our lesson into ICT. (The main focus/emphasis must be the lesson itself)
2 things I applied
- ABCD model in setting a GOOD objective
- CL as we critique other teams Lesson Plan.
- Difference between a GOOD objective and a Bad objective
- What to look at when analyzing learners.
- We must integrate our ICT into our lesson and not our lesson into ICT. (The main focus/emphasis must be the lesson itself)
2 things I applied
- ABCD model in setting a GOOD objective
- CL as we critique other teams Lesson Plan.
1 thing I want to know about
- Making a lesson plan is already a tough task. The next thing that I would like to know is how to execute the lesson plan itself. A lesson plan is but just a lesson plan until we execute it.
- Making a lesson plan is already a tough task. The next thing that I would like to know is how to execute the lesson plan itself. A lesson plan is but just a lesson plan until we execute it.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Reflection 3-2-1
•3 things you learned
I learnt about lesson planning procedures...
1) Identify the learners
~get to know their background, IT skill, gender, Economics status, Learning style etc...
2) Write up the goals and objectives
Realised how difficult it is to write an objective... so all this while I have been writing it wrong...hmmm...wonder why noone point out to me...or could it be possible that they are as ignorant as me... ; )
Now I'm not ignorant anymore just need more practise... A-Audience B-Behaviour C-Conditions D-Degree...
But D is also stands for Definately Difficult to Define...hehe..
3) Plan for the activities which integrates the use of ICT... Dr Tan says we focus on the activity first then find the suitable ICT...
•2 things applied
1) We planned for the lesson and chose the topic but it was challenging.. Never thought that teaching language will be like this...Make the lesson Authentic... Dr Tan said...
and thanks to his great scaffolding stategy... We manage to finalise on the lesson plan idea... implemented SL and CL into the lesson plan...
2) Then came the SIO... It was so complicated... ABCs they were fine but when it came to D... phew... so Difficult... then Dr Tan to the resque again... that's how we finally though of using template and rubrics in our lesson plan... then tried to consolidate everything but there was not enough time... hah... time .. it is always short when you are starting to enjoy doing something...
•1 thing you want to know more about
hmmm... I think for now I don't know what I want to know... I just need to complete my SeSSion X as soon as possible... so maybe what I want is to know if we are on the right track...
So I can celebrate Hari Raya with a peace of mind... Ahhh...
I learnt about lesson planning procedures...
1) Identify the learners
~get to know their background, IT skill, gender, Economics status, Learning style etc...
2) Write up the goals and objectives
Realised how difficult it is to write an objective... so all this while I have been writing it wrong...hmmm...wonder why noone point out to me...or could it be possible that they are as ignorant as me... ; )
Now I'm not ignorant anymore just need more practise... A-Audience B-Behaviour C-Conditions D-Degree...
But D is also stands for Definately Difficult to Define...hehe..
3) Plan for the activities which integrates the use of ICT... Dr Tan says we focus on the activity first then find the suitable ICT...
•2 things applied
1) We planned for the lesson and chose the topic but it was challenging.. Never thought that teaching language will be like this...Make the lesson Authentic... Dr Tan said...
and thanks to his great scaffolding stategy... We manage to finalise on the lesson plan idea... implemented SL and CL into the lesson plan...
2) Then came the SIO... It was so complicated... ABCs they were fine but when it came to D... phew... so Difficult... then Dr Tan to the resque again... that's how we finally though of using template and rubrics in our lesson plan... then tried to consolidate everything but there was not enough time... hah... time .. it is always short when you are starting to enjoy doing something...
•1 thing you want to know more about
hmmm... I think for now I don't know what I want to know... I just need to complete my SeSSion X as soon as possible... so maybe what I want is to know if we are on the right track...
So I can celebrate Hari Raya with a peace of mind... Ahhh...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Reflection
It's time for reflection!
3 things you learn
- How to write a good objectives.
It must include Audience, Behaviour, Condition & Degree.
- Create lesson plan that includes ICT in it.
The steps involved for the process ofc creating a lesson plan
- Critique our classmate's lesson plan.
This way, we are able to learn from their mistake and input on what we know.
2 things you applied
- The theories of creating a lesson plan taught by Dr Tan is being applied when we are asked to create a lesson plan.
- From the knowledge that I gather, I applied what I know by havin criticizing other group's work.
1 thing you want to know about
- How I can integrate games(WII) into the curriculum.
Done...deee..done...!
3 things you learn
- How to write a good objectives.
It must include Audience, Behaviour, Condition & Degree.
- Create lesson plan that includes ICT in it.
The steps involved for the process ofc creating a lesson plan
- Critique our classmate's lesson plan.
This way, we are able to learn from their mistake and input on what we know.
