I chose to peer review Group K’s interactive learning resources. Here are my opinions: I have looked through your interactive learning resources, and here are my thoughts about your design. First, I found your site is well-organized and each section of the learning materials is visually attractive. You paraphrased the scholarly articles learners need to […]
Comment for Post 4
Here is my comment for Rachel’s Post 4 : I think this video demonstrates why people overestimate the short term effects of technology and underestimate the long term effects of it. It is true that AI can complete tedious work for us and we can focus on more difficult tasks. However, many people can use […]
Blog Post 4: Technology in Learning and Neuro-Myths
What kind of interaction would the video require from your students? Does it force them to respond in some way (inherent)? In what way are they likely to respond to the video on their own, e.g., make notes, do an activity, or think about the topic (learner-generated)? What activity could you suggest that they do […]
Comment on Blog Post 3
Comment on Rachel’s Post 3 The access to learning tools that are not supported by institutions or instructors may have stability issues, and learners who have not previously been exposed need to take extra time to learn them. For online asynchronous forums, it would be considerate to review learners’ questions first before distributing them to […]
Blog Post 3: Designing for Inclusion and Interaction
Blog Prompt: How can you adjust your planned learning activities to meet the needs of your learners if an unexpected event occurs? (for example, if a pandemic arises, and many of students must now work from home – how will you ensure that they can still learn successfully? What training will they need, and how […]
Comment for Blog Post 2
I agree that we can use the direct instruction approach to help learners have a better understanding of our topic especially for people who have very little prior knowledge about the topic. Step-to-step instructions introduce fundamental theories and concepts to learners very well, and instructors can correct early misconceptions and provide constructive feedback. Although it […]
Blog Post 2: Learning Design II and Assessment
Blog Prompt: Provide an overview of the characteristics of experiential learning and why it does or does not align with our chosen topic Experiential learning is a learning process where learners become familiar with skills or theories by completing related learning activities and reflecting on the result. After learners have acquired necessary knowledge for the […]
Post 1: Learning, Motivation, and Theory
Prompt: Describe an example from your life of when you were taught using each method described in this article: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. I am very familiar with the behaviorism approach because it is frequently applied in my science classes before entering university. In middle school, my math teacher would ask us to preview the […]
A Brief Introduction Blog About Myself
Hi everyone, My name is Jacob and this is my first time taking a course of curriculum and instruction at UVic. I am a 3rd year computer science student and interested in game design. Although video games gain a lot of popularity in recent years, not many people understand how are video games designed. In […]