I've set up this blog as part of post-graduate studies in Online Teaching & Learning for Adults.
I put it to my students to design the best IT learning environment for themselves and this is what they told me: The entire desk top would be a screen and their textbook would be an e-book. All classwork and homework would be using this mode and there would be no paper handouts. In essence many classrooms may operate similarly with much work online, however, the stand-up laptop screens, or standing tablets, operate as a barrier and the teacher can never be sure what's on the screen. The students (young internationals) were very enthusiastic about their table top screen and so am I - the barriers being a serious drawback at present.
I put it to my students to design the best IT learning environment for themselves and this is what they told me: The entire desk top would be a screen and their textbook would be an e-book. All classwork and homework would be using this mode and there would be no paper handouts. In essence many classrooms may operate similarly with much work online, however, the stand-up laptop screens, or standing tablets, operate as a barrier and the teacher can never be sure what's on the screen. The students (young internationals) were very enthusiastic about their table top screen and so am I - the barriers being a serious drawback at present.
I'm working on the aesthetics!
ReplyDeleteI like your enthusiasm mentioned and great that you went to your students and asked them.
ReplyDelete