Interactive Learning
Title : Interactive Learning
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Listening to lectures and reading books is one way to learn but few people will say that it is their preferred way to learn. It may be their favorite way to go to school, but is it the most effective way for them to actually learn and master a topic?
Does Interactive Learning require technology? No. Before the personal computer, teachers were able to provide interactive learning environments using carefully selected worksheets and textbooks. Students would be pretested to identify their skill levels and then they would work on activities that fit their needs. Upon completing an assignment, it would be corrected and if enough answers were correct the student would move to the next level.
Does technology make Interactive Learning easier? Yes. Instead of worksheets and correcting keys, computerized systems can quickly assess a student's skill level and then provide the appropriate learning activities. Technology increases the speed and accuracy of the Interactive Learning experience which enables the learner to master the content more quickly.
Each of these systems uses Artificial Intelligence to present instruction that fits your needs. Each system will spend some time getting to know you by asking you questions. First they will ask you about what you want to learn and then they will ask you specific questions about the topic you selected. The questions will begin with the basics and then expand your horizons based upon your answers. Once they get to know you well enough, they begin to instruct you in your selected subject matter.
ALEKS began as a mathematics tutorial system. Using artificial intelligence, ALEKS identifies what you know.
Go on the Journey Yourself. Get a free trial subscription and spend 20 minutes experiencing the artificial intelligence pathway to knowledge. Here are some hints for your journey through ALEKS.
Want to try a Video Tour of ALEKS?
Kahn Academy is another system that uses AI (and some selections by you) to identify where to begin and the uses interactive learning to take you down Knowledge Lane. KHAN began with mathematics but now it teaches everything from Math to Science to Humanities to Economics to SAT Prep.
Begin Your Kahn Academy tour with the Learners, start here button.
Interactive Learning
Interactive learning is a driven by the learner. The learner engages in the lesson and receives immediate feedback about how well she has done. Based upon the learner's success, the learner will then encounter learning opportunities that are at the appropriate level of difficulty. Unlike lecture classes where the teacher is teaching to what s/he considers the average student, Interactive Learning provides a learning environment that is tailored to each learner's needs.Does Interactive Learning require technology? No. Before the personal computer, teachers were able to provide interactive learning environments using carefully selected worksheets and textbooks. Students would be pretested to identify their skill levels and then they would work on activities that fit their needs. Upon completing an assignment, it would be corrected and if enough answers were correct the student would move to the next level.
Does technology make Interactive Learning easier? Yes. Instead of worksheets and correcting keys, computerized systems can quickly assess a student's skill level and then provide the appropriate learning activities. Technology increases the speed and accuracy of the Interactive Learning experience which enables the learner to master the content more quickly.
Let's Try this Out!
Visit one of these friends: ALEKS or KahnEach of these systems uses Artificial Intelligence to present instruction that fits your needs. Each system will spend some time getting to know you by asking you questions. First they will ask you about what you want to learn and then they will ask you specific questions about the topic you selected. The questions will begin with the basics and then expand your horizons based upon your answers. Once they get to know you well enough, they begin to instruct you in your selected subject matter.
ALEKS began as a mathematics tutorial system. Using artificial intelligence, ALEKS identifies what you know. Go on the Journey Yourself. Get a free trial subscription and spend 20 minutes experiencing the artificial intelligence pathway to knowledge. Here are some hints for your journey through ALEKS.
- Click on Free Trial
- Select Independent Users
- Explore the Student Module
- Sign Up for the free trial account.
- Enter your information and then select Independent User Type: College or K12 Student.
- Choose your market as K-12
- Select a level and then Select a course.
- Enter ALEKS. You will encounter some tutorials at the beginning and then you will get your artificial intelligence-driven pretest.
Want to try a Video Tour of ALEKS?
Begin Your Kahn Academy tour with the Learners, start here button.
- Select a Subject Area and Sign Up.
- Continue with your UNI Google account
- Enter Kahn Academy and explore the Interactive Learning environment.
Want to see an Overview of Khan Academy?
Flipped Learning/Classroom
Flipped Learning is another form of Interactive Learning. It involves watching lectures at home and then engaging in activities using your newly-found knowledge in the classroom. This form of interactive learning is available because technology empowers you to watch a lecture on your own and then you come to class to engage in activities using what you learned at home.
What is the Flipped Classroom? - provides a basic understanding of the flipped classroom structure.
Building a Flipped Lesson Plan - introduces you to a method for creating the actual lesson activity that will help you flip a lesson in your class. Notice that they are using the format similar to the debriefing that the Face-to-Face Ed Tech and Design classes use on Wednesday to discuss the week's lecture.
Virtual Reality in the Classroom
The foundation of Interactive Learning places the learner in the center of the learning event. We have discussed situations where content is presented at levels appropriate for the learner's learning. Flipped Learning emphasized engaging the learner in activities that facilitate understanding. Virtual Reality takes book learning and places it in the experiential realm of our learners. Our students can experience a 360 degree view of the 1969 moon landing. Hearts can be held or dissected using a 3D Virtual Reality system (SpaceZ). Virtual reality can provide ways to immerse learners into places they have never before experienced. This is truly Interactive Learning.
Read and visit the Edutopia.org article, Will Virtual Reality Drive Deeper Learning? It is filled with links to websites that demonstrate the capabilities of VR. Spend some time enjoying the article and clicking on the links to see examples of Virtual Reality in Education.
Interactive Learning Tool
Interactive Learning provides learners with opportunities to become engaged in their learning content. Another way for learners to engage in learning is to create tools that can produce the products that fit their needs. This is a Learner-Centered way to Learning.
Your final assignment in Ed Tech and Design will be to create an Interactive Learning Tool. This challenge will involve you identifying an activity to address one or more of your thematic unit's learning objectives and then use multiple mobile apps and/or online tools to create an instructional learning experience for your students. We call this App Smashing!!
Prepare to smash some apps/tools while producing a learning tool for your students.
images: blog.byjus.com, ALEKS.com, KhanAcademy.com, Lynda.com
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