Pedagogically and research-based intelligent adaptive learning technology accesses and stays in the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) for each learner. That means it provides the right next lesson at the right level of difficulty at the right time.
When work is easy, learners can do the work on their own without any help. It’s in their "comfort zone." If all the work a learner is asked to do is always in the comfort zone, no real learning will take place and the learner will eventually lose interest. Conversely, when the work is too hard, the learner becomes frustrated and will likely give up.
The area between the comfort zone and the frustration zone is the one where true learning will take place – the optimal learning zone. It’s the area where a learner will need some help or will need to work hard to understand a concept or complete a task.
By keeping the challenge appropriate, the learner is guided to be a mathematical ‘doer’ — someone who thinks and strategizes in ways they can apply in school and in their real life experience. This is optimal teaching and optimal learning.
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Adaptive Learning System - The Role of Adaptive Learning in Math - 0 views
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This has been my thinking all along on the gamefying and my weekly really hard quizzes. Now I hope to build on it.
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This is a page offering a product BUT what I found fascinating was their use of ZPD as the learning opportunity in adaptive technologies. I recall as a child having programmed learning guides that I loved and I did them for hours ( I recall they were about logic and problem solving- very cool). They were printed in a book. Now that kind of thing is frowned upon as low on Bloom but all the publishers are creating these adaptive supplements and students love them.
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This is a page offering a product BUT what I found fascinating was their use of ZPD as the learning opportunity in adaptive technologies. I recall as a child having programmed learning guides that I loved and I did them for hours ( I recall they were about logic and problem solving- very cool). They were printed in a book. Now that kind of thing is frowned upon as low on Bloom but all the publishers are creating these adaptive supplements and students love them.
Schools report Bring Your Own Device success - Powhatan Today: News - 0 views
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“Students who normally might not get involved in a lesson are more engaged and self-directed,” Jones said. “They’re more engaged with each other, which we want to see in our classrooms. We’re seeing behaviors we want to see out of our students that would naturally lead to higher achievement.”
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BYOD schools has a positive impact on motivation and behavior.
Extended Adjective Checklist - 1 views
I like the idea of a personality test but I think that it is visually confusing. Also, the words may at a higher vocabulary level then my students' current level. It could serve as a vocab. lesson....
TEFL Rapport in the Classroom - 0 views
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Rapport is a key characteristic of human interactio
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their students is a vital ingredient in the success of any lesson and in aiding students to learn.
Litz - Student-directed Assement in ESL/EFL: Designing Scoring Rubrics with Students (T... - 1 views
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negotiable contracting and his research shows that students who are given a role in the assessment process and provided with the appropriate direction by their teachers are able to accurately evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and better pinpoint areas where they need to focus their efforts for improvement
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develop a clearer picture of the task and their teacher's expectations while the teachers reported that they had clearer instructional goals
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As a result, students typically perform at higher levels and gradually come to view assessment not as an arbitrary form of reward or humiliation, but rather as a positive tool for educational enrichment and growth.
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student created assessment tools
Gender Differences in Online Learning - 0 views
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Many women who for cultural reasons may feel shy or restrained in the classroom are able to flourish in an environment of greater anonymity that lacks face-to-face interaction
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Francisca: Could this be one of the reasons?
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men are less likely to read their instruction
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although supported by a research paper, is this a fair generalization of young male learners?
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include differences in performance, motivations, perceptions
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Teachers' Domain: Social Studies - 0 views
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Sheyann Webb was eight years old in 1965 when she marched for voting rights. In this interview, recorded for Eyes on the Prize, she recalls the events of the Selma march.
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Shevann Webb-primary source interview on voting rights march. Info on Selma March; used for Eyes on the Prize.
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I would probably use this as a closure piece to a lesson on integration. It brings to life the ideas I'm describing.
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The Resource Highlights are great primary source interviews! They are relatively short and very interesting.
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For Module 4 SHevann Webb-Voting rights march participant in '65. One of my concepts is citizenship and I am hoping that the struggle for voting rights will be chosen by my students. What a great primary source this interview is!
How to Teach with Tech Tools - 1 views
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Technology Integration Specialist Tim Moxley works with teachers to incorporate smartboards, document cameras and netbook computers into their lessons. To successfully blend tech tools into their instruction, teachers need to have a combination of technological, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK), which is a model that Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler of Michigan State University researched.
