Month: May 2020

With our group, I choose the learning method: open pedagogies. Unlike the traditional learning method where the instructor is the key person leading on learning. Open pedagogy is more of a learner-driven learning method with the support of open learning resources (OER). According to BCcampus OpenEd, there are 2 components included in this method:

• Open: this refers to OER where learning resources can be easily reached in the public domain with an open license.
• Pedagogy: refers to the method of teaching, focusing on how people teach instead of what we teach.

Using OER to support learning increases student’s access to the learning material they need and will help improve the learning outcomes. Implement the OER in teaching increases student’s opportunity to higher education material. One key point that havens been mentioned in various search is by using open learning resources it reduces the chance where student working on some disposable assignments where student finished it and then they never touch those work again. in the open pedagogy class, students will be asked to “revise” and “remix” the core OER learning materials that instructors provide and create their own work/project that can be a benefit to other students in the future. When students making the learning/teaching material, it requires them to dig into the detail of the learning topic to find the most useful core information that can present to another student.

Few attributes related to open pedagogy according to Hegarty (2015) that reflect in our blueprint design:

• Participatory technologies: we will present our topic on a blog where everyone can access
• Innovation and creativity: not like traditional class, learners learn on our blog sites through readings by their own, we will also provide different open resource for them to choose what they want to read or watch;
• Sharing ideas and resources: discussion forum will be provided to learners who have access to this blog to share their ideas and thoughts;
• Connected community: this blog is a community for everyone to share and get connect with others;
• learner-generated: although there are different posts and topics they are all open to students to read based on their own choices. We don’t control where they start but suggested due days will be provided as a guide for them to keep on track of their learning.
• Reflective practice: self- assessment assignments will be provided to learners on our blog so they know how they learned.

One other example of using an open pedagogy method in our blueprint is we will ask learners to create an open learning source based on what they learned from our site and post their learning outcome on-site so the future student can also view it. Our blueprint topic is “Sleep Guide During COVID-19” where is held on a blog. We will give introductions and different sub-topics on each post and students will need to complete their learning resource at the end of learning based on the information we provide them which also includes multiple open resources they can reach easily online. Students can choose any format they want to form their learning resource, e.g. video, info graph, blog etc.

Image is from Australia’s Science Channel

Reference:

Hegarty, B. (2015) Attributes of open pedagogy: a model for using open educational resources Educational Technology, July-August

Response to other students’ topics

I really enjoy SAKURA Wu’s post about Experiential learning. From my perspective learning by practice can give student much deep impression on what they learn and will be helpful for them memorize they key information we want the learner to learn. In her post, she included a diagram which visually helped me understand how “experiential learning cycle’’ looks like. As we are working in the same team. the topic she researched on can easily reflect to our learning. Because sleep as a daily activity that everyone will be doing everyone. They easily reflect what they have learned to their daily life.

I also learned something different then what I had researched about open pedagogy in Vince Yue’s post this week. In this post, Vince mentioned that OEP is about openness and unlimited possibilities. Where give learner more then they can do in their learning experience. I have not thought about that in my researches. The way how Vince’s team’s blueprint to engage student is to ask student participant in some activities that can encourage student to look and share their learning result. I am curious to see their project at the end about the advertisements influence consumer purchase behavior as this is closely related to our daily life.

One thing that gives the most impression to me in this week’s reading is when Destin Sandlin telling about his story of learning backwards bike. In his video, he mentioned about “knowledge does not equal to understanding”. This story reminds me of learning English Grammar when I was in China. Most student start to learn English Grammar (word, phrases, clauses, and sentences) since middle school. I am definitely not a “A” student in English learning when I was in China. Grammar is confusing to me even until today. The biggest confused part is verb tenses as there is not a verb tenses in Mandarin Chinese. When I start learning English, my mind is still working as Mandarin mode. I feel it is really hard for me to understand how English sentence group together. Usually when I given my answer to questions, I was based on the existing pattern in my mind (Mandarin). Although the instructor was teaching English Grammar “Knowledge”, my mind is still in my old pattern. Also, as a person who learns better when I’m practice in real world environment, I feel it is really hard for me to switch how I react and speak English. This is a great example of behaviorism learning pattern. Although I can react to the simulate situation (English test) but not all my reaction a correct as I was translating my answer from Mandarin to English in my mind and then answer.

Photo by Clarissa Watson on Unsplash

After I move to Canada, speaking and reading English become a daily routine. I have to switch my mind from thinking as Mandarin first then translate to English, then think straight through as English mind set. And after 5 years, sometimes I still have problem with him/her when I am trying to talk to another person too quickly. In Mandarin, although we have different character for he/she/it, but they sound exactly same when we pronouns them. Usually, when I have conversation with others, I have thought about who I’m referring to first in my mind and then speak. This reflect to how I try to apply Constructivism learning in my learning process: “An emphasis on learner control and the capability of the learner to manipulate information [actively using what is learned]”(Ertmer & Newby, 2013).

A funny fact as how Destin learning backwards bike I found during my learning process is: sometimes I feel I forgot how to speak/write Mandarin if I’m trying to express something supper quick. Since I’ve been live in Canada for several years, English come my daily “first language”. When I try to response to friend quickly in Mandarin, for some words, I feel it is supper hard for me to translate the word’s meaning to Mandarin and express it quick. It feels like I suddenly forget how to speak Mandarin. But, if give me a little time (several minutes), I will be able to pick it up again.

Reference

Ertmer, P. A., & Newby, T. J. (2013). Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: Comparing critical features from an instructional design perspective. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 26(2), 43-71.

Hello everyone, my name is Shuhao Jiang and you can call me John as well. I come from Shanghai, which is a modern and populous city in the east of China. It is also one of my favorite cities. This is my last semester studying in Uvic and my major is Economics. Currently, my educational goal is to graduate successfully and learn as much as possible from other people. After I graduate, I plan to work in a bank or an investment department of a company.

I love reading, cooking, and going traveling with my friends. I am good at playing basketball as well. I had taken EDCI 337 and EDCI 339 in Uvic before. Personally, I think it is very interesting and flexible to take online courses. I really love the way that I can manage my own study time and  pace by myself. I am looking forward to learning with all of you. Thank you.