2 things you applied
- The theories of creating a lesson plan taught by Dr Tan is being applied when we are asked to create a lesson plan.
- From the knowledge that I gather, I applied what I know by havin criticizing other group's work.
1 thing you want to know about
- How I can integrate games(WII) into the curriculum.
Done...deee..done...!
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Reflection
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Sa'adah's Reflection
Yay!!! That is how happy I am while writing this reflection….
So far this module has been a hurdle to high for me to jump over successfully as a felt that I cannot cope and feel lost at times. Moreover I cannot keep up with the pace all these is going…That is why I’m so far behind in my wiki page update…I felt really lost and kind of STUPID, too during lessons… so when I read about the e-learning activity I was very worried…
But to my surprise, this e-learning exercise has been I great learning experience for me. I have learnt so much about ICT and realized that these information can be found with just few ‘clicks’ of a mouse and reading from books related on the topic. SDL and CL are strategies that prove to be effective here. With more practise and experience I am sure I can improve further… I am so motivated to learning more about ICT…
I had the opportunity to view how others problem solve the activity they chose and while reading it make me think and research further beyond my scope of assignment. I realized that I have yet to learn how to post comment effectively, though b’coz I worry how my comments are being perceived by the post owner. I am sure when I become a teacher in the future, I have to be wary of this tooo…Right?
For now I just want to say "Thank You,Dr Tan!" for facilitating this experience...
So far this module has been a hurdle to high for me to jump over successfully as a felt that I cannot cope and feel lost at times. Moreover I cannot keep up with the pace all these is going…That is why I’m so far behind in my wiki page update…I felt really lost and kind of STUPID, too during lessons… so when I read about the e-learning activity I was very worried…
But to my surprise, this e-learning exercise has been I great learning experience for me. I have learnt so much about ICT and realized that these information can be found with just few ‘clicks’ of a mouse and reading from books related on the topic. SDL and CL are strategies that prove to be effective here. With more practise and experience I am sure I can improve further… I am so motivated to learning more about ICT…
I had the opportunity to view how others problem solve the activity they chose and while reading it make me think and research further beyond my scope of assignment. I realized that I have yet to learn how to post comment effectively, though b’coz I worry how my comments are being perceived by the post owner. I am sure when I become a teacher in the future, I have to be wary of this tooo…Right?
For now I just want to say "Thank You,Dr Tan!" for facilitating this experience...
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Reflection on E-Learning Week
Notice any changes...?
Hello ppl...
I've added labels to our blog... so now we can categories post entries neatly as suggested by Khairul...
Now lets look into the blog esthetically... I wonder how we can change its skin... Read up about the it online but it's full of "chimiology"...
Anybody knows how to do it...?
I've added labels to our blog... so now we can categories post entries neatly as suggested by Khairul...
Now lets look into the blog esthetically... I wonder how we can change its skin... Read up about the it online but it's full of "chimiology"...
Anybody knows how to do it...?
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On-Line Discussions
E-learning summary & reflection
1. Summary
I feel that all in all, Mrs Xing needs to sit down and think about her lesson objectives for her students. In her class, it seems like one of the objectives is for HER to complete marking essays, which is strange as when she is doing that IN the classroom, her students would be waiting, thus, not learning anything. If she had kept her LOs simple, maybe by the end of the lesson, her students should be able to write out a composition based on the topic and maybe get feedback from one peer and if there is time, students could revise some parts of their compos before handing them in.
Another major problem with her lesson is that her instructions are not clear right from the start of the lesson. If she had stated clearly her expectations of the standard of compositions they had to hand in at the end of the lesson, she would not get students who would do the work just for the sake of finishing it. She should sit them down in the front of the lab before they get to work on their PCs. She could also use a software which allows her to project her instructions on every PC being used by her students. This will get their attention and she can revise her instructions according to the class progress or lack of. From the video in the resource page on the wiki, one other technique she could use is to appoint some students who are stronger in using the PCs to be her helpers or guides. Thus, when there are some students who have problems, she could instruct these guides to help while she focuses on the very weak students or on monitoring the rest of the class.
References:
http://155.69.84.21/wbaml/Resource/L0217/page3.htm
Video clip on managing a full-lab enviromment
2. Reflection
I feel that through this e-learning week, it takes a lot of self-motivation to get it "right". I mean, with hardly any monitoring from the teacher/tutor, I find that it was hard for me to be really on-task and that the thing that "scares" me reli, is that my participation is graded. hee...
So I'm left wondering at the end of this e-learning week, whether my students will be as motivated to do the job. There will definitely be those who do not care about grades or punishment. They will either ignore it, or put the least effort into it. How am I going to encourage them to appreciate the ICT tools and convince them these will benefit their learning? If they don't get it, they just won't buy it. My only concern is, will using ICT really have a lot of value-add on students' learning? Or is it just a fancy way of teaching something but not as effective as lessons without too much usage of ICT?
