I enjoyed your post! I liked how you came up with and provided specific questions that students would have to answer in their requirements; I regards to your short reflection, I wonder if there is a way you could make it more engaging for learners by doing the reflection in a different more creative way such as a video, group discussion, Kahoot, etc. If you added one of these aspects to the reflection, you could still ask your outline questions but in a more engaging way for learners. I agree with your suggestion for the video to add a more personal aspect to further engage learners in the content. Overall, your activity is interactive and inclusive for learners.
What activity could you suggest they do after watching the video (designed)? What type of knowledge or skill would that activity help develop? What medium or technology would students use to do the activity?
After students watch the video, I would suggest an activity that engagingly shows their understanding of it. I would get students to create a short video explaining what the video was about and what they learned. This could be done in groups, and students could find creative ways to present this video. ( ex, music video, news anchor video, dialogue, etc). This activity would help develop students’ critical thinking and creativity skills. Students could use smartphones or iPads to film the videos, and they could be uploaded onto Google Docs or interactive websites such as a private TikTok or a padlet.
How would students get feedback on the activity that you set? What medium or technology would they and/or you use to get and give feedback on their activity?
Students would get two different forms of feedback from other students and the teacher. Students would be asked to upload their video reflections, and peers could comment on each other’s posts. The teacher would also add private comments on what video was presented, whether it met the requirements and possible improvements. I would use, as mentioned, a padlet, which allows students to upload their videos and allows their peers to view each other’s videos and comment on each other’s submissions. Allowing student feedback and discussion will allow interaction between the learner and other learners, which supports students learning. As well as, through instructor feedback, there is a different level of interaction happening within the activity that positively impacts the students learning.
How much work would that activity cause for you? Would the work be both manageable and worthwhile? Could the activity be scaled for larger numbers of students?
This activity would be very manageable because the videos students would make would be short and in groups, so there would be less to watch and grade. All videos would also be in the same place for teachers to access. This activity would be worthwhile because it allows students to understand the concept while fostering their creativity and seeing what they come up with. This activity could be scaled for a smaller or larger number of students, there could be bigger group sizes for a larger overall group of students to accommodate.
How will you address any potential barriers for your learners when using this video to ensure an inclusive design?
I would address any barriers for the learners by allowing students to choose what kind of video they wanted to create in case they weren’t comfortable doing a specific type of video. There may be barriers, such as students not feeling comfortable being in a video. In this case, I could make it more inclusive by allowing students to do voice-overs rather than having to be in the video. Within this video, there may be barriers to understanding the video for some students, so it would be important to make sure the video had captions or a text transcript in case students needed it.
Hi! I enjoyed your blog post; I like how you intentionally differentiated what you would do to adjust your learning activity if it was taught within a classroom setting or an online setting. Your interpretation of different learning styles and how to integrate that into the adjustment of your learning activity is fascinating because I believe adding extra videos and even podcasts into your learning activity would make it more inclusive and engaging for the learners.
Choose one (or more) of your planned learning activities from your Blueprint and identify any barriers to student success. How can you alter or adjust your current plan to reduce those barriers?
One of the planned learning activities in our Blueprint is a nature walk where students go for a walk and look around at all the different types of trees. There is a barrier within this activity in regards to student access, because students may not have access to a green space that they are able to do the nature walk in. An adjustment that can be made to reduce these barriers would be to use online resources to create a nature walk rather than getting students to go outside to do it. This could be done by putting pictures of different trees and their leaves on a slideshow where students can view different trees and understand their identifying factors. This would help reduce the barrier of students having access to green spaces, because all students would have the same access to the slideshow link, so they could go on an online nature walk and be able to view different trees within nature without having to leave their home. Students may also face a barrier within the physical activity aspect of this specific learning activity, therefore an online version of this learning activity would allow all students regardless of their physical abilities to participate.
Another learning activity within our blueprint is a“What Am I” worksheet, a barrier to student success within this activity could be students with different learning styles who may not be able to engage with the activity, therefore I would adjust my worksheet to include visuals such as pictures of leaves and trees, as well as videos to make it more engaging and interactive for students with different learning styles. This adjustment allows for a more interactive experience within this learning activity, rather than simply understanding descriptions of different types of trees and identifications, it would allow students to visualize and interact with their learning.
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