Mark wrote: Today we reviewed chapter 12 & 13, and went imediately into the remaining chapters. We finished the remaining 3 presentations. We covered chapter 14 about group learning and the flow of instruction. We talked about small groups and discussion groups. Chapter 15 covered online learning. We discussed how to set up online classes and some of it's advantages.We closed out with Evaluating Instruction and assessments. I think I would be able to connect each of these methods to a lesson plan and adopt it. We also talked about learning vs testing or examinations. I feel it depends on the subject matter. Some things require tests but others can be evaluated by learning.
Today we went over chapter 12-16. We also had the remaining class presentations. The class presentations were over journal writing, checklists, and performance evaluations. The chapters were over group work, which I have discussed before that I am a big fan of. I like having small groups especially intimate groups because you develop relationships with the group members and feel comfortable asking them for help when you need it. We also discussed online learning and I enjoyed talking about it because I just had an online class that I think was all wrong! It had lessons that were totally off key form what the objectives were and I agree that online classes are important especially when you are working, but think they should stick to the objective and use tools such as Wimba to use Teacher and student interaction.
I learned about the pros and cons of using journal writing, checklists and performance task essentials when assessing student learning. As well as learning the difference between learning and grading. The type of class which is being taught will dictate with tool or tools would work best to benefit the students. Grading is not always beneficial in showing the progress of the student, but learning is shown through grading. I think that I would use rubrics because they seem to be the most helpful when giving student an outline of what is expected of them and the worth (points earned) for each assignment and the total as a whole.
On Saturday, we had our last three presentations on checklists, journaling and performance tasks. These complemented Friday evening's presentations of other methods of evaluation. My take-away from class presentations is that a combination of methods (based on desired outcome) is a best practice.
For the financial literacy classes I have taught previously, the biggest goal was affective learning. For that, I encouraged each student to journal as a means of understanding his / her relationship with money. In that paradigm, the journal was not an evaluative tool; however, it was for the same purpose of reflective insight.
As Shayla presented, and most of us agreed, rubrics do well to outline clearly what is the instructor's expectations of student performance. Using a rubric is a method I plan to incorporate into my instruction, as needed.
Lastly, one of the items that really struck me was the incorporation of media into instruction, whether instructor-led classroom or CBTs or other online modules. I am so excited to learn about this area, and am looking forward to learning more. : )
Mark wrote: Today we reviewed chapter 12 & 13, and went imediately into the remaining chapters. We finished the remaining 3 presentations. We covered chapter 14 about group learning and the flow of instruction. We talked about small groups and discussion groups. Chapter 15 covered online learning. We discussed how to set up online classes and some of it's advantages.We closed out with Evaluating Instruction and assessments. I think I would be able to connect each of these methods to a lesson plan and adopt it. We also talked about learning vs testing or examinations. I feel it depends on the subject matter. Some things require tests but others can be evaluated by learning.
ReplyDeleteToday we went over chapter 12-16. We also had the remaining class presentations. The class presentations were over journal writing, checklists, and performance evaluations. The chapters were over group work, which I have discussed before that I am a big fan of. I like having small groups especially intimate groups because you develop relationships with the group members and feel comfortable asking them for help when you need it. We also discussed online learning and I enjoyed talking about it because I just had an online class that I think was all wrong! It had lessons that were totally off key form what the objectives were and I agree that online classes are important especially when you are working, but think they should stick to the objective and use tools such as Wimba to use Teacher and student interaction.
ReplyDeleteI learned about the pros and cons of using journal writing, checklists and performance task essentials when assessing student learning. As well as learning the difference between learning and grading.
ReplyDeleteThe type of class which is being taught will dictate with tool or tools would work best to benefit the students. Grading is not always beneficial in showing the progress of the student, but learning is shown through grading.
I think that I would use rubrics because they seem to be the most helpful when giving student an outline of what is expected of them and the worth (points earned) for each assignment and the total as a whole.
On Saturday, we had our last three presentations on checklists, journaling and performance tasks. These complemented Friday evening's presentations of other methods of evaluation. My take-away from class presentations is that a combination of methods (based on desired outcome) is a best practice.
ReplyDeleteFor the financial literacy classes I have taught previously, the biggest goal was affective learning. For that, I encouraged each student to journal as a means of understanding his / her relationship with money. In that paradigm, the journal was not an evaluative tool; however, it was for the same purpose of reflective insight.
As Shayla presented, and most of us agreed, rubrics do well to outline clearly what is the instructor's expectations of student performance. Using a rubric is a method I plan to incorporate into my instruction, as needed.
Lastly, one of the items that really struck me was the incorporation of media into instruction, whether instructor-led classroom or CBTs or other online modules. I am so excited to learn about this area, and am looking forward to learning more. : )