I have been looking further into digital pedagogies this week, and have discovered applying digital videos into blogs. There is a large percentage of children (and adults!) that are visual learners. Educating these students with blogs, wikis, etc is an excellent demonstration of understanding your learner’s needs. By incorporating digital tools and video clips into blog pages and websites, children can enhance their understanding by relating it to something they will remember.
This year I was in a Year 6 class and they were re-visiting conjunctions. The Learning Manager played a YouTube clip that was extremely beneficial to a number of students. Some just could not remember that conjunctions consisted of 'and, but, or' and it was difficult for them to keep this information stored. After watching the clip and listening to the song behind it, they were more confident and excited about what they were learning. Something as simple as a YouTube clip can really benefit your learners and develop their understanding.
References:
Study & Learning Centre - Picture:
http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/1_StudySkills/study_tuts/learning%20styles/visual.html
Conjunction Junction - YouTube Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo
Great information. Now should we move into more depth. What exactly will you learners learn with these tools? Think Blooms Taxonomy. What level do you think is specifically targetd by these activities? How could you modify the activities to extend and refine thinking?
ReplyDeleteThen, you have considered your use of the tools. NOw think of your students' use. For instance, they could view the conjunctions video, and then be given a part of speech each to make their own video, and share it with the rest of the class. How would that change the way they view their language?
Hi Carla,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Bridie and I am studying from the Emerald Campus. Your blog is looking great and I love your post about video clips as I too believe that it is really beneficial to use visual aids within a classroom context, as it helps to engage students into the learning.
Have a great week,
Bridie
Hi Bridie & Wendy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your contribution. I will explore more into using digital tools for students and details of how eLearning can be used in the classroom.
Enjoy your week also.
Thank you,
Carla