1) Disciplinary rules and activity procedures should be communicated clearly to the students and enforced from the start of the lesson.
2) If instructions are hard to “digest”, it could be done step by step.
3) Furthermore, instructions should be clear, not necessary short.
4) This will minimise the occurrence of misbehaviour and facilitate the flow of the lesson.
5) The students should gather at the front of the classroom as the rules and procedures are being communicated.
6) During the lesson, Mrs Xing should stand at the back of the classroom, so that she can see all the screens at a glance. –
7) This will ensure that students do not misuse the computers.
8) Being the first e-lesson, a technical assistant could be called upon to help Mrs Xing with technical support, while Mrs Xing focuses on the conduct and performance of the students.
9) The “red cup” strategy can be adopted, where students with technical or instructional problems use the “red cup” to provide signal to Mrs Xing or the technical assistant (if present).
10) Instruction guide for simple troubleshooting (if any) should be provided in the computer room.
11) This will minimise disruptions in the learning processes.
12) Scaffolding tools in the form of worksheets and checklist should be used to guide the students to complete their task.
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Giving prescise and concise instruction is needed to ensure that the students know what to do for the lesson. This makes the lesson more meaningful to the student, rather than an aimless assignment.
ReplyDeleteStudents will also feel like a headless chicken running around aimlessly.
One point i will like to highlight may be point 6 that Chester stated. Would it be better for Mrs Xing to position herself at the back of the lab or would it be better for her to move around to ensure learning?
Lastly, I believe teacher have the authority, in a computer lab to cut off internet accessibility. Am i right? Will it be effective in this scenario?
Regarding pt6, about Mrs Xing staying at the back of the class is that she has to go through their drafts, so she needs a computer too which could be at the front of the class. Another thing is that if she is busy correcting the students draft, she may not have the ability to keep watch on the students' screen.
ReplyDeleteMaybe she can assign those that finish faster as mini lab assistants to help other students. They finish faster means they are more familiar and apt at using the computer and software. This will 1) reduce the need of the tech person standing in the class for the whole period(pt8). 2) Help report problems to Mrs Xing, act as "eyes" and "ears". 3) Reduce the disruption they can cause if they are assigned nothing at all after they finish.
I think that "cutting off" the internet access helps to prevent students from side-tracking when they are doing task. However, we have to understand that the more we try to restrict the students, the higher tendency that they will try to explore at their own means. That is where the problems of pornography and etc arise.
ReplyDeleteI believe that planning for the lesson is very important. Teacher has to plan the lesson in such a way that the students do not have too much time to spare and start surfing the internet for inrelevant stuff.
I liked weiqiang's idea of cutting the internet accessibility. In this way the students cannot access the internet. There should be any 'Games' icon either. I believe a combination of all these ideas (as stated by chester) would help Mrs Xing control her class more effectively. The presence of a technical assistant is important since this is Mrs Xing's first e-learning class and she may need some assistance for the TA.
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