I feel that all in all, Mrs Xing needs to sit down and think about her lesson objectives for her students. In her class, it seems like one of the objectives is for HER to complete marking essays, which is strange as when she is doing that IN the classroom, her students would be waiting, thus, not learning anything. If she had kept her LOs simple, maybe by the end of the lesson, her students should be able to write out a composition based on the topic and maybe get feedback from one peer and if there is time, students could revise some parts of their compos before handing them in.
Another major problem with her lesson is that her instructions are not clear right from the start of the lesson. If she had stated clearly her expectations of the standard of compositions they had to hand in at the end of the lesson, she would not get students who would do the work just for the sake of finishing it. She should sit them down in the front of the lab before they get to work on their PCs. She could also use a software which allows her to project her instructions on every PC being used by her students. This will get their attention and she can revise her instructions according to the class progress or lack of. From the video in the resource page on the wiki, one other technique she could use is to appoint some students who are stronger in using the PCs to be her helpers or guides. Thus, when there are some students who have problems, she could instruct these guides to help while she focuses on the very weak students or on monitoring the rest of the class.
References:
http://155.69.84.21/wbaml/Resource/L0217/page3.htm
Video clip on managing a full-lab enviromment
2. Reflection
I feel that through this e-learning week, it takes a lot of self-motivation to get it "right". I mean, with hardly any monitoring from the teacher/tutor, I find that it was hard for me to be really on-task and that the thing that "scares" me reli, is that my participation is graded. hee...
So I'm left wondering at the end of this e-learning week, whether my students will be as motivated to do the job. There will definitely be those who do not care about grades or punishment. They will either ignore it, or put the least effort into it. How am I going to encourage them to appreciate the ICT tools and convince them these will benefit their learning? If they don't get it, they just won't buy it. My only concern is, will using ICT really have a lot of value-add on students' learning? Or is it just a fancy way of teaching something but not as effective as lessons without too much usage of ICT?
E- Learning Summary & Conclusion
Summary
Time to post what I have learnt!
To summarize everything, before Mrs Xing starts planning for her ICT lesson, she needs to know her students ability in using computers. Once she analyse and know their computer ability, she could her group students and appointing a leader for each group. This will help her ease the trouble of going to each students if they have any problems. Also, she needs to ensure that all resources and equipment are sufficient and working.
Coming up with a detailed lesson plan is important to ensure that all loopholes are being looked into. Stating the objectives and giving detailed instructions before the start of lessons or a day before will help to keep the class focused on what needs to be done. During briefing, she could include the rules of the lesson to maintain discipline and the structure of narrative.
To ease her from having to check all 40 scripts, she could pair the students up to counter-check their work. She could also advise her students to use the "F7" to correct their spelling and grammar. This will help to lighten her burden of correcting their spelling and grammar.
She could stop the lesson halfway to check on the students progress. She could use the "lock software" where she can control the students'computers. Once she knows of the students' progress, she could gauge how many would have finished and helped her with the checking of scripts. Else, she could asked those who have finished to do some worksheets, known as fillers, to occupy their time.
References:
Managing a full-computer lab learning environment.
http://155.69.84.21/wbaml/Resource/L0217/page3.htm
Implementing ICT Lessons
http://www3.moe.edu.sg/edumall/tl/it_integration/engaging_it_practices/lessondesign(i).htm
Wong, F.L.A., Divaharan, S. & Choy D. (2010). Planning for effective learning. In C.S. Chai, & Q. Wang, ICT: For self-directed and collaborative learning (pp.81-106).Singapore: Pearson.
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Reflection
1) Have I achieved my learning goals? How did I make that happen? Were my learning strategies effective and efficient? How might they be improved?
I believed that I have achieved my learning goals through reading and watching various websites and ICT book. I find that my learning strategies were not effective as I tend to need 'get-the-right-mood' before I start to do my E-learning. This result in me procastinating to get things to done; last minute work. Hence, I realised that if I want to get things done, I need to push myself and not 'get-the-right-mood' to start my work. Afterall, it's all in your mind. =)
2)Did the group processes support my group's learning? Why and why not? How can I/we improve?
With the group members commenting on my views, it helps to think crucially on the points that I have listed. Some may not agree on the point listed. Therefore, I may need to explain further to get my point noted to them.
I need to be more involved in the discussion to help my group member in their post.
Time to post what I have learnt!
