tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post3510780554933434770..comments2023-05-24T03:53:50.712+12:00Comments on Michelle's Blog: Wk 2: March 10-16: What is flexible learning?Michelle Liuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220358919171002363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-52684388465670492332008-03-20T22:08:00.000+13:002008-03-20T22:08:00.000+13:00thanks Leigh, guess you have been searching all th...thanks Leigh, guess you have been searching all those useful websites for me aye?? Cheers!!Michelle Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220358919171002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-72288885070727279272008-03-20T08:01:00.000+13:002008-03-20T08:01:00.000+13:00Michelle you make an excellent point about teacher...Michelle you make an excellent point about teachers losing control when their students learn flexibly. It is a two-pronged situation is it not? In one way students get more self-directed learning time and choice, yet may feel unsupported and isolated, preferring to be "lectured at" rather than learning how to learn for themselves. <BR/><BR/>Secondly teachers may be unsure of what and how students are learning (lose control), and may rely heavily on lots of "worksheets" or activities or assignments which students have to hand in, so the teacher can keep track of how well students are doing - some may count towards the final assessment but often they do not. <BR/><BR/>A fun tool such as the mathercize one, can be very useful because it is easy to use and students would quickly see how it could help them become better at maths. <BR/><BR/>Fears about formative assessments being students' own work often prevent open assessments such as formative worksheets, quizzes, multimedia etc., being counted. Hence the students may be piled up with reading and work, yet have to complete hefty assignments at the end of the course as well to obtain a grade or pass for the course.<BR/><BR/>This situation inevitably leads to overload and students only do the minimum necessary. The lecture becomes the easy option and extra exploration eg using Internet, multimedia, books etc, is avoided and interest in what they are learning suffers.<BR/><BR/>Your post has really got me going hasn't it? The crux of the matter is that we need to allow time for students to explore and also given them credit for it.Bronwyn hegartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032750297040394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-1443151383139454972008-03-18T09:53:00.000+13:002008-03-18T09:53:00.000+13:00another handy Maths resourceanother handy <A HREF="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Mathematics" REL="nofollow">Maths resource</A>Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-13411631340801033152008-03-18T09:49:00.000+13:002008-03-18T09:49:00.000+13:00Hello Michelle,I agree with your comment of FLDP c...Hello Michelle,<BR/>I agree with your comment of FLDP can place the teacher in a vunerable postion. Being more of a people person and enjoying the interactions face to face with students, communicating over the internet (although clearer) to me is not as much fun. Also, creating a community amongst the student population can be a challenge especially in the set up phase which requires some students to take a leadership role. Your comments on this would be welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-48805452851307028802008-03-17T11:49:00.000+13:002008-03-17T11:49:00.000+13:00Hi Michelle,This link just came through my email, ...Hi Michelle,<BR/><BR/>This link just came through my email, I think you might like it :) http://www.hotmaths.com.au/<BR/><BR/>Its good to have you in the course.. have you used an RSS newreader before? It is useful for tracking other peoples blogs.. its a bit like subscribing to friends in MySpace or FB, but with a newreader you can track any blog, not just MS or FB..<BR/><BR/>If you use a newsreader like Bloglines.com you'll be able to keep up to speed with others in the course...Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248292186121192220.post-33987872204548280392008-03-16T22:58:00.000+13:002008-03-16T22:58:00.000+13:00oh deary me! My math is not good. Thanks for this ...oh deary me! My math is not good. Thanks for this tool.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464510128406258242noreply@blogger.com