Metaphors for online teaching - 20 views

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  #1 Bruce Wolcott on 20 Jan 11

   

  In this week's module overview, Jennifer posted some general outcomes/objectives. Two of them are the following:
  
  1)What are the teaching and learning metaphors that can help me find my voice in online teaching and learning? and 2) Identify several teaching metaphors that describe online teaching.
  
  So, putting on my metaphor cap, I came up with a few ideas that are my early attempts to model and understand this new Web-augmented teaching and/or facilitating situation that we're now having to come to grips with.
  
  It's in the form of a short narrated slide show. I'll be curious to see what you think, or what metaphors you've been considering in your teaching.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this week's module overview, Jennifer posted some general outcomes/objectives. Two of them are the following: <br /> <br /> 1)<i>What are the teaching and learning metaphors that can help me find my voice in online teaching and learning?</i> and 2) <i>Identify several teaching metaphors that describe online teaching.</i> <br /> <br /> So, putting on my metaphor cap, I came up with a few ideas that are my early attempts to model and understand this new Web-augmented teaching and/or facilitating situation that we're now having to come to grips with. <br /> <br /> It's in the form of a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.screencast.com/t/HqGg8WqU" rel="nofollow">short narrated slide show</a>. I'll be curious to see what you think, or what metaphors you've been considering in your teaching.</div>

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  #2 Joy LaJeret on 20 Jan 11

   

  I watched and listened to the video and gave some thought to the two questions. I would like to think of it as being a magician. With each new act of magic, I allow the students to understand how things look on the outside; but let them know how they actually work on the inside to give that illusion. I still prefer to facilitate their learning experience and allow them to create their own magic in whatever direction they want to take it in. The online tools are the props for the magic act. The magic act is the idea of concepts and how they work and can be applied. After that they become the magicians and create their own acts or magic ( this is the individual creative piece).

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I watched and listened to the video and gave some thought to the two questions. I would like to think of it as being a magician. With each new act of magic, I allow the students to understand how things look on the outside; but let them know how they actually work on the inside to give that illusion. I still prefer to facilitate their learning experience and allow them to create their own magic in whatever direction they want to take it in. The online tools are the props for the magic act. The magic act is the idea of concepts and how they work and can be applied. After that they become the magicians and create their own acts or magic ( this is the individual creative piece).</div>

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  #3 Jennifer Dalby on 20 Jan 11

   

  Wow, Bruce ! I just asked you to think about it :) What a great way to synthesize your thoughts. Would you mind if I share this with others. I really appreciate the effort you put into this. What tools did you use, besides Jing?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wow, Bruce ! I just asked you to think about it :) What a great way to synthesize your thoughts. Would you mind if I share this with others. I really appreciate the effort you put into this. What tools did you use, besides Jing?</div>

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  #4 Bruce Wolcott on 21 Jan 11

   

  I really enjoy Joy's description of teaching as a magic act, in this case giving students the tools and skills for creating their own "magic" events.
  Jennifer, I for the slide show I used a free (for educational use) online program called Prezi (prezi.com). I then brought it into Camtasia (the same program as Jing) to create the narration, clean up the pauses/glitches, and post to the Web.
  I really love these new presentation tools coming onto the scene!
  
  Bruce

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I really enjoy Joy's description of teaching as a magic act, in this case giving students the tools and skills for creating their own "magic" events. <br /> Jennifer, I for the slide show I used a free (for educational use) online program called Prezi (prezi.com). I then brought it into Camtasia (the same program as Jing) to create the narration, clean up the pauses/glitches, and post to the Web. <br /> I really love these new presentation tools coming onto the scene! <br /> <br /> Bruce</div>

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  #5 Bruce Wolcott on 21 Jan 11

   

  Jennifer,
  
  Almost forgot... please feel free to use the slide show if you think it's useful...

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jennifer, <br /> <br /> Almost forgot... please feel free to use the slide show if you think it's useful...</div>

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  #6 Susan Kolwitz on 21 Jan 11

   

  Bruce: Nice...very informative. I'm with you on why I'm taking these courses -- find out ways to engage the student in this stormy eLearning environment. I also, enjoyed the water metaphors. It's starting to come back to me how to create a metaphor...use the 'like' method. I just saw The King's Speech this past week-end and one metaphor that came to mind: teaching online is like public speaking without an audience. Thanks for posting the presentation.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Bruce: Nice...very informative. I'm with you on why I'm taking these courses -- find out ways to engage the student in this stormy eLearning environment. I also, enjoyed the water metaphors. It's starting to come back to me how to create a metaphor...use the 'like' method. I just saw The King's Speech this past week-end and one metaphor that came to mind: teaching online is like public speaking without an audience. Thanks for posting the presentation.</div>

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