To summarize everything, before Mrs Xing starts planning for her ICT lesson, she needs to know her students ability in using computers. Once she analyse and know their computer ability, she could her group students and appointing a leader for each group. This will help her ease the trouble of going to each students if they have any problems. Also, she needs to ensure that all resources and equipment are sufficient and working.
Coming up with a detailed lesson plan is important to ensure that all loopholes are being looked into. Stating the objectives and giving detailed instructions before the start of lessons or a day before will help to keep the class focused on what needs to be done. During briefing, she could include the rules of the lesson to maintain discipline and the structure of narrative.
To ease her from having to check all 40 scripts, she could pair the students up to counter-check their work. She could also advise her students to use the "F7" to correct their spelling and grammar. This will help to lighten her burden of correcting their spelling and grammar.
She could stop the lesson halfway to check on the students progress. She could use the "lock software" where she can control the students'computers. Once she knows of the students' progress, she could gauge how many would have finished and helped her with the checking of scripts. Else, she could asked those who have finished to do some worksheets, known as fillers, to occupy their time.
References:
Managing a full-computer lab learning environment.
http://155.69.84.21/wbaml/Resource/L0217/page3.htm
Implementing ICT Lessons
http://www3.moe.edu.sg/edumall/tl/it_integration/engaging_it_practices/lessondesign(i).htm
Wong, F.L.A., Divaharan, S. & Choy D. (2010). Planning for effective learning. In C.S. Chai, & Q. Wang, ICT: For self-directed and collaborative learning (pp.81-106).Singapore: Pearson.
Reflection
1) Have I achieved my learning goals? How did I make that happen? Were my learning strategies effective and efficient? How might they be improved?
I believed that I have achieved my learning goals through reading and watching various websites and ICT book. I find that my learning strategies were not effective as I tend to need 'get-the-right-mood' before I start to do my E-learning. This result in me procastinating to get things to done; last minute work. Hence, I realised that if I want to get things done, I need to push myself and not 'get-the-right-mood' to start my work. Afterall, it's all in your mind. =)
2)Did the group processes support my group's learning? Why and why not? How can I/we improve?
With the group members commenting on my views, it helps to think crucially on the points that I have listed. Some may not agree on the point listed. Therefore, I may need to explain further to get my point noted to them.
I need to be more involved in the discussion to help my group member in their post.
Sa'adah's Summary
To summaries, Mrs Xing should strategies properly after identifying the objectives she wants to achieve. She then must analyse her learners as mentioned by Wong, Divaharan & Choy (2010), information about your students is of utmost importance (as cited in Chai & Wang, 2010, p.83). Such information will be useful when planning for lesson.Since she will be bringing them to the computer lab, it is important for her to keep in mind the seating arrangement and laboratory rules which the students should conform to (Wong, Divaharan & Wettasinghe, 2010, p.145). Preparations such as brainstorming and using Concept-Mapping Tool to organize student’s thoughts (“Engaging ICT Practices for Teachers: Classroom 3”, 2009) will reduce poorly written scripts. She must also decide whether to use MSWord or create writing portals for her children to edit their essays. Teachers must be ready with additional activities for those who finish faster (Wong et al., 2010, p.146). Students will learn how to edit and critique each others work constructively using a set of rubrics (“Engaging ICT Practices for Teachers: Classroom 3”, 2009) to minimize the number of scripts she has to edit. In the lab, she will monitor their work via a management software and students are to be kept informed so they are wary of their actions as mentioned by Wong et al., (2010, p.153). This peer-editing process may spread over a few days and finally she will check only the final draft. Most importantly, she must take-up IT courses before embarking and updates her IT knowledge.
Reference:
Wong, F.L.A., Divaharan, S. & Choy D. (2010). Planning for effective learning. In C.S. Chai, & Q. Wang, ICT: For self-directed and collaborative learning (pp.81-106).Singapore: Pearson.
Wong, P., Divaharan, S. & Wettasinghe, M. (2010). Managing ICT-mediated learning environment. In C.S. Chai, & Q. Wang, ICT: For self-directed and collaborative learning (pp.81-106).Singapore: Pearson.
Engaging ICT Practices for Teachers: Classroom 3. Retrieved from http://www3.moe.edu.sg/edumall/tl/it_integration/engaging_it_practices/3changes.htm
Engaging ICT Practices for Teachers: Classroom 3. Retrieved from http://www3.moe.edu.sg/edumall/tl/it_integration/engaging_it_practices/3peers.htm
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250 words Summary
Friday, August 28, 2009
Conclusion for E-Learning Week!
This week i truly went through a total SD & CL. I did my own research and I input my own ideas. However I still think that there are more that I can do. I could have done more in terms of reading up on the different tools I can use in a school computer lab environment.
