Topic 1, Assignment 1.
Obstacles to learning in large groups | Reference | Opportunites to reach learners in large groups |
Roll Call | Implied | Kiosk set up at the back of the room with a thumb scan |
Classroom Response System/Clickers | ||
Identification card with RFID, magnetic strip or UPC symbol for scanning or cell phone check in |
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Making a video on how to better reach students in a larger lecture class | Demonstrated | Video/podcast |
"Imagine it full and the noise the students are making" | Mentioned | Camtasia/Podcast of lectures for download to allow learning at own pace/time |
Lecture | Implied | Lecture through multiple electronic formats/ See Camtasia/Podcast |
Acoustics of classroom end up echoey in back | Mentioned | Move out of that expensive class and into the cloud See Camtasia/Podcast |
Warm in class/Sleeping students | Mentioned | Shift the maintaince costs of building into better network and issue each student an Ipad |
Writing on blackboard | Demonstrated | Powerpoint |
Cannot remember 250 names (of students) students don't know Professor | Keep a IIT for Newbies page that has a student resume | |
Progressive height of desks so all students can view board/Professor | Demonstrated | Present class on students own desktop |
Limited interaction due to inability to hear questions/answers | Mentioned | Email/Listserv/forum with Professor/TA with questions and share answers |
Note taking | Demonstrated | Word, one note |
Monologue educational process with attention lasting about 20 minutes | Mentioned | More electronic lectures of shorter duration |
Collaborating around desk | Demonstrated | Collaborating on wiki |
Students cooped up for 4 hours a day | Mentioned | See Camtasia/Podcast |
Students appear to be test taking on top of each other | Implied | Take test online at site of choosing or at a test center |
Decling resources | Mentioned | Shift Paridigm to hybrid/onlinie classes |
Raising hand to ask question | Demonstrated | Email or twitter to Proessor |
Inaccessible instructors | Mentioned | Emai/skype/twitter |
Isolated learning | Mentioned | Promote involvement through electronic interaction |
No cohort or esprit between learners | Mentioned abstractly | The comments in our wiki have been wonderful in overcoming this. |
Students don't like learning in large classes | Mentioned | Decentralize learning from old school formal lectures to Camtasia/Podcast or Citrix gototraining |
Grading load heavy and results in easy tests so they are easy to grade | Mentioned and Very Important | Shift evaulation from multiple choice to project based that demonstrates grasp of objectives |
Recommended methods to overcome traditional obstacles to learning in large groups | ||
Give Students a break after 20 minutes | Mentioned | A 20 minute podcast/camtasia production is a much better use of time |
Instructor ventures into the ocean of students | Not Mentioned but should have been | Professor has a routine skype session to ensure you are on track and understanding, applying and analyzing knowledge |
Socratic method while in the stands to engage students (Inspire the learners) |
Not Mentioned but should have been | Blog posting |
Students are more likely to pay attention and do readings when they know they might be called upon | Not Mentioned but should have been | Professor has a routine skype session to ensure you are on track and understanding, applying and analyzing knowledge |
Team building by assigning multiple students a task to accomplish/problem to solve | Mentioned- Great point- Involvement | Collaborating on wiki |
Use the content of the lecture to do something | Mentioned | Project based learning |
Assign a signal to quiet down | Mentioned | |
Using imagination for course structure and evaulation | Mentioned | UA.EDU CHES IIT |
Part 2
F2F | Blended | Online |