Sunday, April 2, 2017
Blog 5- Course Design
Summary:
In this module, we are creating our own course. We talked about if we will create our own materials, use others material, and the copyrights of using others material. There are pros and cons to using others materials as well as creating your own materials. There are also guidelines to follow when creating your own material.
Item of Interest:
My item of interest is determining which things I will create on my own and which things I will use from others. Also, will I end up changing some of my initial plans as I create my course? My mini lesson is also an item of interest. In module six the students will create a mini lesson on multiplication. With this mini lesson activity, I am not sure if I will require students to use technology. I feel that it would be a good idea but time is limited for this activity.
Problem or Concern:
One of my concerns is having a student who does not have access to a computer at home to play the review games or watch my lecture videos. I could create review games for them that do not require a computer but I am not sure what I would do about the lecture videos. Also for the students who do not have a problem with access a computer but do not watch the lecture videos what do I do about them? Do they just suffer or do I take time to let them watch it in class?
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Summary:
This week we talked about student engagement and its importance. When students are engaged in the course they are more likely to succeed. Maintaining engagement can be a little tricky in an online course. It is important to add things to the modules that will keep the students' attention. When students are able to conduct their own learning typically they become more engaged. In order to maintain engagement, it is important for one to make the material relevant. When students see the purpose of learning something they are more likely to be excited about learning it. It should the students the importance of knowing the skills or facts.
Item of Interest:
Because my course is dealing with a 3rd grade class, we will be meeting daily. Because I will see the students daily, I will have an easier time keeping them engaged. I am planning to have the students participate and various multiplication and division activities in the classroom. The course online will be used to present new information and review previously taught information. The way I am going to try to keep student engagement in the online portion is with discussion boards. Here the students will be able to ask questions about the lesson taught in the videos or the lessons covered in the classroom.
Problem or Concern
I am not sure how to create the self-test I want my students to take. I am assuming I can input multiple questions and state how many I want to be asked on the quiz. If anyone knows how to create self-tests please let me know. Thanks in advance!
Malory
This week we talked about student engagement and its importance. When students are engaged in the course they are more likely to succeed. Maintaining engagement can be a little tricky in an online course. It is important to add things to the modules that will keep the students' attention. When students are able to conduct their own learning typically they become more engaged. In order to maintain engagement, it is important for one to make the material relevant. When students see the purpose of learning something they are more likely to be excited about learning it. It should the students the importance of knowing the skills or facts.
Item of Interest:
Because my course is dealing with a 3rd grade class, we will be meeting daily. Because I will see the students daily, I will have an easier time keeping them engaged. I am planning to have the students participate and various multiplication and division activities in the classroom. The course online will be used to present new information and review previously taught information. The way I am going to try to keep student engagement in the online portion is with discussion boards. Here the students will be able to ask questions about the lesson taught in the videos or the lessons covered in the classroom.
Problem or Concern
I am not sure how to create the self-test I want my students to take. I am assuming I can input multiple questions and state how many I want to be asked on the quiz. If anyone knows how to create self-tests please let me know. Thanks in advance!
Malory
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Weeks Summary
This week we covered module five wich was about community and collaboration in an online course. The way the course is set up and how the teachers expect the students to communicate with one another plays an important role in how well the students will collaborate with one another. It is important for an online course to include collaboration so the students can feel for involved in the class. I think group projects are a good idea to help students collaborate with one another. However, I think it is very importance to have rules, expectations, and guidelines for the students to refer to when working collaboratively. Peer assessment is another way to ensure collaboration. I think peer assessment can be beneficial but I do not think peers should actually grade one another's work. This could lead to students not wanting to work with others or even to them dropping out. They should just provide feedback to one another. I think discussion boards are another way to have student collaboration.
Item of Interest
I think I am going to have my students participate in weekly discussions. They will also have a discussion board they can always go to post questions they may have about the homework, classwork, material, or just the course in general. I have also considered having my students create some type of game that covers what they have learned at the end of the course. This would be something the students would talk about outside the class and inside the class. They will more than likely construct the game in the classroom. I think this would be a great way to have the students collaborate with one another while reflecting back to what they learned in the course.
Problem or Concern
I have concerned with two things. The first is how well third graders will be able to participate in discussion boards. The second is, would having the students create a game be too advance for third grade. If these two things are too advance for collaboration activities, do any of you have any recommendations for collaboration activities.
This week we covered module five wich was about community and collaboration in an online course. The way the course is set up and how the teachers expect the students to communicate with one another plays an important role in how well the students will collaborate with one another. It is important for an online course to include collaboration so the students can feel for involved in the class. I think group projects are a good idea to help students collaborate with one another. However, I think it is very importance to have rules, expectations, and guidelines for the students to refer to when working collaboratively. Peer assessment is another way to ensure collaboration. I think peer assessment can be beneficial but I do not think peers should actually grade one another's work. This could lead to students not wanting to work with others or even to them dropping out. They should just provide feedback to one another. I think discussion boards are another way to have student collaboration.