The group processes certainly work. I believe all of us have learnt a lesson or two. From this we did CL as we all shared what we have learnt with each other and from this the rest of the group could post their comments and we can do all learnt from this. But I think this has been a very eye-opening and method of ICT I could use for my own students.
The group processes certainly work. I believe all of us have learnt a lesson or two. From this we did CL as we all shared what we have learnt with each other and from this the rest of the group could post their comments and we can do all learnt from this. But I think this has been a very eye-opening and method of ICT I could use for my own students.
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Reflection on E-Learning Week
250 word summary on Scenario 2, Activity C
During her E-learning session, Mrs Xing encountered some integration problems. First of all, one of her students surfed pornographic websites and was caught red-handed by his/her parents. Worse, the student simply used Mrs Xing’s E-learning lesson as an excuse. This problem arises because Mrs Xing might have overlooked the way she conducted her E-learning session. Her students might have become too familiarised with the software used for her ICT lessons. In addition, she used the same ICT concept for her E-learning session. Her students could have felt that the E-learning session was no different from the countless ICT lessons that she conducted. Hence meaningful learning has not been achieved. They students already know what is to be done. They are able to finish the work too soon and this leaves for a lot of free time for her students. Not knowing what else to do, this students of hers surfed the inappropriate websites. It could have been done either intentionally or unintentionally.
Secondly, Mrs Xing failed to pre-empt what could have gone wrong during the E-learning session. This problem could have been avoided if she had been wise enough to consider any possible mishaps or unwanted situation and be prepared with other feasible plans to fall on.
Thirdly, the Learning Management System is a little flawed because there are no guidelines on plagiarism. Mrs Xing failed to address the issue prior to the E-learning session. Therefore, they freely copied the content they found on the websites given to them.
Lastly, parents could give integration problems as well. The students may face more problems at home if their parents are not able to help them during their E-learning session if they need to. They might not be able to complete their assignment at home and this defeats the purpose of having the E-learning session.
Reflection
The goal of this E-learning session is to incorporate SDL and CL so at the end of the session, I may identify and articulate problems that hinder teaching and learning. I felt that somehow I have achieved my learning goals. Through this E-learning session, I had to be aware of what is SDL and CL. Not only that, I need to incorporate both styles of learning during my ‘exploration stage’ to gather the relevant information so that I can produce a summary of the activity that I’m working on.
In order to achieve that, I need to read up on SDL and CL. I also need to remember what I’ve learned in the previous session and apply it to my E-learning. SDL happens when I had to choose the activity I’m interested, understand what is required of me for that activity and searched for information related to the topic. Hence, I’m responsible for everything.
To a certain extent, I felt that my learning strategy is effective. I gathered my own information first, post in on the blog and waited for the rest to comment on it. However, I failed to capitalise on other sources of information to substantiate some of the points made in my summary.
The group process in a way, did support my group’s learning. We posted our findings on the blog and made comments on our group members’ postings. Everyone is able to see all the comments made and some of the ideas there are actually build-ups from the previous ones. It enables my group members to ‘explore’ other ideas that are not there and critique each other’s work positively. However, I noticed that the comments made are active for some blog postings only, not all. This is something we could have worked on.
During her E-learning session, Mrs Xing encountered some integration problems. First of all, one of her students surfed pornographic websites and was caught red-handed by his/her parents. Worse, the student simply used Mrs Xing’s E-learning lesson as an excuse. This problem arises because Mrs Xing might have overlooked the way she conducted her E-learning session. Her students might have become too familiarised with the software used for her ICT lessons. In addition, she used the same ICT concept for her E-learning session. Her students could have felt that the E-learning session was no different from the countless ICT lessons that she conducted. Hence meaningful learning has not been achieved. They students already know what is to be done. They are able to finish the work too soon and this leaves for a lot of free time for her students. Not knowing what else to do, this students of hers surfed the inappropriate websites. It could have been done either intentionally or unintentionally.
Secondly, Mrs Xing failed to pre-empt what could have gone wrong during the E-learning session. This problem could have been avoided if she had been wise enough to consider any possible mishaps or unwanted situation and be prepared with other feasible plans to fall on.
Thirdly, the Learning Management System is a little flawed because there are no guidelines on plagiarism. Mrs Xing failed to address the issue prior to the E-learning session. Therefore, they freely copied the content they found on the websites given to them.
Lastly, parents could give integration problems as well. The students may face more problems at home if their parents are not able to help them during their E-learning session if they need to. They might not be able to complete their assignment at home and this defeats the purpose of having the E-learning session.
Reflection
The goal of this E-learning session is to incorporate SDL and CL so at the end of the session, I may identify and articulate problems that hinder teaching and learning. I felt that somehow I have achieved my learning goals. Through this E-learning session, I had to be aware of what is SDL and CL. Not only that, I need to incorporate both styles of learning during my ‘exploration stage’ to gather the relevant information so that I can produce a summary of the activity that I’m working on.
