Saturday July 30, 2011
To have large classes in my country is very common, is a reality that we face, and of course it is a negative aspect for the leaning process, because in large classes, there is lack of interaction between teachers and students, teachers do not know their students, the facilities and environment are inadequacy and it is difficult to test or grade more often and, that's why the teacher requires not only knowledge of the subject matter but also knowledge of how students learn and how to transform them into active learners.
Teaching large classes is particularly challenging and teaching consists of getting students involved in the active construction of knowledge, how to do that?, within a cooperative context; individuals, working together.
A teacher working in class with projectors and a power point presentation is common and this doesn't have to be boring, it can be fun if we use creativity in our power point presentations, and we make them interactive, where students participate in a cooperative learning.
Have fun with your power point presentations.
Dear Monica,
ResponderEliminarI love your reflection on Week 6. It is true that technology can greatly assist us when dealing with large classes. I personally don't teach large classes as it would be impossible becuse of my students' special needs. Anyway, technology is a great support when it comes to large classes' challenges.
Kindly yours,
Karolina
Dear Monika,
ResponderEliminarWonderful Reflection:SHORT & SWEET.You have captured the gist. Actually I agree with you that there is lack of interaction between the teachers and students in large classes. Similarly there is the inadequacy of facilities so the class becomes monotonous. I would like remind you here that a large class is always full of potentialities. So we have to plan how to enhance co-operation, collaboration and acceptance of the individual feelings through vivid whole class activities.
Regards,
Kamal
I think that at this time the teaching methodology should be in an interactive way to break the barriers of traditional learning, using innovative methods, thus ensuring that students awaken interest in the subject.
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