Item of Interest
I think I am going to have my students participate in weekly discussions. They will also have a discussion board they can always go to post questions they may have about the homework, classwork, material, or just the course in general. I have also considered having my students create some type of game that covers what they have learned at the end of the course. This would be something the students would talk about outside the class and inside the class. They will more than likely construct the game in the classroom. I think this would be a great way to have the students collaborate with one another while reflecting back to what they learned in the course.
Problem or Concern
I have concerned with two things. The first is how well third graders will be able to participate in discussion boards. The second is, would having the students create a game be too advance for third grade. If these two things are too advance for collaboration activities, do any of you have any recommendations for collaboration activities.
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Assessment
Summary
This week we completed module 4: Design (Assessment). We watched two videos. One of the videos was about using appropriate forms of assessment and a little on how to implement them. In this video, I learned that the action verbs in the objectives should match the type of assessment given. For example, if you say compose typically the students will write some type of paper. We also read chapter 9: Assessment for Distance Education. This covered various types of assessment tools and methods as well as how to effectively use them.
Item of Interest
My course is involved with thrid-grade mathematics focusing on multiplication and division. Since I am using the flipped classroom approach, my students will watch lectures and play warm-up games prior to coming to class. I would like to have a review self-test for the students to take each week. They will be able to take it Friday-Sunday. The self-test will consist of multiple choice questions. They will be allowed to take it as many times as they want and only their highest score will be recorded. These self-tests will be a good way for the students to notice their strengths and weaknesses. I will also give a pre-test before each unit and a post-test at the end of each unit. This will be a good way for me to track students improvements.
Problem or Concern
I am having a hard time coming up with more ways to assess my third graders. I would like to have a few types of assessment that are fun and engaging. If any of you have any suggestions on some assessments, please let me know. Thanks in advance!
This week we completed module 4: Design (Assessment). We watched two videos. One of the videos was about using appropriate forms of assessment and a little on how to implement them. In this video, I learned that the action verbs in the objectives should match the type of assessment given. For example, if you say compose typically the students will write some type of paper. We also read chapter 9: Assessment for Distance Education. This covered various types of assessment tools and methods as well as how to effectively use them.
Item of Interest
My course is involved with thrid-grade mathematics focusing on multiplication and division. Since I am using the flipped classroom approach, my students will watch lectures and play warm-up games prior to coming to class. I would like to have a review self-test for the students to take each week. They will be able to take it Friday-Sunday. The self-test will consist of multiple choice questions. They will be allowed to take it as many times as they want and only their highest score will be recorded. These self-tests will be a good way for the students to notice their strengths and weaknesses. I will also give a pre-test before each unit and a post-test at the end of each unit. This will be a good way for me to track students improvements.
Problem or Concern
I am having a hard time coming up with more ways to assess my third graders. I would like to have a few types of assessment that are fun and engaging. If any of you have any suggestions on some assessments, please let me know. Thanks in advance!
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Week's Summary
This week we completed module 3. In module 3 we began working on a course outline. We will be using this outline throughout the remainder of this course. We focused on the analysis phase and its four subphases; instructional goals, instructional analysis, learner analysis and learning objectives.
Item of interest
I have chosen to create a course involving third-grade mathematics. This course is the first course of a series of courses taken in third-grade. Therefore, I am solely working on multiplication and division. I want to use the flipped classroom pedagogy for this course. This course will be a flipped classroom format. Meaning the students will watch lecture videos, complete review assignments, and play warm-up games at home prior to class. In class, the students will be collaboratively engaged in different learning games.
Problem or Concern
My concern is how much discipline and responsibility to students will have when it comes to doing the required work at home. I am planning to send a letter informing the parents about the flipped classroom and what is expected of them. I am just not sure how to make sure my students are doing what they need to do at home in order to succeed in the course. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
This week we completed module 3. In module 3 we began working on a course outline. We will be using this outline throughout the remainder of this course. We focused on the analysis phase and its four subphases; instructional goals, instructional analysis, learner analysis and learning objectives.
Item of interest
I have chosen to create a course involving third-grade mathematics. This course is the first course of a series of courses taken in third-grade. Therefore, I am solely working on multiplication and division. I want to use the flipped classroom pedagogy for this course. This course will be a flipped classroom format. Meaning the students will watch lecture videos, complete review assignments, and play warm-up games at home prior to class. In class, the students will be collaboratively engaged in different learning games.
Problem or Concern
My concern is how much discipline and responsibility to students will have when it comes to doing the required work at home. I am planning to send a letter informing the parents about the flipped classroom and what is expected of them. I am just not sure how to make sure my students are doing what they need to do at home in order to succeed in the course. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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