In order to achieve that, I need to read up on SDL and CL. I also need to remember what I’ve learned in the previous session and apply it to my E-learning. SDL happens when I had to choose the activity I’m interested, understand what is required of me for that activity and searched for information related to the topic. Hence, I’m responsible for everything.
To a certain extent, I felt that my learning strategy is effective. I gathered my own information first, post in on the blog and waited for the rest to comment on it. However, I failed to capitalise on other sources of information to substantiate some of the points made in my summary.
The group process in a way, did support my group’s learning. We posted our findings on the blog and made comments on our group members’ postings. Everyone is able to see all the comments made and some of the ideas there are actually build-ups from the previous ones. It enables my group members to ‘explore’ other ideas that are not there and critique each other’s work positively. However, I noticed that the comments made are active for some blog postings only, not all. This is something we could have worked on.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
E-Learning Scenario 1 Activity B
I will list down the problems Mrs Xing faced while conducting her first ICT-based lesson and add on the solutions/intervention measures that could make her lesson more successful. :)
Problem
1 - Mrs Xing was new to ICT and unsure how to integrate it into her lesson
Solution: If I was a BT and I am completely new to ICT, I will not choose to embark on a lesson which almost totally depends on ICT in order to make the lesson successful. Since I am new, I could try to infuse ICT just a little into the lesson and once I get more comfortable with using it, I can be more ambitious with the added confidence. Mrs Xing could sit in one of the more experienced teachers' ICT-based lesson and look at the way the class is managed, which is very different from a normal classroom. She could also note down some of the mistakes the teacher makes in the lessons and orientate herself to blindspots in the labs where students are hidden from the teacher's view.
2 - Mrs Xing failed to get to know her class well enough in terms of their ability in the use of computer technology
Solution: She should have given the class a survey on their ability to use the PCs. If she can figure out the stronger and weaker students, she could always insist that a stronger student be paired up with a weaker one so that they can help one another in the lab. She could also appeal to these stronger students that they would have to help her and instil in them a sense of responsibility and pride in their knowledge on PCs. With this, most students would be more than willing to help the teacher. With regards to students surfing the net, she could get the help of the IT technician in school to see if the internet connection could be disabled for this lesson since she is not using the Internet at all. If this is not possible, she could brief them on the dos and donts of the lab (rules) before she brings them there. Most of the labs in schools are equipped with a software which allows the teacher to monitor the students activites via her own monitor. She could easily track the students who are flouting her rules and thus, punish them accordingly. Once students realise they cannot play around, they will be focused on the task at hand.
3 - Mrs Xing failed to provide sufficient instructions or modelling to her students, especially in the writing up of the task
Solution: Before she gives them the freedom to work on her task, she did not give sufficient instructions as she was afraid she would run out of time. This shows me that she values the ICT aspect of the lesson more than the actual learning objectives for the students. The important thing should not be for them to use the PCs well but that they should recall how to organise and write out a composition. She should tap on this knowledge of theirs first before they start writing. Students need to be reminded, some more than others. Therefore, before she allows them to log onto the PCs, she could get them all to be seated near the front of her screen and she could take some time to brief them on the task at hand. She could also include instructions on how to log onto the PCs for the benefit of those who do not know how. She could also introduce the composition title and get students to brainstorm as a class what possible details this compo can include. This would be a good chance for her to remind the class of the way a narrative is organised and remind them that they need to show that in their compositions.
4 - Mrs Xing failed to consider that some students would finish faster than others and thus, did not anticipate that these students would be bored and create classroom management issues for her.
Solution: Some students are naturally faster than others when doing work. Mrs Xing should anticipate this and prepare some other work for them to do. For instance, she could get those who have finished to swap places and edit one another's work and give one another feedback on their writing. She could also provide some sample essays for them to read and compare to their own while waiting for the rest of the class to finish.
5 - Mrs Xing did not anticipate that there would be a bottleneck problem when she had to read and mark all 40 compositions at once.
Solution: It is quite silly for Mrs Xing to think that she would have the time to mark all 40 compositions at once and still have time to monitor the progress of the class. Instead of her marking all the compos herself, she could get the students to provide the first round of feedback. Maybe register no. 2 could be in charge of editing the compo of student with register no. 3 and so on. This way, there is accountability and students would be kept busy. If Mrs Xing is afraid of what the students would comment on, she could give them just a few things to look out for. For instance, grammar mistakes, or organisational mistakes. With specific things to look out for, students will be focused and on task. She could always take time after the class to go through the compositions. This would make the feedback from her much more effective.
