Module 8: Reinforcement Activity

Overview

To create a collaborative learning activity, I used Grammarly and TeachAnything.com. I had never utilized the AI feature in Grammarly other than to enhance my writing skills, so I was pleased with its provided activity. When using TeachAnything, I was surprised with its ability to create a lesson on how to teach the topic within seconds. 


Grammarly

Collaborative Learning Activity: Expert Groups


Objective: The objective of this activity is to encourage collaborative learning and information sharing among students by forming expert groups to master different topics and then sharing their knowledge with their peers.


Instructions:

1. Divide the class into small groups (4-5 students per group).

2. Assign each group a different topic related to the current unit of study.

3. Within their expert groups, students will research and study their assigned topic in depth, becoming the "experts" on that particular subject.

4. After a set period of time, reorganize the groups so that each new group contains at least one "expert" from each of the original expert groups.

5. In their new groups, students take turns presenting their expert topics to their peers, fostering peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing.

6. Encourage the groups to ask questions and engage in discussions after each presentation to further solidify their understanding of all the topics.


Teach Anything

Activity: "Design a Dream Theme Park"


Imagine you and your friends, Alex, Emma, and Jack, are in a group. Your teacher asks you to design a dream theme park together. The goal is to create a theme park that's fun, exciting, and safe for visitors.


Step 1: Brainstorming

You all sit together and start brainstorming ideas. Alex suggests a rollercoaster with a loop-the-loop, Emma thinks of a pirate-themed area, and Jack wants a section dedicated to dinosaurs. You contribute by suggesting a water park area with a giant wave pool.


Step 2: Discussion and Decision-Making

You discuss each other's ideas, asking questions and sharing your thoughts. You decide to combine Emma's pirate theme with Jack's dinosaur idea, creating a "Pirate's Dinosaur Island" area. Alex's rollercoaster becomes the main attraction, and you convince the group to include your water park idea.


Step 3: Task Allocation

You divide the tasks among yourselves. Alex focuses on designing the rollercoaster, Emma creates the pirate-themed decorations, Jack works on the dinosaur models, and you design the water park area.


Step 4: Collaboration and Feedback

As you work on your tasks, you share your progress with each other, asking for feedback and suggestions. Emma helps Alex with the rollercoaster's pirate-themed entrance, while Jack gives you ideas for water park attractions. You all learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.


Step 5: Presentation

Once you've completed your tasks, you come together to present your dream theme park. You show your designs, explain your ideas, and discuss how you worked together to create an amazing theme park.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Module 2: Reinforcement Activity

Collaborative Learning  Collaborative learning opportunities, such as team-based collaboration, can be morphed into leaderboards, badges, and rewards by introducing gamification into the courses. Gamification strengthens learning retention by providing learning content in a fun and entertaining way where students compete toward a goal, such as points, awards, etc. Students choose to participate more when there’s something to earn due to having extrinsic motivation. In extrinsic motivation, students strive to win the game, beat the highest score, etc. By incorporating gamification, students will gain the knowledge presented while gaining a sense of enjoyment by learning in a gaming environment.  I am participating in the Auburn AI course to receive a digital badge. Other badge-awarding programs for students in higher education include badge-awarding programs at The University of Utah. This university provides badge-earning opportunities in the following programs:...
Read more

Module 1: Reinforcement Activity

Image
  Discovering Constructivism Theory and Activities      In this post, you will discover the benefits that constructivism has on the classroom when implemented correctly to foster collaboration and embrace creative thinking. 1) What learning theory would make this activity feasible? The learning theory that would make the activity feasible is constructivism. Constructivism occurs in online learning when interaction and collaboration take place in a digital environment. According to the text, constructivism occurs when “a student takes new information and “constructs” their meaning of the content based on their existing knowledge, attitudes, and experiences” (Hodell, 2021). In constructivism, students are asked to draw conclusions based on their experiences. This reflects directly on the activity as students are asked to compile a list of excuses based on the various scenarios. In this activity, the students are in control of their learning, and there is no influence f...
Read more

Module 9: Reinforcement Activity

For this activity, I chose to look further into gamification in higher education.  Gamification Within the field of instructional design, gamification is becoming more prevalent in higher education each day. Gamification is transforming traditional methods of teaching and bringing many benefits to learning. These benefits include increased engagement, motivation factors (badges, points, leaderboards, etc.), improved learning outcomes, and an increase in skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking. A challenge that occurs with gamification is determining how best to implement it and to what extent. Careful planning is needed when implementing this approach, and close consideration should include ensuring alignment of learning objectives, game mechanics, and accessibility to technology tools.  Commonalities, differences, and perspectives LinkedIn agreed and promoted the use of gamification in higher education. However, it listed challenges such as students not taking th...
Read more