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Hi Xiangbo,
Thank you for the post, I think the video you embed in your blog really helps me knowing Egham Museum and the bronze age. However, I do realize that this video is not inherently interactive, I think it will be better if an interactive section was added in the video. I agree with your idea of how important it is for students to take notes when they are having multimedia learning course.
Hi Runyi,
Thank you for the post, I think your video did a good job describing Chinese tea culture. My interest in Chinese tea culture has absolutely increased, and It presents information about the types of Chinese tea and the functions of different teas. Instruction videos like this will definitely reduce the teacher’s workload.
Hi Jialong,
Thank you for the post. I agree with you about some students who were having trouble studying online, and I’m also part of these students as well. I remember how tough it was the first time taking my exam online, I typed so slow and wasted a lot of time, I would rather do handwriting instead of typing. Unfortunately, the school didn’t have any solutions or suggestions for us as students to cover the situation. Moreover, I think inclusive design should be aimed at each unique student because everyone has a different situation.
Hi Kiera,
Thank you for your post. First of all, I’m really sorry to hear about the situation of your physical disability. I really like your idea of making a black and white-themed video with subtitles, I’m sure this will help students who have color-blind and hearing loss. Moreover, I also suggested my group add flexing deadlines in order to satisfy students who are single-parent or lack time due to different situations. Communications are the key to helping different students with unique inclusive situations. Looking forward to your final inclusive design!
Hi Ruobing, thank you for the post. First of all, I’m very interested in your topic: Chinese food. I’m sure there are some misunderstandings about China given in recent situations, but people will figure it out in the future. Chinese food has a very long history, and it’s not as gross as some people think. I like the idea of students collecting the information by themselves with Inquiry-based learning, this will benefit students’ learning experience and they may apply it to actual jobs in the future. I hope your interactive learning resource will dispel any misunderstandings or stereotypes about Chinese food, really looking forward to it!
Hi Kyla, thank you for the post. I think you did a great job describing what Inquiry-based learning is and how it functions. Moreover, I like the idea of letting students ask their desired questions, this way, students will be able to increase their interest in learning. Our group could consider using Inquiry-based learning on our project later on, and I look forward to your final version of the Interactive learning resource!!
Hi Ruobing, thank you for the post. I agree with Ruobing about learning, sometimes learning is really difficult because you’re exploring a new area. Learning takes effort and persistence. I think the most difficult thing about learning is that people have to find the motivation to learn. Learning can be difficult when people are forced to do so. Moreover, when people disagree, it doesn’t mean that they misunderstand the world. Everyone has their own ideas, and agreeing to disagree is a wonderful part of the world in my opinion.
I found Alireza’s experience as a Learning technology assistant at UVIC learning and Teaching Support and Innovation, and his ability to “manage Brightspace announcements, quizzes, assignments, discussions, grading, and content“ very interesting and informative. I personally think these experiences can help a student understand the structure and content of the school website, which is very helpful.
Video:
What kind of interaction would the video require from your students? Does it force them to respond in some way (inherent)?
Video requires students to interact with information
In what way are they likely to respond to the video on their own, e.g. make notes, do an activity, think about the topic (learner-generated)?
make notes and think about the topic. Moreover, learners are expected to do activities or reviews on their own.
What activity could you suggest that they do, after they have watched the video (designed)? What type of knowledge or skill would that activity help develop? What medium or technology would students use to do the activity?
I suggest adding more learning methods and more interaction between the teacher and the learner in the video. This kind of activity is beneficial to cultivate learners’ interest in learning and improve their learning efficiency. Moreover, Students use videos to interact with each other, and a website quiz is used to test students’ learning outcomes.
How will you address any potential barriers for your learners in the use of this video to ensure an inclusive design?
Adding subtitles to videos makes it easier for deaf students to understand the content. Use the black font as much as possible to ensure that colorblind students can understand the course content.
Group 5’s interactive learning resource introduced four parts of basic knowledge of Chinese tea culture, the origins of Chinese tea, tea’s nutritional value, types of Chinese tea, and Chinese tea ceremony. As a Chinese student, I think it was a pleasure and self-related experience reading through your draft.
Learning Context
For learning context, group 5 suggested that students will need to learn the topic, participate in activities, and interact with materials by themselves individually. Group 5 decided to use WordPress and Google Groups for students to participate in activities and interact with classmates, I think these tools are very helpful and will benefit students in their learning processes.
Learning Outcomes
For learning outcomes, in my point of view, group 5 did an excellent job describing what students will be able to do after learning the course materials. Nevertheless, it appears that the Interactive Learning Resource assignment requires only 2-4 learning outcomes while group 5 had a total of 8 learning outcomes. Perhaps you might consider reducing them by a certain amount.
Learning Design
For learning design, group 5 used experiential learning as their learning design, and I personally think it is very appropriate for this topic “Chinese Tea culture”. Group 5 combines experiential learning into their topic “Chinese Tea culture” which allows students to have discussions and connect with their families, I think it is very thoughtful.
Inclusive Design
For inclusive design, group 5 decided to build designs for students who have colourblindness or limited mobility, but it appears to me that you did not provide effective ways to help colour-blind students. Perhaps you could try to add some ways to help colour-blind students to study easier. Moreover, group 5 chose to build an inclusive design for students who are shy and introverted. Correct me if I’m wrong, it appears that students who are shy and introverted were not options on the inclusion of diverse learners list in the Interactive Learning Resource description website. Perhaps group 5 should reconsider an option that is on the inclusion of diverse learners list.
Topics
There are four learning topics of Chinese tea culture, each topic is clearly presented and dated. Moreover, there are combinations of Videos and word descriptions as learning materials for each topic which I think it’s very clear and effective for students to learn. References are sorted very well, I like them.
Formative and Summative assessments are clearly and reasonably presented. With combinations of online quizzes, group projects, and blogs, I think students will be properly evaluated.
Overall, I really like this project especially about the topic ” Chinese Tea Culture”. I always believe that Chinese tea culture has a long and rich history, and people can have an in-depth understanding of Chinese traditional culture through tea culture. Each learning step has a reasonable process and review method. There are only some minor mistakes with learning outcomes and inclusive design based on my personal point of view; other than that, I think it is a complete and very organized draft. Looking forward to your final version of Interactive Learning Resource!
Resource from pod 5:
https://chineseteaculture335.opened.ca/
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