Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Technology-supported Feedback - Others

The following examples describe about other technology-supported feedback practices by using videotape, online discussion forum and email.

Example 1:
Description: Use video-tape to record student group presentation in a small class to promote dialogue about effective presentation

What teacher does (and when) –
• Records each student when presenting for roughly 5 minutes and the TA is present to ensure everything is technically fine; and
• Shows the video tape after the presentation in front of all students, and receive feedback from presenters think and other students

What students do (and when) –
• Give presentation that is video-taped; and
• Give feedback on other students’ presentation by watching at the video tape

Teacher’s comments
• The teacher thought students found this approach was very useful and something they had not experienced in other classes; and
• The teacher said students were able to give insightful analysis on their own presentation because they could see themselves

*          *          *          *          *          *

Example 2:

Description: Use an online discussion forum to open for the whole year, to allow students to have an open discussion on the issues

What teacher does (and when) –
• Posts four topics on the discussion forum to engage students in discussion

What students do (and when) –
• Able to argue for or against the topic in the forum

Teacher’s comments
• Teachers said he could follow students’ thinking and argument in the forum by participating in the discussion forum

*          *          *          *          *          *

Example 3:

Description: Give feedback to the students through email

What teacher does (and when) –
• Gives a very brief response to students who sent an email to the teacher

What students do (and when) –
• Write email to the teachers for questions 

Teacher’s comments
• The teacher said she liked using email because students could email to her any time; and
• The teacher thought it was good for students to actually send an email and to have feedback from her in a short time

No comments:

Post a Comment