Questioning is an art. Very helpful method of teaching.
Dr.Rahman
I hadn't considered wait time so specifically before; I will increase my awareness of this in the classroom to see how it influences student response.
Probing and redirecting are strategies that I intend to employ more often in the classroom.
This module helped establish best practices for promoting active learning and engagement from the students through proper questioning and responses on our behalf. I enjoyed learning why giving wait time is so important to give students appropriate time to process and form a response. This module also reminded me that it's not always about getting the correct answer but also about developing critical thinking, curiosity, and active engagement. The practices will help me create an interactive classroom.
This module enhanced my appreciation of the effectiveness of wait-time.
I appreciate the examples of how to use different questions types as that was very helpful for me. I also appreciated the vast research presented on wait time! How interesting!
I will be much more aware as to the significance of wait times.
I really need to get better with my wait times on questions. I am going to try taking a breath before calling on anyone or before answering students. I'd love to hear other techniques that others find useful to remember to do this, especially at first when it feels awkward. I am having a hard time imagining the actual flow of a discussion when there is a student who immediately puts their hand up and you don't call on them. Other students are seeing that, and they're probably expecting that you'll call on that student, since they were first. Are folks who are good at lengthening wait times explicit about the fact that they won't be calling on the first student who puts their hand up?
Having completed this module, the largest take away I have received is concerning the importance of wait time. As an instructor, I am constantly glimpsing at the clock to monitor my progress in relation to the scheduled lecture. Sometimes a lecture prompts a lot of questions that contests with the allotted time given and I spiral into the worry that I will not be able to adequately deliver the rest of my material. But this module reinforces that given a proper wait time I can still manage the fulfill my lecture and better yet, those questions can contribute to the progress of said lecture. I think it is important to understand the students often have the same questions and by answering one, you are answering for multiple.
from this course i will utilize redirectiing techniques with all students and increase probing te
I could do better in this area especially in redirecting and using praise/ reinforcement.
It is important to understand the different types
of learning styles your students have so you as the instructor can formulate the best type of questions to ask.
It important to provide all students with ample wait time. Teachers can not shorten wait time die to thought regarding student ability.
In my future practice, I will not only script out questions - but also include the responses I'm looking for. I plan to reflect carefully on student engagement and responses so I can fine-tune my lecture for future classes.
Overall, this module was informative and will be useful in the classroom.