This module taught me that scaffolding involves building on prior knowledge and experiences to develop more complex learning structures. I have also learned that providing clear instructions, clarifying purpose, keeping students on task, offering assessment, directing students to worthy sources, reducing uncertainty and disappointment, delivering efficiency, and creating momentum are important tasks for instructors to ensure that students are building appropriate scaffolding.
To apply these concepts, I can use these strategies when designing an online course or teaching online. Using a consistent course framework, providing clear instructions, and directing students to appropriate sources, I can help students build strong scaffolds supporting their learning. Additionally, I can focus on using technology to enhance learning rather than relying solely on technology to deliver content. By continually assessing student progress and adjusting instruction as needed, I can ensure that students effectively scaffold their learning and achieve their learning objectives.
In this 2nd module of this course, I got more conscientious about the importance that the Online Course Syllabus has over the flat Online Course Syllabus and the fact that this option has to be a constantly modifying document to provide with material updates in a dynamic way helping the students to have a single repository of information saving time and providing direction when they try to get specific information.
I will make sure all resources are updated to keep Online Course Syllabus as it should be, a useful tool in online environment.
Regarding, engagement and collaboration, incentive our students to participate is crucial but also having a good class and content is critical to get to audience participating actively and interested. In order to do so, I will use all the different effective communication methods provided in this module.
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A few key takeaways:
Creating a good learning scaffolding involves providing a structure to support students in their learning journey. This involves breaking down complex concepts into manageable chunks, providing opportunities for practice and feedback, and building on prior knowledge. Scaffolding can be done through various methods such as visual aids, graphic organizers, and interactive activities. A good learning scaffolding helps students stay engaged, motivated and helps them acquire new skills and knowledge effectively. It also encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning by setting achievable goals and reflecting on their progress.
In addition, effective communication is essential for student success in any learning environment. It involves creating an environment where students feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas, asking questions, and collaborating with their peers. Effective communication can be achieved through various methods such as clear instructions, active listening, providing feedback, and encouraging open discussions. Leveraging on web-based tools can also create an online learning community, where students can communicate and collaborate with their peers and instructors outside the classroom.
Lastly, web-based tools such as discussion forums, chat rooms, and video conferencing can also provide opportunities for students to share resources, work on projects together, and support each other's learning. Overall, effective communication and leveraging on web-based tools can create a supportive learning environment that fosters student engagement and success.
My key takeaway in this module is the importance of being dynamic.
First, a syllabus, since it is important, should be dynamic: it should be designed in such a way that students can have access it. IT should be dynamic across time, as materials may be added, edited, or rearranged throughout the course. Lastly, it must be dynamic through responses to student comments.
After the syllabus, you need to create an online learning community and you must be dynamic here more than ever. Though interacting through content and resources, e-communities are primarily, groups of individuals INTERACTING. Students must establish a sense of belonging and identify a purpose for belonging to the community. As such, they must be dynamic.
With everything dynamic, as teachers, we must ensure effective communication marked by participation, anonymity, collaboration, realism, giving credit, among others.
Lastly, because it is dynamic, it should be simple and understandable enough to give students the scaffolds they need to learn.
As a future online teacher, I will surely use this, especially since my approaches are student centric and highly interactive.
Use appropriate tools to deliver instructions and support students.
What I have learned from this lesson are - the students can get a thorough overview of the course through the syllabus.
These offer spaces for students to build relationships with others and collaborate on projects or tasks in an online learning community. Also, there should be clear rules for using the different communication tools. Lastly, as students construct their learning scaffolding, effective communication can reveal when they are deceiving one another and themselves.
This second lesson examines the importance of a well-designed syllabus and innovative and efficient methods for establishing and growing an online community. A dynamic syllabus makes it easier for students to find course information. It provides an opportunity for professors and students to work together to learn. Even when learning is not always face-to-face, a well-designed and managed online community allows teachers and students to communicate, learn from one another, and reap the benefits of a traditional class. As instructors, they are required to be creative while also establishing rapport through good communication and scaffolding.
Effective Communication and Scaffolding were the best options which I learnt from this module as it covered much new horizons which i did not know earlier
This topic was helpful to give the students knowledge in effective communication both inside and outside the classroom.
I learn that Syllabus is the key of any course and have more possibilities of development ,thi is dynamic syllabus in three ways, that will help to students to retrieve information fast, easy and concise thru links.
I would like to know what WEB BASED TOOLS FOR INTERACTION others have found successful, especially if it is a course without live lecture or specific times one needs to be present.
I've learned that instructional delivery is key to a successful attempt at student engagement online in an ever changing environment as continuing education and higher education move into a virtual learning world.
The importance of focusing on scaffolding to build on prior knowledge.
It is essential to give students detail. When working with online, you are not there to answer questions and interact face to face. Detail will allow you to potentially catch the challenges that could be happening.
In a sense, it took me back to my old Boy Scout days, remembering the motto: BE PREPARED! I think that the prepared instructor will be successful. I also note that preparation is not enough, you need to be compassionate and flesible.
Scaffolding, no doubt, is an important concept, because it is not abstract, but rather concreate. Through this method, it helps learners, such as me, build on existing knowledge with new knowledge through the course curriculum and other students.
I learned only syllabuses should be dynamic due to the fluidity of online materials changing.
I learned more about how web-based tools can be used to help build community for students in the online learning environment by encouraging sharing and collaborating.
Scaffolding and an online syllabus with online content is important for student engagement
