Module 5: Genuine Learning
In this module, you will investigate and evaluate several instructional practices that can be used to most effectively engage and educate Net-Generation students. You will also consider how you might implement these strategies into your current classroom.
At the completion of this Module, you will be able to:
- Discuss why and how instructional approaches need to change to effectively engage and educate the Net-Generation.
- Adapt a current unit plan to address the Net-Generation's learning needs.
- Develop learning activities related to academic content and standards that incorporate various technologies.
- Analyze the benefits of student-created content.
- Compare and contrast a teacher-centric classroom with a peer-centric classroom.
- Develop a plan for fostering peer-to-peer learning to encourage peer-centric learning experiences within the classroom.
- Create nontechnical activities that leverage the Net-Generation's general learning characteristics.
- Generalize course content to reflect how the multicultural, special-needs and gifted, and other diverse populations within classrooms have their needs met by the application of the skills, strategies, and knowledge gained in this course.
- Reflect continuously on personal expertise, using the knowledge and skills associated with this course, and use these insights actively as the basis for ongoing professional growth.
- Work collaboratively to share knowledge, skills, and experiences; refine understanding of content; give and receive feedback; and improve expertise.