I reviewed the Webinar titled “Gamification: is it Edu-tainment or a Genuine Opportunity to Engage Learners?” By Brian Knudson of Noggin labs. Gamification of Learning high lights – What The webinar started by a brilliant experiment with those who signed up for the webinar and shared the results of the game. The webinar covered two broad categories of gaming types: simulations and social games. In this paper I was drawn to the first category‚ simulations because of its broad existence and usability
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Assessment in autonomous learning 2.1 A General Review on Learner Autonomy Two classic definitions of autonomy influenced my study a lot when I set up my research programme.The first was put forward by Henri Holec in 1981‚ and the second by David Little in 1991. 2.1.1 Definitions of Autonomy “Learner autonomy is when the learner is willing and capable of taking charge of his/her own learning. The learner should be capable of determining the objectives;defining the contents and
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Explain /discuss issues of equality and diversity and ways to promote inclusion with your learners Equality is the need to provide all learners with equal opportunity. It is the duty of the teacher to ensure all students feel valued‚ are given the same rights of access to learning resources and are given equal help and support to develop their full potential without showing any favouritism. All students must be treated fairly without discrimination regardless of gender‚ marital status‚ sexual
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Mentor’s feedback: Was student: *Prepared? This would include turning the activity planning form ahead of time‚ having all of the materials ready to go‚ letting the other adults in the classroom know how they can support student‚ pre-reading a children’s book several times (if applicable)‚ knowing the words to songs and finger plays by heart‚ etc. Rayshell turned in her activity plan 1 week in advance. She cut out the pieces for the flannel story and prepared the words. She had all her materials
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Written Assignment (Focus on Learner) Background The learner I have chosen for my focus assignment is a woman of Nepalese origin‚ she is in her early 30’s and she came to this country over 2 years ago as an economic migrant. She lives with her with family in London and is currently studying ESOL a Greenwich Community College. Educational Background The learner I have chosen has a general level of education from her native country‚ having attended nursery‚ primary and secondary schools. In
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two types of feedback mechanisms illustrated are a positive and negative feedback. 2. A stimulus is a system or function that maintains or monitors the environment’s condition. An example is when it gets hot‚ you start to sweat. A signal is a message that is sent. An example is the brain sending down neurons to the body. A response is the way you react after a signal is sent. An example is when you see a stop sign and then you stop. 3. Three similarities of the 2 types of feedback mechanisms
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Will the 21st-Century Learners Be?” discusses the characteristics of 21st-century students‚ their attitude towards learning as well as their hierarchy of values . She based her conclusions on AASL document describing appropriate standards for learners of 21st century. The article points out that nowadays students do not possess features required by AASL‚ like for instance critical thinking or ability to evaluate themselves. The author explains that most of the current learners have “a fixed mindset”
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Formative purpose for teacher: To assess student knowledge or performance on some key topic or dimension to inform instructional plans. Summative purpose: To judge or evaluate student performance (i.e.‚ give a grade). In addition‚ research is increasingly clear that the quality of the feedback teachers give students relative to how to improve is an absolutely critical aspect of classroom assessment.(Serve‚ 2006) This leads to the fourth purpose: Formative purpose for students: To help students develop
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Feedback — Week 1 Quiz Report a problem Learn more Discuss You submitted this quiz on Sun 12 May 2013 8:29 PM PDT (UTC -0700). You got a score of 2.00 out of 2.00. This quiz covers all of the required material in week 1 (videos and readings). You will have 2 attempts to complete the exam. It is not timed. Question 1 What is leadership? Select all that apply. Your Answer Score Explanation Leadership is being a boss. Correct 0.10 Leadership is a resonant relationship. Correct 0
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Bus 160 10-30-2013 Encouraging Employees through Feedback and Coaching In organizational behavior I have learned that giving feedback and coaching others is very helpful for employees to succeed and the business as well. When you encourage others to do well‚ work runs smoothly too. Employees are more likely to enjoy their job and be willing to give their best when they know well what is expected from work and receive feedback. Businesses also have to look into motivating employees through
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