NEA: Today's Teacher Issues: Latest Statistics on Teachers - 0 views
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Teachers are learning new skills
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Teachers are enriching their lessons with technology
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statistics about today's teachers
studyfinance.com - Overview: Getting Started With Excel - 0 views
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hi sue, not sure why you were unable to add a sticky to the page... ? try again. you can add 2 kinds of stickies: 1. is a comment on the entire page like this. 2. the other is a comment on a particular highlighted text. i will demonstrate. : ) me
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As discussed before, data is entered by selecting a cell and entering data. In the illustration below, if you wanted to enter the year column (column A) you would click on cell A2, type 1997 and press [ENTER]. Entering the data would automatically advance the active cell to the next row or cell A3.
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Sue: this is a sticky note that is associated with a particular section of highlighted text. : )
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I wanted to add sticky notes but that does not appear to be an option with this material. Id the format of the document? I plan to include this in my course. Now I have to decide if I eliminate my video Excel intro that I created in jing or do I add this as another resource. I think I am inclined to keep both. -
module 4 assignment
StudyFinance.com - 2 views
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Nice find! The images are very clear.
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I wish the content could be adapted.
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MERLOT MODULE 4
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this is excellent: haha
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amy... i found this that you marked that you "liked" - you still need to tag things that you bookmark. without tags searching this library to find resources you have posted is not possible. tagging is a crowd sourced effort. how would i locate resources on badges for example in this group library?
IP Addressing and Subnetting - 0 views
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Description: IP addressing and subnetting tutorial presentation. Contains audio, video and assignments.
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This multimedia lesson is a perfect fit for my course.
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accesselearning Tutorial: Overview - 0 views
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this is a course on how to make different media forms suchas vieo, and PowerPoint accessible for the guys I work with who have developmental disabilities and need or use devices to help them work on the computer. I am very excited about this course and information and I am presenting this at work
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this is a course on how to make different media forms such as video, and PowerPoint accessible for the guys I work with who have developmental disabilities and need or use devices to help them work on the computer. I was very excited about this course and information until I read through and found that some of it was basic knowledge and some of it was junk. However, the end had great resource bibliography which I am using in my class. :)
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for mod 4 assignment
Seven Principles of Effective Teaching - A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses - 1 views
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Principle 5: Good Practice Emphasizes Time on Task Lesson for online instruction: Online courses need deadlines. One course we evaluated allowed students to work at their own pace throughout the semester, without intermediate deadlines. The rationale was that many students needed flexibility because of full-time jobs. However, regularly-distributed deadlines encourage students to spend time on tasks and help students with busy schedules avoid procrastination. They also provide a context for regular contact with the instructor and peers.
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Setting deadlines for activities creates a comfortable online learning environment. Students are better able to keep their work/progress organized.
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Economics Interactive Tutorial: Elasticity - 0 views
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In each of the following examples, choose whether you would expect demand to be elastic or inelastic. In none of these examples will the demand be as elastic as the demand for gasoline at a particular gas station on a street with many gas stations. Drivers will flock to a gas station with a price a few pennies below its neighbors' prices, and will abandon a gas stations with a price a few pennies higher. Choose "Elastic demand" if you think that buyers will buy somewhat less if the price goes up, or somewhat more if the price goes down. Choose "Inelastic demand" if you think that the buyers will buy about the same amount if the price goes up or down. An unconscious bleeding man is brought to a hospital emergency room. A patient is given a presciption for a drug to control high blood pressure. The patient's insurance doesn't cover drugs, so the patient must pay out of pocket. A hospital in-patient has insurance that will pay all charges. What would the demand be like for nurse-administered propoxyphene (Darvon), a pain-reliever? A senior signs up with a managed care plan to get the Medicare drug benefit. Even though the senior is locked in for a year, the plan can, at any time, change which drugs it will pay for, based on the plan's judgement about a drug's effectiveness and price relative to other drugs that do about the same thing. For members of that plan, what might the demand for the Darvon be like? Darvon's cheapest alternative might be acetomenophen (Tylenol) in this case. A family has a high-deductible health insurance policy. The effect is that the family pays for primary care office visits out of pocket. Now, one of their children has an earache. What would their demand be like for an office visit to get this checked out? In general, if the decision-maker has an incentive to spend less on some product and if there is an adequate substitute for that product, then demand is more ...
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This area is a perfect tool for the student to self-assess whether or not he/she grasps the concept of elasticty. The student reponds to each scenario and is provided with an immediate solution to confirm their answer.
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Health Savings Accounts -- The Best Way to Make Demand More Elastic?
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This section would be the perfect way to take the concept of elasticity and apply it to a current event. It could also be an excellent prereading for a discussion or blog.
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Elasticity
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This initial section provides a nice summary of elasticity and would be useful to assign as a reading to provide background at the beginning of the module.
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This is a very cool interative activity for students to use in their learning about the concept of elasticity.
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