There are several skills that are required in a business
world – a good communicator, efficient time management, budgeting,
troubleshooting, etc. A teacher can utilize a combination of skills to
facilitate learning.
When launching a project, gathering the right kind of
resources would be beneficial to both the teacher and student. Understanding
what resources compliment the project and therefore enhances student learning
is vital. Use on-hand and basic resources such as email, twitter, facebook, and
community resources. Gathering resources depend on if the project is using
technology that is new to the teacher and student, student access to
technology, student access to experts, virtual tours, and specialists.
Some of the tools and strategies teachers need include tools
necessary for communication, tools for milestones and events, methods for
accruing resources, tools to check if students are working productively, and
tools to balance work load.
Some of the tools and strategies students need include those
tools that help in time management and workflow, tools that help in
collaboration, methods for seeking assistance, and tools that help in getting
feedback.
There are several technological applications that could be used
in a project. Digital tools can help teachers as well as students to facilitate
learning. School servers can be utilized as a simple way to manage files. For
students to work on projects outside of schools, LMS can be quite handy.
Web-based applications can be useful as well. Some of them are wikis, blogs,
and proprietary web spaces.
Our group will need to use the blog during our project, but
we will probably use other technology applications as well.
I really like the skills that you came up with that are required in a business world such as communication, time management, budgeting, and troubleshooting. I think these are the key skills needed to be successful in PBL. You did a great job in explaining the tools and resources that are needed to accommodate these skills.
ReplyDeleteTessa,
ReplyDeleteI like how you started off by explaining why gathering the resources is beneficial to both the teacher and students because they both need to be aware of their materials.Also communication is important in any group project and you were sure to discuss and explain the benefits of it nicely. Giving examples of web-based applications was helpful so one is aware of the possible options out there.
Tessa,
ReplyDeleteI liked the examples and tools that you shared to best use PBL. I also liked how you saw that both teachers and students are both benefited by using these resources. It is important to expose our students to tools such as social media to use in an educational enviroment.