NEW DESIGNS FOR LEARNING reported by Maria Angela B. Caparas BSE III English

New Designs For Learning

Maria Angela B. CaparasBSE III English

ObjectivesAt the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:

• differentiate the methods of teaching applying technology; and• create a presentation with the use of technology showing the significance of the new designs for learning.

Technology helps students

to:

Research specific topics.

Communicate via e-mail.

Build connections among various fields of learning.

Process data and report results.

Use variety

of media.

Use HOTS.

Find alternative learning processes.

Share multi-media experiences.

Applications

Create a simple web

page.Create a

document.

Jennifer Barnett (2011) provided a few tips in High-Tech Teaching in a Low-Tech Classroom.

Pass-it-on Buddy Method – students assist one another in creating the digital product. Barnett stated, “Choose and prepare the best technological tool to fit your learning target. Students complete an assignment on paper. Teach one student to translate their work into a digital product. Student A teaches Student B, and vice versa.”

Group Consensus Method – small groups of students engage in dialogue on a particular topic, then a member uses a digital tool to interpret the group’s consensus.

Rotating Scribe Method – each day, one student uses technology to record the lesson for other students. Then have the student record what happened in class. Review the scribe’s work after class. Begin class the next day by asking students to “evaluate” the scribe’s report.

Whole Class Method – the group gathers around the computer to explore web sites. Groups can “share results, scores, impressions, or other information with each other.” Post resources on a class web site, so that the students might explore at home.

In Maximizing the Impact: “The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Educational System” (2007), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the State Educational Technology Directors Association stated that technology can be used in nine key areas to assist with teaching and learning:

1. Building conceptual understanding of core content;2. Addressing misconceptions;

3. Fostering inquiry and investigation;

4. Applying knowledge and skills to interdisciplinary challenges;5. Creating and transforming knowledge for meaningful purposes;

6. Collaborating with others;7. Apprenticing with experts;8. Engaging and motivating students; and9. Differentiating instruction to meet individual needs .

Technology can be used for “information, images, interactions, and inquiry” (Quirk, in Pollock, 2007). To this end, ISTE’s (2007) release of National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation indicates that to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world.

Students should know and be able to use technology for creativity and innovation; communication and collaboration; research and information fluency; critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making; digital citizenship; and technology operations and concepts. Students should be able to:

Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media, including globally.

Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically, use information from a variety of sources and media. Plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Troubleshoots system and applications.

APPLICATION

Make a 4-stanza poem that will tackle the significance of using different methods of teaching applying technology in the class. (By Group)

Group 1 - Pass-it-on Buddy MethodGroup 2 – Group Consensus MethodGroup 3 – Rotating Scribe MethodGroup 4 – Whole Class Method

EVALUATION

Put the poem you’ve made in a slideshow, or with other use of technology. (Same Group)

THANK YOU!