For my teaching artifact, I’ve decided upon changing my lesson for that class. I finalized my decision for this because I realized there is artifact that could benefit the most from making it more student centered. In revamping the assignment, I actually decided to split the class into two days’ worth of material, meaning that we will discuss this chapter for a week. Given that this is a longer chapter in the textbook and students argue that it is an important chapter for applying it to their lives, I focused on ways to make it a combination of lecture and student-centric to make it more engaging. I’ve added in group activities with Google Slides, places for student discussion questions, and a Padlet where students can answer questions without raising their hands. This helps to facilitate student engagement in different ways so that all students can actively participate, rather than a handful of students talking in class. The seminar influenced my decision-making by looking at the different ways to actively engage students. Additionally, the different activities also helped me to develop a better understanding of how to incorporate engagement and attention to relevant topics around well-being and stress.
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That seems like an intriguing class! I can see why students would want to spend more time on it.
I like your use of Padlet to help facilitate the participation of all the students in the course. I really struggle with this issue in both my face-to-face and online courses. This sounds like a great way for all students to have a voice and agency regarding what they contribute to their learning. Thanks for sharing this!
I love your incorporation of the Padlet and multiple ways for students to participate beyond speaking in class.
It’s cool too that you were able to extend this activity. I have had that moment in the past where you realize a quick activity needs to turn into a longer one or become a bigger chunk of class.