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Hi Gracie, thank you for sharing your post, I really enjoyed reading the creative ways by which you propose to enhance student learning and interaction. A handout with key points from the video is a great strategy to ensure that students are retaining the information they are learning from the video. I like your idea of gauging students’ learning progress and figuring out which areas need work and accordingly creating a follow-up lesson to aid their learning. Doing this would maximize their learning and understanding of every concept that was taught. Furthermore, It is important to provide an equal opportunity for every student in class including those who have learning difficulties and barriers and I believe that the strategies you have suggested for addressing and removing these barriers is a great way of ensuring that every student is able to have their best academic performance.
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Hi Kathryn,

Thank you for sharing your post on interaction! The video that was discussed in your post is geared toward younger students and I like how you have taken into account the kind of interaction that would benefit students of this age group. I agree with you that younger students may not be effective at note taking and other activities can be done instead to help with knowledge retention. The activities you have suggested, such as the “think-pair-share” are brilliant and age-appropriate. Incorporating a visual demonstration of the concept of water vapour is likely to pique students’ interests and enhance their learning at a deeper level. In my personal experience as a student, I have always found that I’m much likelier to retain information if I used visual or experimental aids and therefore, performed much better on those topics. Great post, Kathryn!

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Hello Mirai,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the use of online instructional methods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, educators prioritized student safety and ensured that students could still learn remotely via digital platforms such as Zoom and google meet. Although this transition must’ve been quite uncomfortable for both, students and teachers, it is important to recognize the array of benefits that online teaching offers such as access to live transcriptions, for students who have a hearing impairment or other learning disorders. I believe it would be beneficial for educators to create hybrid learning that incorporates in-person as well as remote learning. 

Hi Gracie, I agree with your points regarding the transition to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. I like how you highlighted providing both mental health and academic support as many students faced various mental health challenges during the pandemic which consequently affected their academic performance. As a student myself, I really appreciated the extra effort my University and professors took to ensure that each student felt supported during those uncalled times. Providing personalised support for every student would be beneficial in enhancing student success. Reading your second example of a transition, i.e, adapting to climate change was refreshing. Reducing paper use with the use of technology is a great way to reduce our carbon footprint and thereby to reduce climate change impacts. That was a great post, Gracie! Thank you for sharing your views.
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Hi Nataly,

It was great reading your post. Your explanation about the direct instruction learning approach was insightful, informative and concise while explaining the approach in a simple and easy-to-understand way. I like how you brought up the idea of incorporating different techniques such as differentiation and scaffolding method. I believe that using the scaffolding method is a good strategy to gradually bridge the gap between what students already know and what students are about to learn through the assistance of an educator and other learning tools.