Post Grad: Session 2 - Blended Learning

 Digital Fluency, Online and Blended Learning

This week's flip task was to evaluate an online learning tool. I started with Scratch, which I have used previously and enjoy, so it was easy to recommend and identify any negatives. Then I tried Class Companion which a collegue is using, it has some great ideas but not being ableto use with the class made it harder to evaluate. So I am looking forward to learning more witht he class. 

Whakataukī:

Hāpaitia te ara tika, pūmau ai te rangatiratanga mō ngā uri whakatipu

Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations

What is Online Learning:

• Social Presence - should be able to see others and connect with other learners
• Cognitive Presence - Tasks that stretch and test you, that make you think
• Teaching Presence - Someone who is teaching, guiding or facilitating the group so it doesn't go off on a tangent.

Tips for Teaching Online: Setting expectations, E.g camera on, mics off. With the camera on, you can get to know students better and them you, who are in the background.

Other things to consider when online:

And now it is not the time to wonder whether we use AI, but how we can:

What is digital fluency?

The Moe says

 

This definition comes from tki which has become tahurangi.

Or do we worry about Digital..

• literacy?
• savviness?
• competence?
• capability?
• wisdom?
• fluency?

Whatever the term, what is interesting is how these relate to other 21st-century skills!

What I do find interesting is this:

We also looked at SAMR model - we could use AI to get past substitution and move past using digital tools for enhancement to transformation. 

Modification is where they may investigate one aspect of a map for geography, then share their learning with others and use their inforamtion to enhance their map thorugh discussion.

Redefinition - students take charge of their learning - I can do it a different way. 

It can also be use to reflect - check video

Flipping the Classroom - Do students need to have devices or can they access it different ways.

Takeaways 

Suno - AI Music - creating own songs based on a topic or for relaxing

Where do people get new ideas from:

Ditch - Ditch that Textbook by Matt

Control Alt Achieve - Eric Curts

Insights

• Students want to learn how to use AI to help them learn and how they could use it in future occupations.
• Flipping tasks could help neurodiverse students learn in their own time and space (at home).  Then apply the learning in class with the teacher.

Reflection

I need to stop worrying about what I can do and find out what AI can do and use it to help students achieve and use it more effectively.

Then, looking deeper at the SAMR model, some tasks are built for modification to help front load, then you can get students to collaborate, it could be by investigating different areas and then coming back together and sharing their learning.