Last week we discussed podcasts and vodcasts. I think vodcasts are absolutely brilliant. What would be better way to explain a topic covered in class that students can access any time they need it? This would be really good because then you could visually demonstrate examples so that if students need additional help, they can review them whenever. It could be a good homework help and study tool for exams. I had trouble with the computer at school making a vodcast, but I'd like to try and create one and post it on here. Maybe next week!
Additionally, this week we read about moving towards partnering pedagogy. Firstly, I really liked how they gave examples of classroom setups. I was having difficulty envisioning what kinds of desk arrangements would support this, and the images in the book were great. I also really liked that they gave alternatives within partnering, especially how to ease into it. I have always been in honors classes where teachers lectured and told us what they want. One teacher even told me, "You just find out what the teachers need you to do and you do it. It's a game. You have to learn how to play it." Because the idea of assisting in my learning is so foreign to me, I would definitely need to figure out how to think in the way partnering works. It's so ingrained in me to just let teachers lecture, it'll take true effort on my part to get past that. But it's a task I'm willing to take on.
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