Let's Talk About This
This is the summary of the presentation 'Let's Talk About This' by Professor Wan Mohd Fauzy Wan Ismail from Center for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 1. Data from research have shown that the method of presentation or presentation skill of the teacher does not make much difference in terms of learning gain. 2. Approaches to be considered: flipped classroom, Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD), learning space, leverage social media, wiki, persuasive multimedia 3. Leverage social interaction 4. Be mindful of 'expert blind-spot' 5. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is still in experimental stage — issues about learning gain, effectiveness, etc. 6. Engaging students through discussion — they become committed and invested time — structured internal thoughts and vocalized them. 7. In a group discussion, it's not so much about getting the right answer but more importantly is the process of getting the right answer — to appreciate that t...