lesson# 8

Teaching with contrived experiences

contrived experiences

•  I have learned that  contrived experiences are the edited version of direct experiences which are use to substitute  for the real thing when it is not practical or not possible to bring in the classroom.
• Edited of reality and used as substitutes for real things when it is not practical or not possible to bring or do the real thing in the class room.These contrived experiences are designed to simulate real -life situation  

Models-is a reproduction of a real thing in a small scale large scale or exact size but made of synthetic materials.

Mock up-is an arrangement of a real device or associated devices, displayed in such a way that representation of reality is created.

Specimen-is any individual or item considered typical of group, class or whole. Objects may also include artifacts displayed in a museum or objects specimens in science.

Simulation - a representation of a manageable real event in which the learner in a active participants

Games- use for any of these purpose 

1. to practice & or to refine knowledge or skill
2. to identify gaps or weaknesses in knowledge
3. to serve as a summation or review
4. to develop new relationships among concepts & principle

Contrived experience is use to overcome limitations of space and time,to edit reality to focus on parts or a process of a system that intent to study, to overcome difficulties of size, to understand the inaccessible and help the learners understand abstraction. The teacher use simulations and games to make their class interactive and to develop the decision-making skills and knowledge construction skills of their  students.

lesson # 7

Direct, Purposeful Experiences and Beyond......

Direct experiences are first hand experiences that serve as the foundation of learning. The opposite of direct experiences are indirect or vicarious experiences.

Direct  experiences  lead us to concept formation and abstraction. We should not end our lessons knowing only the concrete. We go beyond the concrete by reaching the level of abstract concepts and also a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices, and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating, and managing solution to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning.. It is the application of scientific findings in our method, process or procedure of working in the field trip of education in order to effect learning. It embraces curriculum and instructional design, learning environment, theories of teaching-learning. It is also a filed study and a profession. It is the use of all human inventions for teachers to realize their mission to teach in order that students learn.

v  These are our concrete and first hand experiences that make up the foundation of our learning.

v  These are the rich experiences that our senses bring from which we construct the ideas, the concepts, the generalizations that give meaning and order to our lives (Dale, 1969)

v  Example of Direct activities

v  Preparing meals

v  Making a piece of furniture

v  Performing a laboratory experiment

v  Delivering a speech

Lesson #6

Using and evaluating instructional Materials

• Do The material give a true picture of the ideas they present? Avoid misconception....
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  Materials that we select must: give a true picture of the ideas they present; contribute to the attainment of the learning objective; be appropriate to the age, intelligence and experience of the learners; be in good and satisfactory condition; provide for a teacher’s guide; help develop the critical and creative thinking powers of students; and be worth the time, expense and effort involved. 

To ensure effective use of instructional materials, the authors of Instructional Media, Smith Hayden and Nagel Thomas advise us to abide by the acronym PPPF, which means – Prepare Yourself; Prepare Your Students;Present the Materials and; Follow Up. Learning 

use of instructional materials is not the end in itself, but it is a means to an end, which is the attainment of the learning objective. Selecting appropriate instructional materials is one thing and it is another thing to ensure its effective use. And there is a need to follow up to find out if the objective was attained or not, otherwise they become useless.

Use of instructional materials can be of great help to the teacher to become effective in facilitating learning. etc.., adopt the guidelines provided by the experts in the selection of instructional materials and in their use.. Avoid the R.O.G. Syndrome (running out of gas) especially if the materials to be used are mechanical ones, hence it is a wise move to try out the materials ahead of the class schedule to avoid unwanted situations................... thanksssss

                         “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” 

lesson 5

   The cone Experience

The cone is a visual analogy analogy and like all analogies it does not bear an exact and detailed relationship to the complex elements it represents.

Dale explain that the individual bands of cone of experience stand for experiences that are fluid, and continually interact.

• the different kinds of sensory aid often overlap and sometimes blend into one another.Motion pictures can be silent or they can combine sight and sound .student s may merely view demonstration they view it then participate in it. One kind of sensory experience is not necessarily more educationally useful than another and mixed interrelated.Too much reliance on concrete experience may actually obstruct the process of meaningful generation and balance between concrete and abstract.

so the cone is help to us to develop as to become teacher and bye this  we can help the student understand more  about education technology. Learning that will continue throughout life.....

                   

 by:Edgar Dale's

The cone Experience

lesson #4

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO TEACHING

• the focus of systematic instructional  planning is the student and your instruction must be based on your objectives, the teacher selects the appropriate teaching method to be use and begins with the definition of instructional objectives that consider the needs, interests and readiness.
• the use of learning materials, equipment and facilities necessitates assigning the appropriate personal to assist the teacher and role of any personnel involve .
• the effective use of learning resource is dependent on the expertise of teacher,the motivation level or responsiveness, and the involvement of student in learning process.
• instructional objective, nature of the subject matter, readiness of students and expertise of the teacher.
• teacher evaluates the outcome of instruction  from the evaluation results, comes to know if the instructional objectives was attained.Evaluate such as examinations are given so that the teacher can kn ow its her\his objectives are attained.

  teacher selects the appropriate teaching methods .selected teaching method,learning activities and learning materials.

the purpose of a system is to ensure orderly relationships and interaction  of human ,technical and environmental resources to fulfill goals .

jamot: lesson #3

jamot: lesson #3: T HE ROLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING  This all about understanding the comprehensive meaning of education technology and d...