tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post5744567014086316110..comments2021-01-11T01:51:18.550-06:00Comments on Rob Blog: Backchannels in the classroomRobin Gallowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691031005943470805noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post-31713663745231789472009-02-12T22:21:00.000-06:002009-02-12T22:21:00.000-06:00You made it looking so easy when you were moderati...You made it looking so easy when you were moderating my ICN session :-) Few clever focus questions, few short polls, couple reinforcing images, helpful links.... Piece of cake! Well, that was my belief until I was moderating Dr.Z's lecture. I found it quite challenging to focus on the presenter's main ideas and to moderate the discussion in this same time. Especially that we had few eager to discuss participants. It takes some discipline and good reflex! Wow so you do know how to multitask...interesting... :-D<BR/><BR/>Dr.Z encouraged students to discuss between each other the media examples he was projecting. I think that discussion via CoveritLive was much more meaningful and not restricted to the person on the next seat. <BR/><BR/>I think that our ICN students were very impressed by the new communication possibilities in frankly quite limited ICN class. Thanks for moderating my session Rob!Magda Gallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14477280116687670689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post-8844411985012110602009-02-12T21:46:00.000-06:002009-02-12T21:46:00.000-06:00I think the moderator's job is really key. He/she ...I think the moderator's job is really key. He/she should reinforce key points and keep discussions focussed. For example, I tried to write things that you and Magda were saying in your presentations... the definition of technology, the image of the ARCS model, etc. But if the moderator doesn't keep discussions focussed and synchronized with the presenter, then it may become a distraction.Robin Gallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691031005943470805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post-40887496391390883212009-02-12T09:10:00.000-06:002009-02-12T09:10:00.000-06:00Yes, thanks for leading this Robin. Having the bac...Yes, thanks for leading this Robin. Having the back channel allows the students to further discuss what is happening in class. I wonder how it affects the learning process. I would imagine that they develop a deeper understanding of the material they discuss because the chat involved deeper processing. The question lies in what do they miss. Perhaps if the teacher reformatted the lecture into a discussion for a few topics instead of trying to cover a bunch of topics quickly. That would be interesting research. <BR/><BR/>Z<BR/>http://drzreflects.comDr. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420546861775303616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post-67593460440227335682009-02-11T23:02:00.000-06:002009-02-11T23:02:00.000-06:00That was fun having a few of you join our chat fro...That was fun having a few of you join our chat from beyond our classroom. I hadn't really expected that to occur, but it worked well. Not sure if you caught it, but Katy from Ankeny (one of our alumni) was joining us from an in-service meeting. She heard about it from another one of our grad students who had posted a Twitter update about what we were doing. <BR/><BR/>Overall, I really like using Coveritlive. However, I think a simple chat room would be easier for some faculty, and it would probably accommodate most of what we were doing today. Too bad our Blackboard/WebCT chat tool doesn't work!Robin Gallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691031005943470805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962174842622984760.post-18638577765421575682009-02-11T21:07:00.000-06:002009-02-11T21:07:00.000-06:00Rob,Thanks again for letting me visit & partic...Rob,<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for letting me visit & participate classes today via CoverItLive --it was an interesting experience to be a visitor to class via this technology tool without the benefit of being live in the classroom. Each of the sessions had similar interactions and yet each class had different levels of engagement with the tool. I did attend all three sessions and after having experienced this use will be working more on developing this as an alternative synchronous meeting tool for those teaching at a distance via WebCT here in C&I.<BR/><BR/>LoisLoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008872843448748221noreply@blogger.com