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| E-learning ideas for your classroom |
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e-learning? “Learning conducted via electronic media,typically on the Internet:.” (Oxforddictionaries.com)
• Information technology is now used extensively in teaching. It’s no longer something extra, offered to students in addition to their regular classes, but a key component of the teacher’s toolbox • This book will show you simple ways to introduce e-learning into your lessons • When added to your own skills and experience we hope these ideas will show you new ways of keeping your students switched-on
Please take the time to read through this book and give one or two of the ideas a go. We’ll be asking for your feedback later in the year.
Use QR codes Why? QR (quick response) codes were developed by the Japanese car industry for storing and linking to information. They store far more information than a barcode. Use QR codes in your resources and give students an opportunity to use their smartphones in the classroom. This simple use of technology and change in classroom routine will help to keep them interested. Examples here YouTube: QR codes in the classroom - Karen Mensing YouTube: QR Code Scavenger Hunt Make your own • Use a free website to create your QR codes. Try Kaywa.com or QRStuff.com • Install a free QR code reader on your smartphone or tablet and practise scanning your codes. Try QRDroid (Android) or QR Scanner (iOS)
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In the classroom... • Create a series of QR code clues which lead from one to another. Print these out and put them up around College then send your students on a QR code treasure hunt. A good way to help them find their way around the building • Invite your students to create an interactive poster on a particular topic. They should include QR codes which link to text, websites, audio or film relevant to the topic
Borrow a
video camera from E-learning Why? Instead of demonstrating one process 18 times record yourself and invite students to view the video as and when they need it. If you can’t find a good video on YouTube or TED that suits your needs—make your own. Break up a long lesson by showing short videos that reaffirm what you’re teaching. Students can review their learning outside of College by watching these again. Examples here • “Cleaning brush and kettle” • “Using a compass plane” Make your own You don’t have to be Martin Scorsese! The e-learning team are happy to help you make your video and we can even film it for you, if you prefer. We’ll produce your video in-house, giving it a professional look and feel, and guide you on making it accessible to students. In the classroom... • Use QR codes on posters to link to your videos. Students can use their own phones to scan a code and play the video • Get your students to make a video. Let them tap in to their own creativity and have some fun. The process of creating a video will help them to remember the techniques they demonstrate or the ideas they discuss