This week, our assignment was to continue learning about the design phase of the ADDIE process while focusing on engaging the learner. We also completed a rough draft of our course outline.
Item of Interest
I found the varying kinds of relevance (past, current, and future) interesting. I was also surprised to learn that past relevance was least motivating for students. I think this is in part because as an Elementary Education major we are taught how vital it is to activate prior knowledge. Of course, this is still important to help students gain a better understanding, but not the most effective way to make sure a lesson is relevant.
Problem or Concern
My most current concern is ensuring my course is engaging and relevant. I can relate to feeling like a teacher is not providing any rationale for what we are doing and assuming it is just busy work. This module made a great point that most of what students categorize as busy work actually is intended to serve a purpose. I hope I can be clear on what my course requires and why. I know that if I fail to be clear in my reasoning, it will most likely come across as busy work.
Hi Barbara!,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your statement on your item of interest. I enjoyed learning about this concept through the lecture video this week, but understand that activating prior/background knowledge within our younger students is taught in many of my other courses. I can relate to your concern on course engagement as well. I feel that this assignment is very detailed oriented (which I expected no less), and I fear that I will never be explicit enough. For my course, I am basing it off of an actual course I took in community college and trying to follow the assignment/assessment pattern as that professor. Maybe outlining all of what the course will entail in general, is a great way to abolish this fear of lack of explanation!
Best Wishes,
Rachel.