Hybrid Classes- Hybrid classes is a combination of online class and face to face instruction. The course is based online with online discussions and assignments, as well as in class with an instructor. My physics course was presented as this. We did the majority of our work online which included discussions and assignments. We met in person one night a week for the lab portion of the course. It was a great supplement to the online portion. I feel the without the in person instruction, the course would lose value. I learned much of the course from the in class portion of the course. The combination was definitely a great positive. The convenience of the online portion was great and only one night a week was even better.
Virtual Courses-Virtual courses are offered 100% online. Some are live and interactive and similar to real life course. Some are not live. Such as this course. I consider our current course to be a virtual class without having to physically meet in class.
Skills-Based Training- Many companies use skills-based learning to keep employees up-to-date on their job skills. This can also be used to learn new skills. Workshops provided by the trainer can be on-site, off-site, weekend, or even a long week of training. The most recent training I went to was for my 5th grade science class. Discovery Education provided the training to teach us how to effectively use the website for the class.
Virtual Institutions- There are several virtual institutions available. University of Phoenix offers complete online degree programs, online registration, bookstore, library, and many other aspects at the touch of your keyboard.
Academic Distributed Learning- Many schools are beginning to offer online learning. I have used Edmodo to post assignments and for students to submit assignments. Also, students have had live discussions using Edmodo. Webquests were another favorite for my students to use online learning to their benefit.
Chapter 29 discusses the concept of reusability. Think back over the
courses you've had over your educational career and identify one with
poor reusability characteristics. Explain how the course could be
redesigned to improve reusability without changing the underlying
content.
During my undergraduate studies I took History Developing Great Ideas in Science. The concept of the class was great. The class however, did not have any textbook because the instructor decided that no textbook could provide the information he wanted us to have. We did not have a syllabus that we followed. We didn't have any concrete information to work with. The instructor basically lectured for the entire semester. The class took more of an astronomy approach which I do understand is a very great idea in science. I would of liked some type of assignment that I would be able to use for my classroom now.
Chapter 30 takes a look at using rich media. Find or create a visual for
instruction describing its surface and functional features
I often use Discovery Education in my classroom for science. It is a great rich media tool. There are many interactive explorations to use for most TEKS. I recently used an interactive exploration on organisms needs, life cycles, and photosynthesis. It is a great visual for students to see and use. This is also available to my students online at home. I can assign work for them to complete on Discovery Education. The vocabulary is my favorite part. Each term is defined with a definition, animation, video, and an image.
Chapter 31 discusses the future of instructional technologies in the
near future from metadata to nanotechnology. Describe how nanotechnology
could be used to improve a specific job or task you are familiar with.
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular level. Some products that incorporate this nanotechnology include sunscreen, self-cleaning glass, and clothing. Future products include Carbon Nano tube which will be used as building material for cars and airplanes.
Chapter 32 provides two points of view on the direction of the field -
the straight and narrow road and the broad and inclusive road. Which
point of view do you agree with and why?
I feel that the broad and inclusive direction of the field is more appealing. It offers more variety, flexibility, technologies and uses for the future. If we set a straight and narrow goal for the field that is all we will accomplish. The broad and inclusive road will lead to new things that we couldn't possibly imagine because we have allowed for ourselves to be open to new possibilities.
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