reminder: go through and chunk info into smaller concept and their time stamps.

M5 Instructional Strategies

Notes and reflections

What is an instructional strategy?

A set of instructional and learning events appropriate for achieving a learning goal.

An instructional strategy is a bigger picture of how your curriculum should be presented.

Example: Project Based Learning

Producing a PRODUCT

Multiple lessons could be involved and various activities. Then you have multiple lessons with various group or individual activities. Various learning objectives, etc.

Designing Strats for Distance Education.

• Engage learners in active learning experiences.
• Scaffold instruction to develop learner self-reliance.
• Recognize prior learning experiences.
• Facilitate learning as an active instructor.
• Link learning from prior knowledge to new ideas.
• Provide collaborative, respectful and informal setting.
• Provide self-reflection opportunities throughout the learning experience.

Teacher vs. Student Center

Complete Transformation? not quite.

Think of a good combination between teacher-centered to student-centered.

Instructional Strategies

Types of Activities

Learning contracts

Lecture

• most frequently used
• an efficient way of disseminating info.
• laying foundations

Discussions

• interactive, participatory learning
• Asynchronous and synchronous discussions

Types of Tools

Mailing lists

Course LMS

Social Media

Web conferencing

Chat rooms

Small Group Work

Discuss content, share ideas, solve problems.

Less hassle with organizing for larger groups.

Discussion, problem solving activity and role-playing.

Game activities.

Project

Work on special interest topics

Individual or group based

Increased relevance to learner

Actual products

Critique on product is possible

May involve other instructional strategies as well.

Case Study

Requires to draw upon prior knowledge and experience

Need an appropriate real-world situation relevant to learners

Problem based or expert case - the biggest issue is finding a good case study.

Both individual and group-based.

Additional research often needed.

Symposium

Series of presentations and follow-up discussions

2 to 5 people discussing different aspects of the same theme.

Exposure to various experts viewpoints.

Format suitable to webinars (asynchronous & synchronous)

Audience participation through Q&A

A moderator is often needed.

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