I have succeeded in planning for my students before and during my lessons. I usually utilize the lesson objectives which are set basing on the learners capability, the contact time given to me by the school and always in line with the other school programs.
The only new phenomena here however is the technology integration part. Some times learners have limited skills with a given package of technology application and this may consume more time to drill them into it, where as some times it is the school with limited facility to engage all the learners at ago.
In what ways will they be involved in activities you have not previously tried in your classes?
Through engaging students in my lessons by using the constructivism approach, I believe we can interact and I use the web resources to give them URLs that are related to the subject content already covered and if they explore such, then they can benefit more.
Also Students can as well be motivated if I use the Socratic approach of Higher Order Thinking questions. Such questions can tickle their mind and make them challenged to recall or to reason out answers during our lessons.
Do you think that it is an effective way of planning a technology-enhanced lesson?
It would be an effective way of planning for technology-enhanced lessons but the biggest challenge is that it covers many days when a teacher is teaching one topic or it consumes several hours if not days. This time may not be given to the teacher because there are many subjects with heavy content scrambling for the limited time within the school time table.
How would you change the process to make it more effective?
I would move in the same vain with my colleague Margaret Serabidde mserabidde.blogspot.com/ who mentioned that teachers can identify some websites for the learners to to explore for themselves. This can bridge the gap for the covered lessons which were not followed using the ASSURE lesson plan and save the teacher's time and can reduce the teacher's work work load.
Secondly, Video CDs with similar field content can be prepared and be given to students to watch in advance before the lesson time so that they substitute it with the field trip which consumes most time. It can be that they watch the videos from home or during their free time at school.
Do you think that it is an effective way of planning a technology-enhanced lesson?
It would be an effective way of planning for technology-enhanced lessons but the biggest challenge is that it covers many days when a teacher is teaching one topic or it consumes several hours if not days. This time may not be given to the teacher because there are many subjects with heavy content scrambling for the limited time within the school time table.
How would you change the process to make it more effective?
I would move in the same vain with my colleague Margaret Serabidde mserabidde.blogspot.com/ who mentioned that teachers can identify some websites for the learners to to explore for themselves. This can bridge the gap for the covered lessons which were not followed using the ASSURE lesson plan and save the teacher's time and can reduce the teacher's work work load.
Secondly, Video CDs with similar field content can be prepared and be given to students to watch in advance before the lesson time so that they substitute it with the field trip which consumes most time. It can be that they watch the videos from home or during their free time at school.
Thanks Sula, the Socratic approach is so good in practising the HOT philosophy in your para. 3 but great care must be taken especially in the lower grade level. Remember the Prof. of law at the previous course 2.
ReplyDeleteHihihihi....thank you Mustafa
DeleteHallo Sula, using the Socratic method is good if you remember to first set a condusive learning environment where the students are comfortable answering questions and don't feel intimidated.
ReplyDeleteThank you Prossy I won't intimidate them as the Prof. of law in course 2 did.
DeleteTrue Sula. The ASSURE model helps us to plan well but it also becomes a hindrance at coverage since it requires one to use a lot of time ie. more than the time allocated for the lesson and secondly, the teacher may need to use more days than is necessary for that topic.
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