3.2.3: Different Learning Activities in the Classroom

Question 1

benefits of using video in the classroom (to students)

Answer 1

1. Higher sensory experience
2. Can viewthe videos can e viewed anywhere and at their convenience
3. Increases knowledge since videos can be reviewed anytime
4. Increase digital literacy and communication
5. Increases student engagement

Question 2

benefits of using video in the classroom (to teachers)

Answer 2

1. Assist with mastery learning
2. Fosters learning activities
3. Enable teachers to create a flipped classroom or blended learning environment
4. Facilitates remote learning opportunities to students
5. Provide teachers to track student engagement and attendance while viewing

Question 3

3 types of video teaching

Answer 3

1 live lecture capture
2 screen cast
3 web lecture

Question 4

webcasting, and defines five processes (Deal, 2007)
1. classroom presentation
2. classroom recording
3. processing and editing
4. hosting
5. distribution and playback

Answer 4

live lecture capture

Question 4

“a digital movie in which the setting is partly or wholly a computer screen, and in which
audio narration describes the on-screen action” (Udell, 2004)

Answer 4

screen casts

Question 5

a video that can ‘capture computer screen output with concurrent audio commentary

Answer 5

screen casts

Question 6

this technology was originally used for software tutorials and demonstrations (Green, Pinder-Grover, & Millunchick , 2012)

Answer 6

screen casts

Question 7

other names for screen casts

Answer 7

1 streaming desktop video captures
2 online tutorials
3 screen captures

Question 8

condensed, studio-recorded lectures made available via the web

Answer 8

web lectures

Question 9

multimedia presentations that combine video of the lecturer, audio, lecture slides, and a table of contents’ (Day, 2008)

Answer 9

web lectures

Question 10

A web lecture differs from live lecture capture, in that:

Answer 10

it is made without a live audience

Question 11

preparing them for arriving at a decision regarding a particular issue or topic

Answer 11

symposium

Question 12

comprised of 4-6 participants with a suggested time of 20 minutes per speaker (15 minutes each for presenting, and Q & A)

Answer 12

symposium

Question 13

characteristics of a symposium

Answer 13

1 It gives wide knowledge of the topic
2 It creates a feeling of collaboration and adaptation
3 It provides different views on the subject
4 The objective of synthesis and evaluation is achieved by this technique

Question 14

Advantages of symposium

Answer 14

Gives the teacher a broad view of different aspects of the problem including current trends in teaching
Provides listeners a chance to comprehend and decide on the topic/problem
Develops social values in the listeners
Develops the power of evaluation and synthesis in the audience
Helps to investigate a problem from several points of view

Question 15

Disadvantages of symposium

Answer 15

The chairperson has no control over the speakers who get full-scale freedom to prepare the theme for discussion
Probability of repetition because every speaker prepares them as a whole
Listeners may not be able to decipher the theme correctly
Listeners are likely to remain passive in the symposium
Helps achieve the cognitive domain’s higher objectives but not affective domain

Question 16

a small group discussion that provides an opportunity for knowledge integration at high level

Answer 16

seminar

Question 17

advanced group technique which is usually used in higher education

Answer 17

seminar

Question 18

bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate

Answer 18

seminar

Question 19

visual representations of information, data, or knowledge meant to present complex information quickly and clearly

Answer 19

infographics

Question 20

the application of infographics to teaching and learning will help students understand complex ideas or information

Answer 20

infographics

Question 21

graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, and pictures

Answer 21

infographics

Question 22

benefits of infographics for teachers

Answer 22

1 explanatory images
2 perusing of activity or worksheets
3 wide range of information can be compressed into a single infographic.

Question 23

benefits of infographics for students

Answer 23

1 Customize the learning style of students
2 Students can explain the content of the assigned topic
3 Information is easily analyzed and remembered by the students

Question 24

Use of game mechanics and elements in educational environment

Answer 24

gamification in education