Shifts and Changes in the Education World | Origin: EL116
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The Asynchronous, Self-Directed Learning Model --> Shifts and Changes in the Education World
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Mucho aprendizaje en relación a la tecnologia, uno da por hecho que todos la conocen pero no es así
Una de las principales barreras en los cursos en línea está relacionada con la tecnología, no todos los estudiantes tienen el mismo acceso a equipos o cuentan con una conexión estable, adicional a ello no poseen las mismas habilidades digitales. Es por ello que los docentes deben ser flexibles y brindar instrucciones claras, ejemplos concretos y alternativas que se adapten a las posibilidades de cada estudiante, sin penalizar por limitaciones tecnológicas.
Aunque los laboratorios físicos han sido esenciales en la enseñanza presencial muchos de estos pueden adaptarse al formato virtual. Por ejemplo, los experimentos pueden grabarse en video y compartirse en plataformas accesibles para que los estudiantes los observen, reflexionen o incluso los repliquen. Esto implica rediseñar los objetivos del curso y preguntarse si el contacto físico con los materiales es indispensable o si basta con una experiencia visual y reflexiva.
En este tipo de cursos los estudiantes tienen más tiempo para pensar, planificar y participar a su ritmo. Esto debe aprovecharse como una ventaja pedagógica. Los instructores con ayuda de diseñadores instruccionales, pueden proponer actividades más creativas y significativas que inviten a los estudiantes a aplicar sus propias ideas. Para que un curso virtual sea exitoso se requiere tiempo, buena planificación y creatividad por parte del docente.
Hoy en día, gracias a los avances tecnológicos y al crecimiento de la educación en línea, las universidades están cambiando muchas cosas. Algunas ya están considerando dejar atrás los calendarios tradicionales (como semestres o trimestres) y permitir que los estudiantes se inscriban en cualquier momento. Esto podría atraer a más alumnos y generar más ingresos, pero también trae desafíos, como encontrar suficientes profesores y mantener el control del proceso educativo.
Es importante poder utilizar herramientas tecnológicas a los estudiantes y una de ellas puede ser agregar videos cortos sobre algún tema especifico del curso
Good evening: I've learned that we shouldn't penalize students for not having access to the best technology; we should teach them how to work with the resources available to them. The instructor must consider three important elements for asynchronous courses: time, planning, and creativity.
Online labs are proving to be a disaster, in my experience. Students lack basic pychomotor skills, synthetic scientific apptitude and critical thinking skills a dynamic classroom provides. I am all for blended coursework and creative solutions, but some things cannot yet be imitated online.
The main takeaway for me was that labs or other activities should never just be busywork but should connect well to the outcomes required. This can be used both in F2F, synchronous and asynchronous situations. In an online situation, this allows for much creativity.
Our main concern should be the technological proficiency of our students, once we have assessed it, we can develop our course to meet the course requirements and student success.
Aprendi que es muy importante conocer los retos que los instructores tiene para poder utillizar el aprendizaje asincronico.
I learned that education is changing with more online and flexible ways to learn. I will apply this by using new tools and methods to support my students and help them learn in different ways.
With VR and other new technological tools it is much easier to simulate real life situations that we would normally teach in practical lab classes.
Positive reinforcement from the instructors to students is so important to maintain course engagement. I like the idea of using badges throughout the course and rewarding students with extra points on a final assignment if they've earned all of the badges.
I appreciated the suggestions on strategies for learner engagement, and the idea of using scenarios that learners act out in an online setting.
Comment on Angela Cenina's post:
I agree with your comment. Critical thinking is such an important skill to have.
I thought the questions an instructor should ask themselves was very helpful in gauging if my current online course needs some updating
College students often struggle with writing and thinking critically because they may not have been taught how to reflect deeply on their work or analyze it in a structured way, especially regarding their unique writing process. I like to use past student examples, and break them down for students. I thought that students might feel overwhelmed with too many examples or resources, but they often appreciate them more.
We, as instructors, continue to play a central role even in asynchronous online learning environments, facilitating communication and ensuring students meet learning outcomes. While technology allows us to be flexible, it's crucial for us to provide structured content and promote student-to-student interaction to prevent isolation and enhance engagement. Asynchronous learning also offers students more time for reflection and creativity in their work, especially for assignments like lab tasks, but we must carefully design courses to ensure these tasks align with the desired learning outcomes and maintain quality communication.
It is important that instructors understand there are a variety of methods to teach and different styles of learners. Instructors must modify coursework to adjust to the learners while still delivering content in an engaging manner.
Virtual Reality, Augmented reality type of sim lab work helps students to develop critical thinking.
