Month: November 2021

At the beginning of the article, I want to express my point of view. I think the best way to learn Chinese should be the open teaching method. The term open education was originally meant for closed education. The openness is reflected in: open space , Open environment, open courses, open attitude, open use of resources.

Open teaching is called “open classroom”. It means a form of school teaching that does not classify. The basis for the implementation of this kind of teaching is that there is a connection between teaching quality and teaching space, which originated in the Plowden Report published in 1967 and fully affirmed this. General practice: The school concentrates all students in a large classroom and hall, and does not group them according to ability or grade. Students are allowed to adopt different learning speeds and different learning methods in several “interest areas” in the classroom according to their own interests and needs. Learn different things. The task of teachers is to create an environment that students love and to guide, advise, encourage and help students.

The reason I agree with open learning is simple. The old saying goes: “Interest is the best teacher.” The freedom brought by open teaching can cultivate students’ interest in Chinese learning, and through gradual Chinese learning, it can also be exercised. Its ability to handle learning independently, and the time method of open teaching in small groups can also reflect the efficiency of learning, and at the same time explore the fun of Chinese learning. Chinese learning requires repeated training, but apart from its own complexity, Chinese learning is not much different from other language learning. Both require continuous training, learning methods from all aspects, and long-term persistence. .

I very much agree that the reason for open teaching is that this learning method takes knowledge teaching as the carrier and pays attention to human development as the primary goal. By creating a lively and autonomous teaching environment conducive to students, it provides students with space for full development. So as to promote the comprehensive development of students in all aspects of the proactive exploration process. And learning Chinese or learning any language requires active attitude exploration, and its own complexity needs a very active learning method to deal with. So it can be said that open teaching is not only a teaching method and teaching mode, it is also a teaching concept, and its core is based on the development of students. Therefore, open teaching is a better way to learn Chinese in my cognition.

1. Consider the learning environment for your current design. What potential barriers can be reduced or eliminated to provide more pathways for learner success?

The introduction of inclusive education into society has great benefits, especially since it promotes social tolerance and changes the original learning environment.

Inclusive learning is to ensure that every learner feels valued, respected, and can enjoy a solid sense of belonging. Therefore, the currently designed learning environment can reduce the internal lack of concentration and the influence of various external factors, so as to make the learning success of learners more convenient. It can provide the support learners need or want and requires self-advocacy. 

With the help of the original text: it is easier for a neurotypical individual with self-awareness to advocate what we need. Supporting all of our learners to identify and obtain beneficial support is a key task for learning designers.

2>How will your interactive learning resource specifically ensure that the needs of all learners can be met?

My interactive teaching will be based on learning based on the needs of teachers and students for information exchange and emotional communication. Both teachers and students are required to actively receive or express the information of mutual interest. Teachers play the role of organizer and facilitator in teaching. , Design tasks and organize activities for students to help students solve the problems encountered in interactive activities. Students continue to improve their abilities in the interactive process through independent learning, cooperative learning, and inquiry learning.

My basic goal in doing this is to realize the transformation from the traditional teacher-centered teaching method to the modern student-centered teaching method, so as to ensure that the main body of learning-students give full play to the subjective initiative of learning in the classroom, and through teachers and students, Multi-directional, comprehensive and in-depth active communication and interaction between students and students promote the overall and harmonious development of students. 

Therefore, starting from this goal, interactive teaching requires handling the relationship between indirect experience and direct experience, the relationship between mastering knowledge and developing intelligence, the inevitable relationship between mastering knowledge and improving students’thinking, the relationship between intellectual activities and non-intellectual activities, and teacher-led The relationship between role and student initiative. From this point of view, such a method can ensure that the needs of all learners are met as much as possible.

3>How can you adjust your planned learning activities to meet the needs of your learners if an unexpected event occurs? (for example, a pandemic arises and many of your employees must now work from home – how will you ensure that they can still do their jobs? What training will they need, and how will you deliver it, knowing they must remain at home?) This is a common discussion thread right now as many schools and universities have made the switch to teaching online.

Therefore, starting from the current learning environment, I think it is possible to exclude some things that can interfere with the degree of concentration for the learner, and then there must be a clear plan for the next learning, and make sufficient preparations from oneself, and in the spiritual aspect Ensure enough rest time, integrate the knowledge of others into your own knowledge, and use methods such as Ebbinghaus memory or Feynman’s learning method to make learning a part of life.

Speaking of the situation of working at home, first of all, there are many temptations and interference factors in working at home, such as: family greetings, communication in life, although they are well-intentioned, they will inevitably interfere with work; children’s interference, cats, dogs Interference; lying down is the bed, the wall is the TV and many other factors prevent us from focusing on work.

Therefore, I think first of all to create a sense of office ritual, and secondly, if the office environment is to achieve high-efficiency work, it is necessary to separate the living space and the work space, away from those things that can bring temptation. At the same time, before we start work, we need Communicate well with your family and try not to disturb you during working hours, so as to obtain their cooperation and understanding.

As for allowing them to accept and stay at home, they must communicate in a timely manner. Keeping information smooth is the first thing. When the company is in office, everyone can communicate at any time. It is necessary to stipulate a fixed time within one or two days. A communication meeting to keep information flowing. Use tools to improve efficiency. And contact in time to keep employees healthy and stay at home.

