GamifiED
Understand the benefits and limitations of gamification in education.
Have a relatively recent tablet of your own and reflect on its pedagogical & didactic uses.
Know the basics of email etiquette; the do’s and don’ts of electronic communication.
Understand the changing role of teachers. This is reflected in your practice in various ways.
Use the basics of presentation software.
Continue to develop the do’s & dont’s of presentations, use some more sophisticated presentation functions & tools.
Make innovative use of presentation software in such a way that it allows you to easily create elegant, clear, presentations.
Develop the habit of measuring the effects of your pedagogical and didactic choices in a variety of ways.
Develop strategies to encourage learners to look up information when need be.
Read some relatively recent literature about the brain, motivation and learning.
Review the importance of encouraging learners to use a word processor whenever it is relevant to do so.
View videos offering different ideas of what school could be and discuss their content with peers.