Learning Design
The learning design is about the learning style and the teaching process. It provides tools and ways in which it enables you to describe who is in the learning activity.
”The learning design specifies the teaching and learning process, along with the conditions under which it occurs and the activities performed by the teachers and learners in order to achieve the required learning objectives” (Conole & Fill, 2005). It is then through the different learning tasks, tools, support and specific delivery of the lesson that the learning goals are met by the learners. (https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/designing-learning-objects-generic-web/16853)
Digital Citizenship
Being a digital citizen is beyond being able to use smartphones or tablets but being able to be a a digital citizen is to be able to know what are ”the norms and rules we follow to act appropriately when using technology.” (Hughes D., N:A) It is essential that we should teach and instil in our students the meaning of digital citizenship as they are living their lives communicating and collaborating with others on the digital world.
Kathie Kanavel– Coordinator for Educational Tech, Santa Clara Unified School District, says, “Digital citizenship is really important for 21st century skills, because being a 21st century citizen means that you can collaborate and communicate, and you need to do that not only the people you face with but also those that you encounter in digital world.”
Active Learning
https://cei.umn.edu/active-learning
”Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies which engage students as active participants in their learning during class time with their instructor.” (The University of Minnesota, January 2019)
An active learning environment encourages learners to discover, enquire, discuss and create things together while participating actively in different teaching activities which involve meaningful thinking. In such an environment, the teacher is there to guide the learners in achieving their goals, helping them in constructing their knowledge and providing them with the necessary tools to achieve the learning goals.
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