How video can be used to promote student achievement is explained very well in this article. First of all, I agree totally with the article when it mentions that video is not intended to teach the students, rather it is to elaborate on difficult content. In 9th grade I had an English teacher that put on a movie and went behind this wall of shelves that went up to the ceiling. This wasn't just on occasion, but for the majority of the year. Now as a student I didn't mind, but I don't remember of learning anything in that class. For students to actually learn the teacher holds a lot of the responsibility.
If video is used as a review of a lesson or even a tool to get the students interest on a particular subject. But having said this, just like in the article, it is very important to add other things rather than video alone. The teacher remains to be the teacher; small discussions should follow a video.
One other point it mentions that I think is important in a lot of cases is to stop the video to clear up any misunderstandings, especially on difficult topics.
Just like it said, "there is no one 'right' way to use educational television in school." This goes along with any and all teaching tools, it all depends on the teachers style, the students ability of learning, and the difficulty level of topic etc.
2 comments:
Hey Victor,
I agree that television can have such an impact on educaton, but teachers need to implement the resource with some instructional strategy. I think we all have had classes where the teacher pushes play and all the students zone out. The pause button and asking students questions can easily increase participation and student activity. Discusions following and during the viewing, as you mentioned, are needed to establish the connection to the content and clarify difficult material.
Nicely done!
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