One of the frustrating things I found in teaching online last semester was the lack of direct contact with students. The class felt impersonal, despite my efforts to give it life.
I overcame this in part by using my iPad to add audio comments to grading. This was a revelation to me. Using an app called iAnnotate, I could write comments on PDFs but also add voice comments, allowing me to make grading more personal but also add details that I otherwise wouldn’t have included.
mments to PDFs, though, and I initially overlooked the option of voice recording on iAnnotate. I considered i
The linchpin effect of authentic learning is that..
The value of what is being learned is obvious to the learnerAndDoes not have to be explained by the teacher.
There is great powerWhen the learning whyIs part ofThe learning how.