Evaluation is a ‘systematic collection and analysis of data needed to make a decision’ (p. 3, Fenwick & Parson, 2009). The 9 purposes of evaluation include 1) comparing performance of the learner to the goals of the instruction, 2) guiding learners on what to improve, 3) keeping track of the progress, 4) assessing teaching strategies,Continue reading “Self-Assessment: A Powerful Tool for Continuous Improvement”
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Assessing Students’ Goals
To better understand the learning needs of each student, it is imperative to have information that comes directly from them. One of the ways to do this is to conduct an informal assessment strategy. In this blog, I share with you my insights in using an assessment strategy called Student Goals Ranking (Cross & Angelo,Continue reading “Assessing Students’ Goals”
My Insights as a Student: Facilitating Learning Online
Facilitating learning online is the pressing challenge that teachers encounter, not only because of the ongoing pandemic but also because of the exponential growth of technology. I too face this challenge and there is no other way to move forward but to learn to conquer such a challenge. I enrolled in a course that aimsContinue reading “My Insights as a Student: Facilitating Learning Online”
Creative Commons and Open Access Journals: Implications to Teaching and Learning
Requiring the class to submit a literature review of a topic necessitates that the researchers acquire a load of journal articles. However, not all journal articles are accessible and free of charge. This somehow poses a challenge for the researchers especially if the school is not subscribed to publishers in which the selected journal articlesContinue reading “Creative Commons and Open Access Journals: Implications to Teaching and Learning”
Analytics Team: A Collaborative Learning Activity
In this article, I will share to you the student engagement technique (SET) I applied in my class. The SET is called ‘analytics team’ (Barkely, 2010) which is a collaborative learning activity. In this SET, a group of 5 students explore a material (article, case, video, lecture, etc.), analyze it through the guide questions, andContinue reading “Analytics Team: A Collaborative Learning Activity”
Social and Neural Connections to Meaningful Learning: Implications to Teaching and Learning
What is meaningful learning? Merriam and Bierema (2013) mentioned meaningful learning (Ausubel, 1967) as “learning which can connect with concepts already in a person’s cognitive structure” (p. 34). This suggests that a learner is not a blank slate, but a reservoir of learning resources who can integrate or reorganize information according to his/her existing cognitiveContinue reading “Social and Neural Connections to Meaningful Learning: Implications to Teaching and Learning”
Self-Directed Learning: Fundamentals, Views of the Learner and Facilitator, and Classroom Application
The fundamentals of self-directed learning and its connection to 21st century skills Knowles (1975) popularized the term self-directed learning (SDL) as a process that starts with the initiative of a learner who sets his/her own learning goals and proceeds to activities to achieve these goals while constantly evaluating whether these goals are satisfied or not.Continue reading “Self-Directed Learning: Fundamentals, Views of the Learner and Facilitator, and Classroom Application”
Data Analytics for a Customized Response to Individual Learning Needs
Data Analytics is a broad term referring to the use of data in order to arrive at informed decisions. Along with the increasing speed of mobile internet, artificial intelligence, and cloud technology, advanced data analytics is seen to be a game-changer in globalization (World Economic Forum, 2018). In the 2020 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report for TeachingContinue reading “Data Analytics for a Customized Response to Individual Learning Needs”
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