The readings we’ve gone over helped a lot with how evaluating media should go in terms of teaching. The use of the SECTIONS  was very interesting in showing how the selection of proper media may go. The SAMR model also helped in showing how a change in the media could be drastic or minimal just for assistance which can be important depending on the media you have chosen. While cost has not been a focus in this course it is important to factor in if you use these methods to teach others. The use of multiple media is important as stated by Dr. Bates as they all reinforce each other allowing for better connections for education. Creating media as a student is important as it allows an entirely new way to allow creativity while also showing what the student has learned in an effective manner. 

TPACK

The TPACK concept was interesting as it discusses the combination of knowledge being evaluated. Throughout this course, we’ve discussed about how we must make connections to information people already know and TPACK shows how it must even be used in the development of the media. The PCK is very important as it shows the instructional design we’ve discussed like in terms of how it will help their learning outcome and it must be effective in this manner. TPK applies the same idea in the way that it helps students create a better learning outcome thanks to the medium they have been presented with. TPACK has become a lot more common today as teachers realize more about how modern media can be used for educative purposes.

Scaffolding

I have seen scaffolding used a few times before and believe it is quite effective. While it is creating an individual experience it is still assisted by support and media could be used as a means for this. With a teacher who has designed scaffolding properly, it can be done effectively allowing. This idea uses multiple Merills principles such as the demonstration in showing students how to solve and the use of prior knowledge as activation. It uses Merills principles very well and is effective in teaching new information.

Active learning

Active learning personally helps me a lot in being more engaged in a lesson when I have had it. With proven effectiveness, I believe it should be adopted by more instructors. The idea of deconstructing this for a student I feel would really solidify how this active learning is effective. The demonstration by Sean Robinson was intriguing as it displayed how while it may not have had correct answers it taught students how active learning can create an entire lesson in itself. The examples we were shown were effective in demonstrating how easy it is to get an entire class to discuss the subject. I believe it’s important to become more commonly used in classes of its proven effectiveness

Students need to do something

In the students need to do something presentation it resonated. For multiple years early in elementary school i struggled with some teachers and as stated by her daughter mine did the same thing of basically going straight out of the book. Having a teacher thatt is not displaying a way thats effecitve in teaching ruins alot of students experiences in school. The 9 step lesson plan seems effective as it shows all the ideas needed to further educate students on the topic.I really liked the idea of mini-projects as it allows students creative liberty in how they want to show there learning in a new fun way. At the end she brings up the bonus of collaboration and collaboration with peers is very important as it allows for you to see a new perspective allowing for potentially more effective learning.

HT5

Lastly is my short presentation and HT5 activity. I chose hockey as it is a passion of mine and I have a vast knowledge of the subject

Sources:

Bates, T. (2020). 7. Choosing media (with Russian subtitles). YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2DcmM2TWk.

Common Source Education. (2016). What is the Tpack Model? YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQiHJsePOM.

YouTube. (2017). Active Learning Overview. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoa2pKYp_fk.

YouTube. (2018). An Active Learning Example. YouTube. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzbWSnb3kHs.

What is scaffolding in education? GCU. (2022, February 22). Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.gcu.edu/blog/teaching-school-administration/what-scaffolding-education

Gonzalez, J. (2022, March 17). To learn, students need to do something. Cult of Pedagogy. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/do-something/