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Month: March 2023

Blog Post #4

March 12, 2023 / / 1 Comment

My group’s subject area is “cooking with confidence” and that’s what I looked up videos for. I found this fantastic online resource where there is this website that through modules, teaches you how to cook new meals. This website and modules are defiantly designed for adults but could be moulded for a younger first-year university demographic. It walks the learner through everything, from what ingredients to buy to how to chop it to how to cook or bake it.

This video is not incredibly interactive. You can either watch it and take notes if you’d like or you can participate and follow the steps however the learning is in the learner’s hands so there are no submissions of any kind. This kind of learning can be really great for some people but most need to be more engaged with the material in order to take something meaningful out of it.

I would suggest that the learner does a video of them cooking the meal. They could also do pictures in the process or a final product picture. Or they could do an interactive quiz where they answer some multiple-choice questions and then answer some written questions to get them to interact and think more about the material.

Students would get feedback on these types of submissions through a written response to the learner for the pictures. Often getting feedback on a quiz is never looked at but hopefully, the learner will have gathered what they needed to from the material to gain the knowledge. Students would get the multiple-choice answers back along with their written answers with a written response by the teacher.

The activity suggested above would be a medium amount of work for me as the learning advisor. It would be going through everyone’s pictures and taking a detailed look at what they created. Or it would be also a decent amount of work- the multiple choice questions could be automatically marked but the written answers would have to be read thoroughly and then give them specific feedback.

Though this would be more time-consuming for the teacher, it would give the students the best opportunity to take their feedback and apply it to future learning experiences.

Blog Post #3

March 5, 2023 / / 1 Comment

Question: Consider the learning environment for your current design. What potential barriers can be reduced or eliminated to provide more pathways for learner success?

The learning environment for my group’s current design is google classroom. We chose this because it is diverse in that we can assign assignments with due dates while being able to receive submissions. If you have used google classroom you know it’s pretty user-friendly with easily accessed features. The topic is healthy cooking, which is a harder thing to present online vs in person.

One thing we can do is make sure that we are providing concise but clear instructions on what we want the learner to do, that could be having step by step layout or an assignment tracker for due dates.

Many people have trouble seeing what the benefits are of using technology to learn so having learning outcomes (benefits) at the beginning of the resources will be helpful in seeing the whole picture of what is in store!

Creating assignments or tasks that are easy to do. Originally I had an idea to get the learner to send in a video of them cooking a meal, however, that may not be the best strategy for everyone as even I (who has used technology quite a bit over the past years) have trouble uploading something like that.

Creating an open channel of communication with the learner is also vital to their success in the learning outcomes. This could be in many different forms for example email, mattermost or on google classroom. Giving an option of different forms is also helpful as some people might not be willing to set up a mattermost account and would rather email as they know how to access that communication and use it with ease.

Finally creating activities that are not only learning-focused but fun to do! Sometimes online learning can be so tedious as there are a million different things to do and it gets not only confusing but boring. Creating fun little quizzes or brain-break activities can keep the learner engaged for longer while still learning. Or even just presenting the information in a fun and creative will make such a difference in the long run, not only with the learning of the current topic but they may be willing to pursue future online learning opportunities.

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