One of the guiding factors of my interactions with students, both in and out of the classroom, is that the student is ultimately responsible for their own learning. As a teacher, I have a responsibility to help students gain an understanding of the material and applications of that material. This doesn’t mean, however, that I should simply provide answers to student questions. I require that students with questions take the responsibility to research those questions on their own (at least in the textbook and other class materials); if that research doesn’t lead them to a solution, we engage in a dialogue to guide them to an answer. If I can teach students how to discover answers on their own, I’ve given them capabilities they can use well past …show more content…
There are numerous times in my classroom when my response to a student question is “It depends”! We then discuss, of course, what criteria should be used to select the best solution from our alternatives. I believe that it’s important to convey to students that the logical evaluation process is critical to developing good problem-solving skills. This is particularly true in my graduate-level software engineering classes, where I regularly challenge my students with incompletely-specified, open-ended problems. Although many students are uncomfortable with these problems, practicing software engineers have to make decisions based on incomplete – and even incorrect! – information all the time. By taking this approach, I can help students hone their skills facing this kind of problem in an academic setting before they have to face them on the …show more content…
Two years ago, I introduced a freshman-level course in which the students create computer games without having to program. This unique course has been very successful in its first two offerings, and students leave the course even more motivated to continue as computer science students. I’ve now developed a new Game Design and Development Minor as a team effort with one of my department colleagues. The new minor will give students an opportunity to explore this highly motivational domain in even more depth – and will also require that I stretch my teaching capabilities yet again to offer effective educational experiences in the courses in the minor. I’ve also started a new distance learning program called Comp Sci Online, which lets students participate in courses through distance learning mechanisms rather than traditional classroom attendance. Starting in Spring 2005, we’re offering all the core Master of Engineering in Software Engineering classes through the program, and over 35% of my students this semester are enrolled in Comp Sci Online. Some of the issues I’ve faced planning for and implementing this program have been outside my prior experience, but the benefits to the students make the program well worth the extra effort required for me to make it a
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Teresa Tsagas, Engineering Department Chair at Craiger University, and the computer science faculty have been wanting to put their program online for a while now, but the means to do so were unavailable until the Preparing Tomorrow’s Technology Professionals funding opportunity was presented. The faculty at Craiger University will initially be tasked with consulting on the development and later responsible for teaching the content of the online courses. The faculty in the computer science department will also need to be concerned about the increased amounts of new students to the program, if things go as
Students have been asked to use a variety of higher and lower order thinking skills throughout the task such as remembering, understanding and applying information learned as well as
A large group of students in the United States makeup a large population of English language learners. Students who are considered English language learners undergo many challenges in their education, and without the necessary support and resources from their educators it can make it hard for them to succeed. A teacher plays a significant role in the success of a child, and it is crucial for them to be able to provide the proper education to students whose first language is not English. It is also very important for teachers to understand the challenges that these students are facing. Having empathy towards the students allows for the teacher to create better connections and relationships to better help them.
Allowing students to express their knowledge in more creative methods allows for all students to cultivate and nurture deeper critical thinking which can lead them to later success in academia and within the workplace. Critical thinking causes the individual to process and apply the knowledge in a way in which expresses their understanding. Throughout secondary and post secondary education, students are expected to express their understanding of a topic with a project that can demonstrate the knowledge they have retained. Using a more creative means of representing the ideas and concepts from the course can prove that the student is more comfortable with the concept and is familiar with the information.
This diversity can be a challenge; covering the breadth of knowledge necessary within the given time constraints (Stephen P Day, Scottish Education). This can lead to a propensity for lecture like lesson plans which emphasise content rather than process. This fails to convey the kind of hypothesis based enquiry which is so key to every aspect of science as a whole, and ultimately diminishes learning outcomes (Armbruster et al 2009). “By placing students at the centre of instruction, this approach shifts the focus from teaching to learning and promotes a learning environment more amenable to the metacognitive development necessary for the students to become independent and cr Therefore in order to help children develop their ideas and conceptual understandings it is essential to provide opportunities to make links between their own ideas and other alternatives (Russell & Watt, 1992).
Moreover, there is independent learning and collaborative hands-on learning. I will aim for students to become independent learners. Students should be able to make decisions regarding their goals and outcomes. Students also should be able to self- assess and reflect on their work. I will aim to provide multiple pathways for students to meet their learning goals.
As a result, they make assumptions as to what students will understand . As a result, a teacher may leave out necessary information, not provide adequate tome to do an activity and skip some steps. I term this the experts curse. We teach as if the student should know this, because the teacher knows it so well. The authors, state that instructors need to assess: what students know, do not know, and need to know to move forward.
Online programs will continue to evolve as enrollment rises. Thus, the technology industry must continue to make the required movements forward in terms of device mobility and storage, unfavorable bandwidth and traffic issues, and cyber security options. It is vital to understand that addressing each and every issue will take time; however, the need for technology in education is just as great as the need for those concerns to be handled by the technology industry.
Some students aren't aware of different study skills that could help them sustain certain equations or answers for a test.
Week. N.p., 3 Sept. 2014. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.) It is not enough to tell a student they aren't doing something correctly, other possible ways to do it better need to be provided or they won't learn how to apply it.
The current challenges facing traditional colleges and universities, including higher tuition, budget cuts, and course shortages, have caused many students to search for alternatives. With nearly three million students currently enrolled in fully online degree programs and six million taking at least one online course as part of their degree program, online education has clearly become one of the most popular higher education alternatives. The continually improving reputation of online learning has also helped fuel its expansion, as initial skepticism has faltered in the face of evidence that shows that online learning can be just as effective as face-to-face education. All of this means that students, from working professionals to recent high school graduates, find many reasons to take all or some of their courses online. We are in a culture where the digital and online world is thriving and growing.
Upon the insight from earlier minds, students can base new questions and make new decisions that lead to the development of the student’s own conclusions and unique characteristics that finalize their identity and allow them to separate themselves from independent identities
What knowledge do I have that relates to the information in the text?” Miller, 2002, p. 57). It is said that most of the young learners like to share their thinking and knowledge with the teacher so they must be allowed to do so. Determining the most important ideas: learners are better able to determine key ideas in
Consequently, they end up trying to memorize content without understanding it. In this way, learning does not take place. That is why, the role of the teacher is fundamental in these times, in which we are overloaded with information and data. Educators