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I've been giving some thought to the best way to design a self directed course. I think the first step is deciding how it would be presented to kids. This is what I've come up with:
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I just stumbled onto this school after reading an article in New Scientist. This is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to incorporate into my work.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530024.200-personalised-learning-lets-children-study-at-their-own-pace.html#.VPKbJizlySo http://player.vimeo.com/video/89431625 It was landing in the role of eLearning coordinator at my school that first made me realise the potential that technology has for deep learning. Once set up a well planned digital course allows for deep engagement, differentiation, and best of all minimal effort on the part of the teacher. So of course it was only a matter of time before I sat down to convert my own teaching materials into something that all of my students could access at any time while I sit back and have a coffee... I mean... read more science journals. What I hadn't fully appreciated was the amount of work that has to go in to such a course before any benefits can be gained. There's a website to build, (free) photos to source, videos to be made and in between it all I'll be working a full teaching load and preparing for a two year stint in Shanghai. It's just now dawning on me exactly how long the whole process could end up taking before I have something of value. But they say the hardest part is getting started and at the very least I can check that box. We'll see how the rest of it goes over the next few months.
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AuthorLuke Scholtes is a Science teacher with eleven years experience, currently working at the American International School of Bucharest. Archives
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