This project is very attractive to me, because the topic is mental health, and the discussion group is college students, that is, ourselves, so that we can have a sense of empathy, and understand this learning plan from our own experience. The video introduction is very good. This part lets us know the reason for pressure and why we feel pressure, and in the process of watching video we will choose some answers. It makes us engaged. This is very attractive to me, because this way makes us less pressure, because we don’t need to speak. In terms of learning results, we have learned how to reduce stress and deal with the problem.

The part between first minute to the third minute , we can see a set of data, this picture is more intuitive to show the problem of psychological health of college students, this part I also like it very much, because the writing expression ability is always limited, and the appropriate adding data can make us have more the sense, So I think you can choose to add more data graphs you find and add images to the text version of the introduction.

In general, I like your plan very much. Its theme and each step is very detailed, but I think there could be more interaction in the video, because in a 13-minute video, an interactive question is not enough. So you can add some questions about mental health, which will make us more focused and more involved in learning, and you can add some words, which will point out the central point of the video, mental health, and add some notes. Most students hope to have a text version of the introduction before watching the video, so that we can have a clearer understanding of the content of the video.It would be better if there were more written introductions. Other steps and contents are perfect, including the theme of this project, which is also attractive to learn.

Here is the link of pod1’s work https://pod1.opened.ca/

Welcome!

Welcome!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our courses will be conducted entirely online. We will use YouTube, Teams, Quizlet and Bright Space to support student learning. First, the basic course videos will be posted via Bright Space. Students will learn the basics by watching a series of 50-minute videos. Lecture videos will explain the basic information on each topic and briefly outline all the material (2-3 videos or articles) under each subtopic. Theme attached videos will be available via YouTube. Teachers will find some simple videos on YouTube to help students understand the lectures. Although students watch the same video, they will get different understandings due to different educational backgrounds and their own experiences (constructivism). Tutors will answer students’ questions online in small groups. This event will organize interaction between students and tutors, allowing both sides to better understand each other’s situation. Quizlet is a tool that helps test students’ self-perception. The model of the tool allows students to learn and recite by themselves. Students are free to add what they need to remember and study on time to achieve their goals. Tutors can also add learning sets and share them with all students. Students can check their own shortcomings by browsing the tutor’s learning profile. This tool enhances the interaction between students and content, as well as between tutors and content.

learning outcomes：

  Students will be able to…

– describe some characteristics of Chinese culture.

– Describe some characteristics of Mandarin.

– have a simple conversation in Mandarin

– describe their impressions of Chinese culture (reflection)

 Brief comments on each topic

 Topic 1: The main differences between Chinese and English. Ancient Chinese characters are a kind of hieroglyphics, which is essentially different from English as phonetic characters. Modern Chinese characters have been simplified based on ancient Chinese characters and become an ideograph. Because Chinese is not composed of letters, China gives 26 new sounds to reduce the difficulty of learning Chinese

Topic 2: we will introduce to you the origin of Chinese characters and how the Chinese language and Chinese culture are related. And we will introduce some useful Chinese characters like Hello, where is this place, through this study you will know how to pronounce these Chinese characters, how to write these Chinese characters, if you decide to travel to China, this will help you a lot.

Interactive activity: Learners should simply have a Chinese conversation with their classmates based on the learning resources of the article, such as hello, goodbye and so on.

Assessment plan:

We will ask the students to do a quiz and give a group presentation. The quiz is to check the difference between Chinese and English and the basic knowledge of Chinese culture. The scores will give a visual indication of a student’s proficiency level. Students will be divided into four groups for impromptu group presentations of about 10 minutes. The significance of this activity is to give students the opportunity to communicate with their peers about their thoughts and ideas for this lesson. From the presentation, the lecturer will observe and evaluate each student’s participation and their understanding of the topic chosen by the group about China. In addition, class questions and positivity will provide students with the opportunity to earn additional participation points.

A description and rationale for the learning design you chose：

Our learning design is mainly in the form of lectures, supplemented by quizzes for checking. Lecture and quizzes belong to cognitivism, which is the same as most current education methods. The teachers will personally explain simple Chinese words and phrases to the students, while the students take the initiative to accept new knowledge and combine Chinese with their own cognition to master it. There are also parts of watching videos and group presentations in class, which belong to constructivism. Students will have a different understanding of this part and interact with others, so as to more skillfully master the simple use of Chinese and understand Chinese culture.

description of your learning context: Our target teaching group is Higher education students. These people are not native speakers of English, and through this course, they will learn basic Chinese in English.

An overview of your plans to design for the inclusion of diverse learners ：

1. English language learner (ELL)： Considering that our students are whose native language is not English, we will use as simple English words and sentences as possible when making learning materials, in order to explain the meaning of learning points in the simplest way. In addition, we will look for some teaching videos on YouTube for students’ reference. A large part of the reason why we choose videos on YouTube is that there is subtitle translation function on YouTube. Although we suggest students to use Chinese original sound to practice listening, the premise is that they need to understand the meaning. The function of YouTube subtitle translation can ensure that students understand the meaning.

2. a person who does not have access to a computer at home, but has a mobile phone with a data plan：

For students who are not convenient to use computers, we will set up a way such as Teams discussion post, which is convenient for mobile phones to browse online discussion at any time for our students. In addition, we will use Quizlet mobile app for exercises, which is also convenient for mobile phone users to contact at any time.