Larry Ragan Interview on Innovations In Education - English
Larry discusses the skills that faculty need to teach well in online and blended courses, how to select appropriate content for each delivery mode...
Larry discusses the skills that faculty need to teach well in online and blended courses, how to select appropriate content for each delivery mode and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. The role of instructional design and other support staff in helping faculty be successful teachers online and in the classroom is also covered. Larry talks about techniques used to create healthy interactions between faculty and students in the online environment and how reflecting on learning and can impact the learning process. Larry also covers his current area of research on competencies for online teaching success (COTS). He talks about the most important skills that are needed; understanding how teaching and learning occur in an online course, understanding the operational mechanics such as submitting grades online, and technology aptitude.
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Teaching Story Telling in Class Rooms - English
What I find most attractive in storytelling as a technique of teaching is that more than just learning pre-determined knowledge they allow creative...
What I find most attractive in storytelling as a technique of teaching is that more than just learning pre-determined knowledge they allow creative and imaginative construction of knowledge itself in the process. Moreover, compared to the traditional techniques in which the teacher is more or less at the center, in the storytelling technique the child is at the center of learning process. Storytelling fosters reasoning and communication skills. It encourages the development of reading habit, social interaction skills, and even problem solving skills (using both rational and emotional reasoning methods). All these are in addition to moral values and knowledge that can be conveyed in the play-out at a deeper level. Also see "A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play" by Vivian Gussin Paley.
4m:30s
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