I decided to design a lesson developing a classroom Wiki for a reading comprehension lesson. I used Jing to explain the project which I would also use to explain to the students the assignment.
In order to improve learning we as educators MUST be open to change, the traditional method of teaching is just NOT working anymore. Students get too bored listening to a teacher stand at the board lecture, write down some concepts they hope they learn, and then expecting students to memorize it and take tests. I still see students right on this campus cramming to memorize material for tests and this is not working, I just do not understand why teachers can’t get this, or they refuse to change their teaching styles. As teachers we need to realize students are learning through technology although we refuse to learn ourselves, which in turn is only hurting our classroom instruction. Connecting students with real life experiences is a key to helping students engage. I believe we are heading for disaster if instructors whether public school, private school, online, face to face, do not learn to think out of the box and help students learn to learn. I am onboard totally with the concepts of 21st century teaching!
Jodi,
ReplyDeleteYour lesson sounds interesting. What was the objective?