Singapore has one of the best educational systems in the world. Singapore has realized that teaching with technology is engaging. I know this is face to face but I thought it connected with our distance learning strategy because it speaks to student engagement. In all forms of education the number one and most important strategy and factor is student engagement. Your knowledge, material, content, or concept can't take hold if you can't engage your students. I think this is especially challenging in the online learning environment.
With distance learning how do you think we can keep students engaged? How can we monitor that engagement to ensure that it is happening?
I think we can keep students engaged by making sure that the content that we teach is interesting and relating it to real life contexts. We can monitor engagement by making discussion forums and chat rooms available to students as ways to express their thoughts and opinions.
ReplyDeleteI think giving students a variety of ways to express their understanding is essential. I have really enjoyed the way this class has explored so many platforms, it has forced me to get familiar with different platforms. I also think this increases howmany students you reach since everyone learns differently.
DeleteThe idea of chatrooms for our classrooms is a great tool for insight into what the students are learning. I thik they can also be used effectively in regular classrooms as much as in distance learning now that I know personally how much I learn from these posts and interactions.
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