Videos are most commonly used to provide students with a visual representation of phenomenons that are hard to imagine through text or oral description alone (Morgan, 2013). Videos are especially advantageous to students who are auditory and visual learners (Morgan, 2013). However, using videos as an instructional tool is just as much of an art […]
Author: Tabarak Baher
The “How-What-What” to Implementing A Technological Tool in Any Classroom
Although technology has found its ways into classrooms, the effectiveness of educational technologies depends on their implementation. Before a tool is implemented, the combination of the following How-What-What should be considered: (1) HOW: How does the tool add to the learning process? Before incorporating a tool, teachers should consider how the tool will help improve the students’ […]
Click Your Way to Better Learning in High School and College Classrooms
Clicker Response Systems (CRS) are devices that allow students to respond to questions posed during a lesson. Plenty of literature has discussed the relation between CRS and improving grades (Gauci et al., 2009; Lui et al., 2017). However, the extent to which CRS actually promotes learning requires a qualitative exploration of how CRS may or […]
Role of Technology in the Experiential Learning Process of Research
Without a doubt, technology has changed the way students learn. In the world of research, technology is a double edge sward. Here, I will discuss a few ways that research has added and subtracted to the research process through experiential learning. Experiential learning is defined as learning through experience or reflection on one’s actions (Kolb, […]
Battle of the Modalities: Effects of NoteTaking Styles on Memory Retrieval
The debate over which notetaking method, laptop notetaking (L-NT) or hand-written notetaking (H-NT) has riled up a storm amongst educators and students. Arguably, there are advantages and disadvantages to both (see “Digital vs. Longhand Note Taking: The Pros and Cons” by Alyssa Klingbyle ). One of the main arguments against L-NT is that it promotes […]