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Blog #3

BLOG POST #2

Hi, Ed.
First of all, thank you for sharing your blog. Your blog has a very detailed interpretation of the term “Experiential Learning” and lists the four learning steps of experiential learning: Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization, Abstract Conceptualization. Your interpretation uses music streaming media as an example can help students better understand what “Experiential Learning” is which is close to life.

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How will your interactive learning resource specifically ensure that the needs of all learners can be met?

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles

Multiple means of representation：providing more choice in how a learner accesses materials and information. This would require providing materials with visual, auditory, and and kinesthetic options, as well as supporting prior knowledge and providing timely supports with necessary skills

multiple means of action or expression: learners demonstrating their new knowledge or skills in different ways.

multiple means of engagement : planning for a variety of pathways into the learning experience and supporting learner self-efficacy.

How can you adjust your planned learning activities to meet the needs of your learners if an unexpected event occurs? 

Flexibility: adjust learning plan is very important , such as extending the deadline.

Easy to access: students are easy to access to the website to finish the learning activities

Digital equipment available: online delivery is allowed, no matter what time zone and place can attend the class.

Technical support: someone is always available to figure out technical problem

Choose one (or more) of your planned learning activities from your Blueprint and identify any barriers to student success. How can you alter or adjust your current plan to reduce those barriers?

Mental health learning barriers

Communication Issues: The barriers can be produced by different culture, different culture have their own understanding of mental health issue.

Technological Barriers: Some area do not have internet to access the website

Time zone barriers: Students in different time zone can be attend the class intime

Consider the learning environment for your current design. What potential barriers can be reduced or eliminated to provide more pathways for learner success?

Time zone barriers: offering recoding lecture

Cooperative learning

According to the article from Keramati, the cooperative learning is one of major learning methods which targets on students working for a same goal in a small group. This article mainly emphasized on how to enable educators to learn collaborative education in an immersive environment. Educators gain concrete personal feedback through practicing cooperative learning, which will strengthen their grasp of this learning method and give them the confidence to apply it to classroom practice.

From my personal idea, cooperative learning is suitable for high school and university students, because students of this age have a certain ability to cooperate and communicate, which is beneficial to the development of cooperative learning. In addition, the cooperative learning education model can enhance students’ confidence in sharing their own idea in class, because the students’ insights into knowledge have been recognized and supplemented by group members.

Furthermore，I think the discussion on Assignment 1 is a very intuitive reflection of cooperative learning. In last week’s discussion, we made it clear that the group assignment would focus on mental health issues and narrowed the scope of the discussion to students at the University of British Columbia. Narrowing the research avoided the bias in the survey results which caused by large sample size, Moreover, cooperative learning allowed us to quickly assign the content that each of us was responsible for, which greatly improved the clarity of the survey direction. In addition, group discussions greatly reduced the pressure of the survey on individuals.

Overall, cooperative learning improved learning efficiency.

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From what you’ve seen of the course so far and in the course outline, which of the assessment strategies in your reading this week are being used in this course?

The assessment strategies in your reading this week are being used in this course are taking class survey, go through the content and writing your own blogs and peer- reviewing the blogs from other class mates.

Which are not being used?

Quizzes, exams, and presentation are not going to used in this course.

What learning theories (from Week 1) do these connect to?

The learning theories introduced by  first week is mainly focus on three concepts: behaviourism, Cognitivism and Constructivism

 For behaviourism, this theory considered  learning as observable performance on change. Therefore ,  the blog is a good way to demonstrates behaviourism to reflect how students react with the environment.

For Cognitivism, learner need to use the this learning strategies to make the information meaningful. Therefore, the  weekly blog we need to write make the knowledge and methods build a deep connection with our memories, it help us reinforcing understanding and developing  into a deeper concept.

For Constructivism, learners should have their own individual and unique understanding of knowledge. And the understanding of knowledge can be developed through time. Therefore, updating the blogs weekly  clearly show a learner’s deepening understanding of learning methods over a period of time.

How does it compare to other courses you’ve taken in your studies? Be specific in your examples and the theories and strategies that you’re connecting to.

I think that  behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism are fully reflected in most courses at Uvic,. I am a student from the Department of Economics. Therefore, quizzes and exams are the main carriers of these learning methods. For example, the final grades provided by periodic quizzes and exams will largely reflect the learning outcomes of students during this period. Moreover, Lab is also a special form of testing learning outcomes in class, which usually occurs more frequently than quizzes and exams. In addition, the method of testing in class allows students and tutors to interact more frequently. Therefore, students can easily find their own knowledge deficiencies in the lab and communicate with the tutors in time, which reflects the constructivism.