Get Your Students Hired
I have learned the importance of developing road map that assists students by having a logical sense of the course and its expectations as well as a guide for their success.
When I have my students do discussions, I tell them WHAT to discuss, but I need to remember to also tell them HOW to discuss rather than assume that the process is self-explanatory.
It seems we practice all of these, with the exception of tests. My classes have no exams.
Using innovatice website tools to promote interaction in discussion forums which will allow students to build upon what they have learned.
Setting communication guidelines in the syllabus is a must. I also like the FAQ page, where students can go for help without judgment. I have used this before in an online class I took and found it very helpful. No one has all the answers, and teaching students to ask for help and share in a community is great.
I learned that it is important to have a dynamic syllabus and that scaffolding allows for students to build on their prior knowledge and experiences.
I feel that the most important area learned in this module is on the topic of scaffolding. As we learned, students create good learning scaffolding by building on prior knowledge and experiences, by taking cues from instruction on where to focus learning energy, and by depending on a good course framework to guide them through the course. I also enjoyed learning about the importance of creating a sustainable online learning community that involves developing forums in which students feel comfortable sharing ideas, opinions, and facts with others, etc. I am excited to apply all of the helpful information from this module to improve my courses.
I learned about "scaffolding": students will build their learning off of what they know, experiences and work. This is important for an Instructor to understand from each student; this will help the instructor with each student's learning meter. How will I apply this to my class? what came to light were the dynamics of communication with Instructor 2 Students. Making sure each dynamic is met effectively.
I intend on giving my class syllabus a makeover and linking the 5 minute videos to it for viewing before class.
I’d never heard of the word “scaffolding”. But I understand the concept and will make sure all my lessons follow those rules.
I think understanding the eight tasks of scaffolding has been the most important concept from the modules I just completed.
I want to create discussion boards in which students are more involved in each others learning and use each other as motivation.
Over communication is never a bad thing, especially when explaining rules and requirements
Course syllabi must be dynamic in that they can change according to student needs and feedback.
I learned about how dynamic syllabuses allow changes which promotes a more student centered environment. I also learned about the various forms of chat rooms that allow students to share and discuss about content that they have learned in class with each other.
Helping guide students to build upon prior knowledge is important. Our purpose as the instructor is to make sure that we are steering our students in the right direction and that they are achieving the level of comprehension necessary to be successful with the information at hand.
Scaffolding works because it creates a foundation of knowledge and then builds upon it, elevating their learning. What do you do when students are very late with their work? If a student falls 2 weeks behind in a 5 week class?