We reviewed pod #7’s project: https://sites.google.com/view/interactivelearningresource/home Overview Your interactive learning design is pretty solid so far. Right from the get go it shows you have put a lot of thought into the project ideations, analyzing the challenge of why fractions are especially difficult and the target demographic, i.e., early students. Your research is grounded on…
I will be addressing prompts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 from option 1. My Interactive Learning Design subject is focused on how social media impacts kids and adolescents. The video I chose to use is āAre Smartphones and Social Media Harming Teen Mental Health? Hereās why Experts Are Splitā (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNypj-BhEPo). This video shows different…
I had a recent in-person course I had to take for my program where classes were delivered through 80 minute PowerPoint lectures. The slides used were text-heavy, and assessments for the course were based on timed exams. The content in the slides was pretty clear and organized, but the design of the course assumed that…
Inquiry-based learning is an instructional approach that emphasizes questioning and curiosity, and ultimately encourages students to arrive at an understanding of concepts by themselves. Rather than receiving information directly from the teacher which encourages memorization of concepts, learners engage with problems, reflect on what theyāve learned, and build a solid understanding of the topic. In…
A high school social studies teacher planning a unit on climate change would design their course quite differently depending on which learning theory they choose to adopt. Iāll be going over possible course and assessment designs that could be used by a behaviourist, a cognitivist, a constructivist, and a connectivist. Behaviourist Behaviourists focus on the…
One technology-mediated course that I started but never finished was an online high school physics course. It wasnāt a necessary requirement, but I decided to start it because I thought it would be a good way to keep my options open for University. I generally enjoy math and was interested in the subject initially which…
Hello and welcome to my blog! I am a fourth year UVic student completing my BSc in Earth Sciences. I took EDCI 311 last semester and had a lot of fun, but aside from that I haven’t taken any EDCI courses, so I’m excited to get started! I’m originally from Ontario but moved to Victoria…
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