6 - She faces quite a number of classroom managenemt issues esp with students who are done with the work and are bored.
Solution: In a lab, the teacher has such an important role in monitoring what the students are doing. She needs to continuously walk around to make sure her presence is felt by all students. Once the students feel that the teacher is not watching them, it's normal for them to start to misbehave. This is why it is a bad idea for her to be sitting down at her PC editing the essays as they are placed into her shared folder.
Feel free to comment people. . .
Problem
1 - Mrs Xing was new to ICT and unsure how to integrate it into her lesson
Solution: If I was a BT and I am completely new to ICT, I will not choose to embark on a lesson which almost totally depends on ICT in order to make the lesson successful. Since I am new, I could try to infuse ICT just a little into the lesson and once I get more comfortable with using it, I can be more ambitious with the added confidence. Mrs Xing could sit in one of the more experienced teachers' ICT-based lesson and look at the way the class is managed, which is very different from a normal classroom. She could also note down some of the mistakes the teacher makes in the lessons and orientate herself to blindspots in the labs where students are hidden from the teacher's view.
2 - Mrs Xing failed to get to know her class well enough in terms of their ability in the use of computer technology
Solution: She should have given the class a survey on their ability to use the PCs. If she can figure out the stronger and weaker students, she could always insist that a stronger student be paired up with a weaker one so that they can help one another in the lab. She could also appeal to these stronger students that they would have to help her and instil in them a sense of responsibility and pride in their knowledge on PCs. With this, most students would be more than willing to help the teacher. With regards to students surfing the net, she could get the help of the IT technician in school to see if the internet connection could be disabled for this lesson since she is not using the Internet at all. If this is not possible, she could brief them on the dos and donts of the lab (rules) before she brings them there. Most of the labs in schools are equipped with a software which allows the teacher to monitor the students activites via her own monitor. She could easily track the students who are flouting her rules and thus, punish them accordingly. Once students realise they cannot play around, they will be focused on the task at hand.
3 - Mrs Xing failed to provide sufficient instructions or modelling to her students, especially in the writing up of the task
Solution: Before she gives them the freedom to work on her task, she did not give sufficient instructions as she was afraid she would run out of time. This shows me that she values the ICT aspect of the lesson more than the actual learning objectives for the students. The important thing should not be for them to use the PCs well but that they should recall how to organise and write out a composition. She should tap on this knowledge of theirs first before they start writing. Students need to be reminded, some more than others. Therefore, before she allows them to log onto the PCs, she could get them all to be seated near the front of her screen and she could take some time to brief them on the task at hand. She could also include instructions on how to log onto the PCs for the benefit of those who do not know how. She could also introduce the composition title and get students to brainstorm as a class what possible details this compo can include. This would be a good chance for her to remind the class of the way a narrative is organised and remind them that they need to show that in their compositions.
4 - Mrs Xing failed to consider that some students would finish faster than others and thus, did not anticipate that these students would be bored and create classroom management issues for her.
Solution: Some students are naturally faster than others when doing work. Mrs Xing should anticipate this and prepare some other work for them to do. For instance, she could get those who have finished to swap places and edit one another's work and give one another feedback on their writing. She could also provide some sample essays for them to read and compare to their own while waiting for the rest of the class to finish.
5 - Mrs Xing did not anticipate that there would be a bottleneck problem when she had to read and mark all 40 compositions at once.
Solution: It is quite silly for Mrs Xing to think that she would have the time to mark all 40 compositions at once and still have time to monitor the progress of the class. Instead of her marking all the compos herself, she could get the students to provide the first round of feedback. Maybe register no. 2 could be in charge of editing the compo of student with register no. 3 and so on. This way, there is accountability and students would be kept busy. If Mrs Xing is afraid of what the students would comment on, she could give them just a few things to look out for. For instance, grammar mistakes, or organisational mistakes. With specific things to look out for, students will be focused and on task. She could always take time after the class to go through the compositions. This would make the feedback from her much more effective.
6 - She faces quite a number of classroom managenemt issues esp with students who are done with the work and are bored.
Solution: In a lab, the teacher has such an important role in monitoring what the students are doing. She needs to continuously walk around to make sure her presence is felt by all students. Once the students feel that the teacher is not watching them, it's normal for them to start to misbehave. This is why it is a bad idea for her to be sitting down at her PC editing the essays as they are placed into her shared folder.
Feel free to comment people. . .
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Let's to change to Edublog..
U know guys...
I attended the EduBlog elearn workshop earlier today... learnt so much so I tot mayb we can switch to using edublog instead since it is so much easier to use and ther's so much u can do wif it... then we can categorise our posts... that answers to ur question khairul...
give me ur comments.....
