I think I would have a difficult time adapting to elluminate as a teacher. Kudos to those who are technical capable. I am technically challenged and find it very confusing from a teaching stand point. However if I was going to teach elluminate live, I would use consistant small groups. One I think it gives the students security. Secondly, it would be less confusing for me.
Given the opportunity to teach elluminate: I would teach to my advanced class. This would give me an advatage. I would know my students and their dedicated to education. I would use activities such as: question sheets, discussion groups, and some type of module. I am not sure how difficult this would be, but I am sure I would figure it out. Atleast I hope! :)
I would also use it for an advanced group of students. By this I mean the third level students who have a strong desire to learn. I fear that this may be too ovewhelming for some students who do not have a real knack for technology. But that being said, we learn as we go and we all learn together. I definitely would want to practice on a smaller group to test the waters and see what needed to be changed or reformated. I like your idea of modules and wonder how that could be implemented into a live on-line course. Perhaps each group would have time to do a self paced module and then break out into small groups for question sheets and group discussions. Or perhaps they would need to do the module prior to class and be prepared to do the activities using elluminate. Either way I think on-line learning is here to stay in this very busy and fast paced society we live in.
ReplyDeleteHi, Aimee - I like the thought you put into this week's question even after saying that you would find this type of teaching challenging because of your own technology challenges - good for you. I think, however, that continued use of this technology would bring you 'up to speed' pretty quick.
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