This week POTCert focuses on Classroom Management and Facilitation, Chapter 11 in the course textbook. Tips given cover record keeping, storing files and content on your own hard drive as opposed to the institution’s, the protocol for asking and responding to questions, using Twitter for class announcements and using groups to decrease workload and to adjust for class size.
Further tips were offered through Louisa Moon’s slide cast and Lisa Lane’s blog post. From Louisa I picked up that it’s important in the online classroom not to be tempted to offer one to one solutions. This is time consuming, and is not necessarily the most effective option. It’s better if you can develop options that will work through an intervention within a group. Also, such strategies might help to form a community amongst the learners. Lisa, on the other hand, provided some great tips not about managing the classroom as such but more in terms of managing your resources so that they’re readily available to use in the online classroom.
Because I’m a little short of time this week and because the course remit advised us to “use any format for this week’s comment on class facilitation (audio, video clip, quick slideshow) and embed it in your blog post”, I decided to make an animation of Lisa’s “seven things I’d want to know as a new online teacher” blog post. I needed a “quick win”. I hope you like it.
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That was fun watching your Go Animate. I have tried Xtranormal, but I am going to have to try this program to see how it compares. Have you tried Xtranormal? Do you have any comments on it compared with this program?
Hi Laura, I have no experience of using animation tools before, but I had recently seen GoAnimate put to good use so I thought I would give it a go. I came across an article extolling the benefits of GoAnimate and offering a few tips recently, which looks promising.
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/1110/?utm_campaign=lsmag&utm_medium=some&utm_source=linkedin&goback=.gde_102144_member_218477368.
I haven’t got any further than that, but the template I completed here was very straightforward. I’d say it could be a useful tool, if not overdone.
I always enjoy reading your posts! Loved your video. What did you use to create it? It was very well done! 🙂
Hi Helen,
Wow! Such a cool Anime video you created of Lisa’s Blog post! I absolutely love it ! I would like to try it out as well. Thank you for sharing!
Stephanie
Aw, this was a very nice post. In concept I want to put in writing like this moreover – taking time and precise effort to make a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and under no circumstances seem to get one thing done.
Thanks for your nice comments, dostawa, and apologies for the late, late reply. I was just wondering how you’re getting along, writing your thoughts and reflections in a blog? It’s not easy at first. In fact it’s a bit unnerving writing and reflecting in public but I have to say, that it’s a good habit to develop because it really helps you clarify your thoughts and progress your learning. Helen.
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