In my view, social media is an incredible tool for educators to effectively impart education to students on a larger scale. I will illustrate this with several examples. For instance, imagine students are on study leave preparing for exams next week. If a teacher wants to highlight important topicsRead more
In my view, social media is an incredible tool for educators to effectively impart education to students on a larger scale. I will illustrate this with several examples.
For instance, imagine students are on study leave preparing for exams next week. If a teacher wants to highlight important topics for revision, she can simply create a brief message and share it in a dedicated social media group or forum established for such discussions.
In another scenario, suppose a teacher is attending a session on a specific topic by an expert and wishes her students could also benefit from it, but cannot bring them along. In such cases, she can conduct a live session and invite all her students in the group to join and watch it live.
Now, consider a complex topic that students are finding difficult to grasp. Here, the teacher can simplify the topic by breaking it down into smaller sections and using visual aids such as pictorial representations. Images help students absorb information more effectively than plain text, enhancing their retention and making the topic easier to comprehend and learn.
Other than this if the teacher wants to give some notes to the students she can create graphic pins to make the notes interactive and engaging.
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The present-day mentors or teachers use the best methodologies for fostering creativity, critical thinking , and logical reasoning in students. Rote learning or memorization is not appreciated by mentors. Some of the best methodologies devised by mentors for effective learning include project-basedRead more
The present-day mentors or teachers use the best methodologies for fostering creativity, critical thinking , and logical reasoning in students. Rote learning or memorization is not appreciated by mentors. Some of the best methodologies devised by mentors for effective learning include project-based learning, competency – based learning, gamification, experiential learning, and peer teaching.
Project-based learning
The students learn to apply their skills and knowledge by performing a task in a workplace. In this way, they explore the real-life challenges and identify loopholes while performing tasks. They discover different methodologies to resolve problems.
Collaborative learning
When two or more people aim to learn a common concept through exchange of ideas, thoughts, opinion about a concept collectively it is collaborative learning. The students can learn extensively about a subject after sharing information.
Gamification
It is a method of introducing game elements to activities to enhance participation among students. The students should enjoy learning as they are delighted to play games. The teachers are adding game design elements for educational settings. Some of the games that are educative are fast paced video games, match———–three puzzle mobile games, etc. the student learn ways to achieve goals’
Experiential learning
The students are assigned with different activities usually fun—filled activities, so they can link the theories they have learnt in a classroom to situations in real life. E.g. field trips, institutions etc
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