Monday, May 4, 2015

Recommendations

I would highly recommend other professors to teach in a similar manner. I understand that some classes require tests and it would be difficult to judge a student's understanding of the material. I still believe that exams can be used to gauge a person’s understanding, however I believe this teaching style will definitely help in reaching a strong, fundamental understanding.


I believe there are many different ways they can do this. I think activities such as group projects where the groups present to each other, similar youtube and blog posts where students comment on each other, a more discussion or open-forum based lecture, or even have students prepare a topic they are interested in and teach it to the class. 
Along with the the current teaching method for the class, I also think certain areas have room for improvement. Although I believe the commenting and feedback on blogs and youtube posts are very valuable, I believe this method could be improved. I feel that after one student comments on another student's ideas the conversation ends and not much insight is gained. I strongly believe that students will be able to learn better if they engage in a full-length discussion, whether it be after class or continued on the posts. The discussion will have students think with each other rather than only in solitude and this thought process would then be expressed in youtube videos and blogposts. 

I think through all these methods the individual person will learn as they complete their assignment, but also gain insight on other students’ perspectives and how they understood the material.



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