#digital learner

Passive vs. Active Learning for digital learners

Intriguing your digital learners, how do we teach? Shall we have passive or active learners? It’s too easy to just stare at a monitor and space out. As facilitators we need to actively engage the learner to participate even in an online environment. We need to be promoting more compared to in-class sessions. Try utilizing webinar software with interactive capabilities, prompt learners out of their comfortable chairs and try various post-assessment techniques like using Kahoot for review. Having an active learner is more beneficial for the overall learning experience with all learners in the online session. Also, an active approach is proven to improved participation, engagement and knowledge retention.

Reference to online article by Catherine Duncan from ElearningWorld.org

1. Your learning goals should drive your tech goals, and not the other way around.

2. It’s not enough to think tech is important for students. You must be willing to learn it yourself.

3. Tech can make kids want to learn more, but more importantly, it creates opportunities for more learning.

4. Being an effective learner in the modern world also means you are an effective digital learner.

5. If you change the technology but don’t change your lesson, nothing really changes.

6. For students who don’t know how to use social media appropriately and effectively, who knows what opportunities they might miss?

7. Google doesn’t have answers; it has information.

8. Tech should make us more human, not less.