In the blueprint, my learning pods and I have defined several interactive learning activities for learners to better understand and absorb knowledge. Our topic is Economics, and one of effective learning activities is in-class presentation by the whole class, which allows learners to onsolidate knowledge when preparing their topic, but also learn new knowledge from others’ content and topics. However, some unexpected events such as the rise of pandemic may prevent the in-class presentation activity from smoothly going on. To ensure learners to still learn successfully, precaution to could be addressed to solve this problem. Since learners cannot gather together in the room during the pandemic, the in class face-to-face presentation can be changed the form into online presentation via Zoom or other virtual platforms. Learners show themselves by opening the camera and are still able to listen to other groups, present their content and discuss with other groups normally through the microphone. In this case, learning by presentation can still be conducted, only via a different platform instead of being face-to-face. Online learning can be held not only when learners are at home, but also other quiet places such as library private rooms or meeting rooms, which is flexible and convenient. Whereas, to adopt this method, both instructors and learners should receive sufficient technical training to use Zoom and online platforms efficiently, which does not cause delay in class and presentation progress.
Although presentation is an effective way to learn Economics, there are still some hidden barriers. It is common that when a group is presenting, other groups have not presented yet are preparing for their presentation content instead of carefully listening to others’, which prevents from effective learning. To reduce this barrier, a post-presentation quiz containing questions related to every group’s presentation content could be created, to evaluate their learning and at the same time ensuring they also listen to other groups respectfully.
Comment:
9 June 2023 at 12:18 pm
Hi, Wanqin. I think your idea is very interesting and practical, and the biggest threat to online classes is the negative attitude of students on the other side of the internet. Therefore, your approach is worthy of emulation, as it can effectively control the quality of the lectures.
Xu.
11 June 2023 at 11:19 pm
Hi Wanqin,
Thanks for sharing your excellent post! I agree and feel really connected about your idea in your post with mine; during the pandemic period, the face-to-face course will be moved from face-to-face to an online format, such as Zoom or Microsoft. As you mentioned, one of our learning activities is the in-class presentation, which requires the students to show up in class and present their ideas to others. These could be achieved by holding the Zoom meeting to let the students present their ideas anywhere remotely without contacting each other to increase the risk of getting sick. In my post, I stated the same idea as you that another activity in our blueprint – in-class discussion, could also be achieved by this format. The most significant benefit that online meeting software could bring to remote learning is that there are no location or time restrictions, which means everyone can participate in the real-time online class at any place or time, increasing the study design’s inclusiveness. Meanwhile, as you mentioned, the post-presentation quiz is a really effective way to assess whether the students listen carefully to others’ presentations. I feel online quizzes and assignments are actually two effective methods for testing the learning outcomes of the students through an online format.
Thanks,
Angel Liu
23 June 2023 at 10:25 pm
Hi，
After really experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the students all had the experience of online classes. For me, online lessons shortened the travel time to school. It also gave the students more time to study, and I enjoyed the online lessons.