This week students continued to work on writing their lesson plans, using the ASSURE Model, in their groups. They then began to brainstorm ideas on how they intend to create their blog for the specific topic as planned in their lesson.
Students were very unsure of how they were to design their blogs incooprating an aspect of the lesson they were planning. However, after reviewing past students' blogs, careful explanation and a demonstration of a blog created for the topic 'Colours' for Kindergarten students had a better idea of their task at hand, even though some were still perplexed.
Students will continue to work on their Lesson Plan and Blog during the next week.
This week we began using MindMeister to create brainstorming MindMaps for the three main learning domains. I believe that the experience gained was both frustrating and fascinating.
The challenges of being able to individually navigate or explore the map in order to know how to use it was not as easy for some students as it was for others. However, at the end using the tool was appreciated by all.
Due to time spent on being introduced to this learning tool, the actual lesson planning using the ASSURE Model is postponed until the first session in the next week.
This week we looked at using a Google Drive Form to create quizzes.
All the trainees were given the learning experience of taking an online quizz.
As a result, if they never had that experience before, they now have it.
In addition, students are now aware of data storage "Cloud Apps":
1) Drop Box Dropbox Link
2) Google Drive Google Drive Link
They even had a whole class experience of using:
1) A DVD
2) Their USB's
Well if they never used Google+ hangout before class this week took an interesting turn as the facilitator communicated and collaborated with the trainees using this media.
Wow! EDET has been sooooooooooooooooooo productive!
Please feel free to post a response comment on this weeks sessions.
September 1-5
This week we looked at:
- What is Educational Technology and Instructional Media?
- How do Educational Technology and Instructional Media enhance learning?
- Learning, Learner Types and Styles, Learning Theories, and Multiple Intelligence.
Please post a reflective comment.
