Chan presented on Blended Learning today. The most important points I gathered from the concept are:
1. student engagement
2. interactivity
There was a term that puzzled me, however, so I had to ask for the meaning, hoping that I could get a quick explanation and not have to puzzle it out by myself. The term is “decreasing the learners’ transactional space”. I found this website/webpage on it :
http://www.deakin.edu.au/itl/dso/strategies-teaching/tips/d2l-transact-space.php?print_friendly=true
After reading the explanation on the webpage I think that what it means is we must make ourselves accessible to the students to create a social presence i.e a sense of connectivity so that the students will feel comfortable connecting and collaborating with “real” people. If the students feel disconnected then they will be reluctant to communicate on the chosen platform. Is this correct? Please feel free to redefine. Thanks!
Yes, I agreed with your review. Teachers have to "close" with students, especially in online learning. Some students may feel shy asking something in the class, but if they feel comfortable with us online, they are totally different, they can engage in the learning better than offline learning.
ReplyDeleteResponding to "sense of connectivity so that the students will feel comfortable connecting and collaborating with “real” people" and "Teachers have to "close" with students"
ReplyDeleteTeachers are probably one of the longest surviving career in human history!
Some gave alternative labelling to it: mentors, tutors, facilitators, instructor, educator etc, but they all have the same role: to guide
It's startling that despite all the technology, the bottom line is we still learn from our teachers..