Comments on: Discouraging lecture hall technology abuse – Encouraging interactive discussions http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Kain http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-93885 John Kain Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:48:08 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3714#comment-93885 Those videos should be required viewing for all teachers in our district. Those videos should be required viewing for all teachers in our district.

]]> By: Steve Head http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-93876 Steve Head Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:28:29 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3714#comment-93876 My Son (currently an undergraduate) invited me to join a facebook group called "I pay £3000/yr to listen to lecturers read their powerpoints" with almost 9,000 members. I checked it out and found that Lecturers have replaced OHP with powerpoint and projectors - same old, same old! I remember one of my Lecturers using Kodak Slide transparencies - he showed us 85 slides in a 50 minute lecture - just over 35 seconds a slide. I dread to think what he would have done with powerpoint! My Son (currently an undergraduate) invited me to join a facebook group called “I pay £3000/yr to listen to lecturers read their powerpoints” with almost 9,000 members. I checked it out and found that Lecturers have replaced OHP with powerpoint and projectors – same old, same old! I remember one of my Lecturers using Kodak Slide transparencies – he showed us 85 slides in a 50 minute lecture – just over 35 seconds a slide. I dread to think what he would have done with powerpoint!

]]> By: John Sowash http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-93844 John Sowash Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:24:33 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3714#comment-93844 Great post! Thanks for sharing and for encouraging change in education! I'm definitely trying this out in my class this year! Great post! Thanks for sharing and for encouraging change in education! I’m definitely trying this out in my class this year!

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-93791 Wesley Fryer Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:40:40 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3714#comment-93791 I agree, Pat. I have heard similar stories from higher education instructors and professors who teach as facilitators and place responsibility for learning on the shoulders of their students in creating projects, working collaboratively, and having to meet deadlines more independently. I think it's easier for both instructors and students when the traditional lecture / take notes model is used. Instructionist approaches to education are much more scalable, in a factory-line approach, than constructivist approaches which are actually focused on learning rather than delivery. I'm sorry to hear your course evaluation experiences were not good, but again I think this is a common experience. I'd like to see some research (which I'm sure is "out there") on this phenomenon. I think this is the same reason we see many students struggle in online courses where their experiences are often more active compared to more face-to-face lecture based courses. You're totally right, we've conditioned students to be passive learners and expect passive learning. I think NCLB has made this even worse, but we certainly can't blame this entire trend on politics. I agree, Pat. I have heard similar stories from higher education instructors and professors who teach as facilitators and place responsibility for learning on the shoulders of their students in creating projects, working collaboratively, and having to meet deadlines more independently. I think it’s easier for both instructors and students when the traditional lecture / take notes model is used. Instructionist approaches to education are much more scalable, in a factory-line approach, than constructivist approaches which are actually focused on learning rather than delivery.

I’m sorry to hear your course evaluation experiences were not good, but again I think this is a common experience. I’d like to see some research (which I’m sure is “out there”) on this phenomenon. I think this is the same reason we see many students struggle in online courses where their experiences are often more active compared to more face-to-face lecture based courses. You’re totally right, we’ve conditioned students to be passive learners and expect passive learning. I think NCLB has made this even worse, but we certainly can’t blame this entire trend on politics.

]]> By: Pat http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/15/discouraging-lecture-hall-technology-abuse-encouraging-interactive-discussions/comment-page-1/#comment-93727 Pat Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:52:21 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3714#comment-93727 I recently taught a grad course where I tried to be more student-focused and interactive. My students blogged and used a wiki for collaboration. They learned about other tech tools like wordle, twitter, plurk, etc. and I thought the class went extremely well. My students were engaged, interacting, and collaborating to create new things. Imagine my surprise when I recieved course evaluations and some of the students were not happy that I didn't lecture and use power point presentations. They felt they did all the work and I didn't do anything. I believe that students are spoiled by growing up with listening to lectures and just absorbing the information and I won't go back to that way of doing things. I hope over time, students will change their mind sets and realize that by interacting, collaborating, and creating, they are actually learning. I recently taught a grad course where I tried to be more student-focused and interactive. My students blogged and used a wiki for collaboration. They learned about other tech tools like wordle, twitter, plurk, etc. and I thought the class went extremely well. My students were engaged, interacting, and collaborating to create new things. Imagine my surprise when I recieved course evaluations and some of the students were not happy that I didn’t lecture and use power point presentations. They felt they did all the work and I didn’t do anything. I believe that students are spoiled by growing up with listening to lectures and just absorbing the information and I won’t go back to that way of doing things. I hope over time, students will change their mind sets and realize that by interacting, collaborating, and creating, they are actually learning.

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