Digital Differentiation. Technology is a tool that can be used to help teachers facilitate learning experiences that address the diverse learning needs of all students and help them develop 21st Century Skills. At it's most basic level, digital tools can be used to help students find, understand and use information. When combined with student-driven learning experiences fueled by Essential Questions offering flexible learning paths, it can be the ticket to success. Here is a closer look at three components of effectively using technology as a tool for digital differentiation. Note: The interactive graphics you see below have been updated. They can be found in a newer post on this blog. The goal is to design student-driven learning experiences that are fueled by standards-based Essential Questions and facilitated by digital tools to provide students with flexible learning paths.
Essential Questions: Student-driven learning experiences should be driven by standards-based Essential Questions. TGL: February 2012. MastheadOur mission statement, copyright notice, and cast of characters. US WorkshopsThiagi's Public Workshop in IndianapolisA special discount for TGL readers. Tool KitCard Games for Training15 ways to design card games. Debriefing GameCommon and UncommonThe game after the game. Guest GamerAn Interview with Nuno DelicadoEffective communication and productive results. Construction GameThe Highest TowerHow do you define “the highest”? JoltThe Anchor Effect by Tracy TagliatiMore about decisionmaking. PuzzleCard Game ContentsWhat's on the cards? Online GameThis Will Kill YouLeading causes of death. From Brian's BrainAll About Choices by Brian RemerA link to the latest issue of Brian's newsletter.
Scenario-Based SurveyInstant Messages by Tracy TagliatiWhat would you do? Survey ResultsPositive Facilitation by Tracy TagliatiA summary of your responses. Check It OutDon't Lecture MeThree lectures against lecturing! BookshelfFrom College Teaching to Corporate TrainingAct like a professor. Masthead Mission 1. Charte d’utilisation des réseaux sociaux Facebook et Twitter de l’INSA de Toulouse : bonne pratique. Twelve Ideas for Teaching with QR Codes. Updated 01/2014 As mobile learning becomes more and more prevalent, we must find effective ways to leverage mobile tools in the classroom.
As always, the tool must fit the need. Mobile learning can create both the tool and the need. With safe and specific structures, mobile learning tools can harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction. Using QR codes for instruction is one example of this. A Quick Tutorial QR stands for Quick Response. 1. Have students use QR to create resumes that link to other content such as their professional website or portfolio. 2. You can create QR for linking students to examples of quality work, whether it's PowerPoint or slideshare for a class presentation, or people speaking a foreign language specific to your current lesson. 3. Integrate QR with a PBL or Service Learning project where students can create the codes that will link to the content they create. 4. Save a few trees! 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Potentiel pédagogique des cartes conceptuelles. Hybrid Learning: How to Reach Digital Natives by Alan Rudi.
“Hybrid education offers promise for engaging students who are demotivated by the lack of meaningful use of technology, and associated opportunities for skill-building and efficiency, in many lessons today.” As technology continues to advance and become more accessible around the world, experts who study how children learn are developing fresh paradigms designed to reach the new generation of students dubbed “digital natives.” The term emerged in 2001 from the work of Mark Prensky, a thought leader, speaker, writer, consultant, and game designer in the field of education and learning.
Prensky is also an outspoken advocate of forming a more relevant system for teaching our children. According to Prensky, digital natives are the young people growing up in the digital world. They cut their teeth on tech gadgets, smart phones, and the Internet and can’t conceive of a life without technology. Technology has transformed the world around us. Purpose-driven learning -- Editor return to top. How to Create Effective Activities for Online Teaching. We’ve all used them, first as students and now as online instructors: activities in a class meant to highlight, spotlight, underline, enhance, or explain some aspect of the subject we are teaching.
Too often, not much thought or effort is given to these activities, resulting in outdated and unsuccessful activities. With the right approaches and a bit of knowledge, online instructors can create activities that are dynamic, effective, and interesting. Here’s how … The best activities are “reality-based” activities. The more a student can relate to a learning activity, the easier it is for that student to get involved in it—and employ the purpose of the activity beyond the course. In creating activities for your online course—whether from scratch or by tweaking other activities to fit your class—be sure they reach into the real world. Be certain the activities are up to date. Be on the lookout for existing or potential activities that can be morphed to fit your class. Marc L*** Mis en ligne le mercredi 7 janvier 2009 ; mis à jour le mardi 28 avril 2009. Bon annniversaire, Marc. Le 5 décembre 2008, tu fêteras tes vingt-neuf ans.
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Cloud-based virtual training allows instructors to deliver content without being present in a classroom with the students. In virtual training, when you can’t see the participants, how do you compensate for the environment? The answer is to engage learners through the pace of your presentation, skillful use of your voice, and thoughtful employment of the features of your conferencing platform. Here are a few tips for clearing away the fog and holding a successful virtual training session from the clouds. Use pace to engage the learner Engaging the learner is the single most important design criterion for successful distance learning via virtual classrooms. Keep it moving Do not build your content with a few slides that only contain text.