I teach a small tutorial class of 25-30 students and there are no LCD projectors provided in these tutorial rooms. Because of the situation I hardly use any powerpoint presentations in class, I only use the powerpoint when I have to present information in meetings or for seminars.
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Looking at the notes and samples on how to create games and interactive so I am keen to start forming some games for my students to try by using powerpoint slides. With the use of powerpoint I think that there are several aspects that should be taken in consideration
1. ensure that the activity is preplanned carefully
2. the set up of the slides must meet the objectives of the lesson
3. the activities should be suitable for the students age & the number of students in the class (to grab attention)
4. teachers should have an open and creative thinking to exploit powerpoint as a tutorial tool, exploration tool, application tool and communication tool too.
Among the advantages of using powerpoints are:
1. teachers can widen the concept of learning
2. teachers have the advantage to provide a learning situation that intrigues their creativity and interaction
3. the usage of powerpoint can serve for different kinds of students with different learning styles.
I’m also trying to read more on how games like Jeopardy by using the powerpoint can relate to Skinner’s Operant Conditional Learning where it stressed on enforcement and extrinsic motivation where reward/praise is given systematically based on a correct answer and the process of answering the question is repeatable.
There is also a small relation to the process of retrieval of information which includes the input
(accepting input), storage and output and its correlation with students learning based on this model below
(accepting input), storage and output and its correlation with students learning based on this model below
It is just a small idea and I’m still trying to link it together, it might be something or nothing at all.
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Nur
(trying to think)
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Hello Nur,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that ppt should be planned carefully and teachers should plane and choose the suitable slides, images, animation, pictures, and exercises carefully. There is another important aspect which is a teacher should think about what the objectives are while designing the ppt.
Thank you
Salam
Yes indeed. If all teachers could put in a little bit of effort to focus on developing materials for classroom learning students, I am sure the learning session will be interactive and trigger meaningful learning.
DeleteHello Nur
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you're thinking of rewarding the students for their involvement in the classroom activities through games/fun like Jeopardy correlating with B F Skinner’s Operant Conditional Learning theory; this is very much necessary to make a class meaningful.
Arifeen
It's good to hear that someone agrees too.
DeleteI can see the effects and was wondering whether the two variables can be related.
Thanks
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