Usability features refer to the ease with which users can navigate the space and make sense of it. These design features are often used in creating any app. However, several educational apps and LMS systems were adopted from already existing systems originally designed for other … Continue reading Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 2
Asynchronous online learning is synonymous with self-paced, independent study that provides learners the freedom to learn from anywhere, with minimal or no contact with an instructor. Though it has many potential benefits, online distance learning, especially when it is purely asynchronous, has been associated with … Continue reading Designing My Asynchronous Class: PART 1
Google Slides have a special superpower – versatility. As one of the most versatile apps in the Google Suite for Education, they are used by teachers in several different ways. Since it integrates well with my Google Classroom, I prefer using Google Slides. If you … Continue reading Google Slides for Online Classes
Good, experienced educators may be struggling with online teaching because they may still be using the same strategies employed in the traditional (brick) classroom. Also, there are many tools and apps available to enhance online learning, but technology alone does not make a synchronous class … Continue reading Redesigning Synchronous Online Classes: Keeping Your Learners at the Heart of Your Plan
As a teacher transitioning from traditional classroom room teaching to online classes, planning your real-time video conferencing session with learners, also known as the synchronous e-learning session, will be one of the skills you will master. In distance or online education, learners receive material online … Continue reading Three Principles of Effective Synchronous Classes
To mix things up in the classroom, I recommend inviting guest teachers or even co-teaching with another teacher as it gets students excited. This past week I joined the G5 Math teacher as a guest teacher and here are some ways in which we chose … Continue reading Factors, Multiples, Divisibility Rules, and Squares for Grade 5
This article draws information on Intercultural Mindedness (IM), International Literacy (IL), and Global Competency (GC) from the articles assigned for reading and the Venn Diagram created by the cohort I. Intercultural Literacy Mark Heyward, in his 2002 article, From International to Intercultural - Redefining the … Continue reading Cross-Cultural Terminology
Introduction: 21st-century skills have had various definitions and criteria associated with them. The 4C’s - Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity - are popularly associated with the idea of 21st-century skills. In Influence of P21, SCANS and DeSeCo on 21st Century Skills, I’ve looked at … Continue reading Synthesis of Articles on 21st-Century Education Framework
A. History of International Schools Influence of Kurt Hahn on International Schools “Patriotism does not become diluted; on the contrary, it grows up stronger and nobler by including the love of humanity. I have no respect for the tribal fervour which extols one's own virtues … Continue reading Understanding the Philosophy of International Schools
While preparing to transition into a leadership role in a different culture, the following three resources help highlight cultural differences, similarities, and the associated significance: Various dimensions of national culture by Lewis and Hofstede, the GLOBE project’s framework for culturally endorsed leadership theory, and Cultural … Continue reading Exploring Leadership Around the Globe
Education Globalization Teacher Lab 