I attended the EduBlog elearn workshop earlier today... learnt so much so I tot mayb we can switch to using edublog instead since it is so much easier to use and ther's so much u can do wif it... then we can categorise our posts... that answers to ur question khairul...
give me ur comments.....
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Alright, I have chosen Scenario 1 Activity B for this E-Learning.
Mrs. Xing is having trouble controlling all her students in the computer lab and checking all the scripts given to her. I am going to propose pre-emptive/intervention strategies that can help Mrs. Xing solve her classroom management issues. Feel free to post your comments on proposed way that I have came up with!
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Firstly, Mrs. Xing could group her students first and appoint 1 resposible leader in each group before coming to the lab. She could brief her students on their work before they enter the lab or she coud ask the students to sit at the front of the lab to give detailed instructions. Also, she could brief the group leaders beforehand on what is to be done so that group leaders are able to help the members instead of Mrs. Xing having to help. I personally feel that giving detailed insructions to students is important to ensure that they understand of what needs to be done.
Once instructions were given, students are to proceed to the computer to start on their work. Instead of having Mrs. Xing correcting the drafts, she could pair the students up for them to check on each other's work. This is to ensure that students are abel to learn from each other and that she would not have many scripts to mark.
To counter the student's work either not on- topic or lacked coherency and also badly organised composition, she could explained to the students again of what is required of a narrative at the start of the lesson.
Alright, so far this is what I have in mind.
Comments please! =)
Mrs. Xing is having trouble controlling all her students in the computer lab and checking all the scripts given to her. I am going to propose pre-emptive/intervention strategies that can help Mrs. Xing solve her classroom management issues. Feel free to post your comments on proposed way that I have came up with!
Firstly, Mrs. Xing could group her students first and appoint 1 resposible leader in each group before coming to the lab. She could brief her students on their work before they enter the lab or she coud ask the students to sit at the front of the lab to give detailed instructions. Also, she could brief the group leaders beforehand on what is to be done so that group leaders are able to help the members instead of Mrs. Xing having to help. I personally feel that giving detailed insructions to students is important to ensure that they understand of what needs to be done.
Once instructions were given, students are to proceed to the computer to start on their work. Instead of having Mrs. Xing correcting the drafts, she could pair the students up for them to check on each other's work. This is to ensure that students are abel to learn from each other and that she would not have many scripts to mark.
To counter the student's work either not on- topic or lacked coherency and also badly organised composition, she could explained to the students again of what is required of a narrative at the start of the lesson.
Alright, so far this is what I have in mind.
Comments please! =)
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
E-Learning (Activity A)
Hey guys!
I'll be doing Activity A of Scenario 1, the same as Sa'adah. Hopefully all of you could give me comments on this post. Thanks!
Even though Mrs Xing thought that the Word software would be a useful idea, she should have tried the software beforehand and try to find out ways her students may have problems with the software. She should also find out from her colleagues who are more IT-savvy on what are the basic ‘need-to-knows’ like how to lock computers and fix simple IT problems. But she must also continuously upgrade her IT skills.
For the logging on problems, Mrs Xing should have expected that most of her students are not very familiar with the computers and she should have logged the computers and shown on each of her students’ screen on how to log onto the computer so that she need not waste a lot of time just explaining herself over and over again.
A day before the lesson, Mrs Xing should have gone to the computer room to have a dry run of her lesson and she should have talked to the school’s IT department to find out if all the computers and IT systems are working.
Mrs Xing should have anticipated that there were going to have students who are going to finish faster than the others. She could prepare a second assignment like she could have prepared an essay which have errors on it and made the students use the Word software to correct the essay. She could also use this opportunity to edit the students’ work.
I'll be doing Activity A of Scenario 1, the same as Sa'adah. Hopefully all of you could give me comments on this post. Thanks!
Even though Mrs Xing thought that the Word software would be a useful idea, she should have tried the software beforehand and try to find out ways her students may have problems with the software. She should also find out from her colleagues who are more IT-savvy on what are the basic ‘need-to-knows’ like how to lock computers and fix simple IT problems. But she must also continuously upgrade her IT skills.
For the logging on problems, Mrs Xing should have expected that most of her students are not very familiar with the computers and she should have logged the computers and shown on each of her students’ screen on how to log onto the computer so that she need not waste a lot of time just explaining herself over and over again.
A day before the lesson, Mrs Xing should have gone to the computer room to have a dry run of her lesson and she should have talked to the school’s IT department to find out if all the computers and IT systems are working.
Mrs Xing should have anticipated that there were going to have students who are going to finish faster than the others. She could prepare a second assignment like she could have prepared an essay which have errors on it and made the students use the Word software to correct the essay. She could also use this opportunity to edit the students’ work.
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