E-teaching:The Same As

“Brick&MortarTeaching?”

E-teaching:The Same As

“Brick&MortarTeaching?”

ArusArusActive supporter and advocate of distance

and online education in Armeniaand not only

Online Teaching vs.Brick&Mortar Teaching

Online Teaching vs.Brick&Mortar Teaching

Let’s Get Started

““eLearning doesn't just "happen"! It

requires careful planning andimplementation.”

“eLearning doesn't just "happen"! Itrequires careful planning and

implementation.”

Click&Mortar Education: Success orFailure?

Opponents of online teaching/learning listthe benefits of “brick&mortar” classrooms

as:

◍teacher is able to cater the individualneeds and learning styles of every student,◍teacher is able to motivate the students,◍there is a personalized feedback providedby the teacher.

Opponents of online teaching/learning listthe benefits of “brick&mortar” classrooms

as:

◍teacher is able to cater the individualneeds and learning styles of every student,◍teacher is able to motivate the students,◍there is a personalized feedback providedby the teacher.

Gardner’s Multiple

Intelligences

Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences

in Click&Mortar Classroom

Intrapersonal IntelligenceHigh interpersonal Intelligence

Linguistic Intelligence

Learners with a strongintrapersonal intelligenceenjoy working alone and aretalented at reflecting on theirexperiences and feelings, andlearning from thesereflections.

Learners with a highinterpersonal intelligenceenjoy working in groups and“charge their batteries”through constant interactionswith others.

Learners gifted in linguisticintelligence are sensitive tothe meaning of language andwords.

Learners with a strongintrapersonal intelligenceenjoy working alone and aretalented at reflecting on theirexperiences and feelings, andlearning from thesereflections.

Learners with a highinterpersonal intelligenceenjoy working in groups and“charge their batteries”through constant interactionswith others.

Logical-mathematical IntelligenceVisual-spatial Intelligence

Musical Intelligence

Learners strong in logical-mathematical intelligence areable to notice numerical orlogical patterns.

Learners with a keen visual-spatial intelligence have athree-dimensional relationalsense, think in pictures andsee visual relationships.

Learners gifted in linguisticintelligence are sensitive tothe meaning of language andwords.

Learners with a keen visual-spatial intelligence have athree-dimensional relationalsense, think in pictures andsee visual relationships.

Learners with a good musicalintelligence have an ability toperceive, appreciate andproduce rhythm, pitch andmusic.

Musical IntelligenceBodily-kinesthetic Intelligence

Learners with a powerful bodily-kinesthetic intelligence seem tobe the group, which, accordingto a common belief, will havemost problems in an onlineenvironment, since they enjoyphysical manipulation tasks,such as dancing or actingsomething out.

Learners with a good musicalintelligence have an ability toperceive, appreciate andproduce rhythm, pitch andmusic.

Learners with a powerful bodily-kinesthetic intelligence seem tobe the group, which, accordingto a common belief, will havemost problems in an onlineenvironment, since they enjoyphysical manipulation tasks,such as dancing or actingsomething out.

Learners possessing a strongnaturalist intelligence are ableto organize and categorize thenatural world.

Naturalist intelligenceExistential intelligence

◍Learners possessing existentialintelligence usually need moretime to contemplate overdifferent issues, since they arealways inclined to dig deeper,hence, online environment canbe an ideal milieu for them.

Learners possessing a strongnaturalist intelligence are ableto organize and categorize thenatural world.

◍Learners possessing existentialintelligence usually need moretime to contemplate overdifferent issues, since they arealways inclined to dig deeper,hence, online environment canbe an ideal milieu for them.

All Multiple Intelligences in Online Environment

Yes, it’s possible!!

Write just a word out of a story you wouldlike to tell to your e-mates if they manage

to guess at least some participle of thesaid story.

Activities:forums or online communities

online chats,Web conferencing,

emailsdiscussion boards

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Write just a word out of a story you wouldlike to tell to your e-mates if they manage

to guess at least some participle of thesaid story.

Activities:forums or online communities

online chats,Web conferencing,

emailsdiscussion boards

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Communicating with your e-mates findsomeone who owns two PhDs.

Activities:Encouraging contemplative thought

through discussion questionsEncouraging reflection on the concepts

included in the instructionProviding positive feedback in instruction

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Communicating with your e-mates findsomeone who owns two PhDs.

Activities:Encouraging contemplative thought

through discussion questionsEncouraging reflection on the concepts

included in the instructionProviding positive feedback in instruction

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Read your e-mates posts,choose one person and

describe his/her characterand/or type of personality

based on what you have read.Do not name the person, as

others need to guess whos/he is.

Activities:Online discussion boards,

emails, or online chats, as wellas conversation-style

scenarios.

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Read your e-mates posts,choose one person and

describe his/her characterand/or type of personality

based on what you have read.Do not name the person, as

others need to guess whos/he is.

Activities:Online discussion boards,

emails, or online chats, as wellas conversation-style

scenarios.

Write a list of the most importantcharacteristics of an online course. Include

the ones that can encourage your activeparticipation and share it with your e-

mates.

Activities:Online flash cards

Calculated quiz questionsCrosswords

Explaining grammar with the help ofmathematical terms and formulas

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Write a list of the most importantcharacteristics of an online course. Include

the ones that can encourage your activeparticipation and share it with your e-

mates.

Activities:Online flash cards

Calculated quiz questionsCrosswords

Explaining grammar with the help ofmathematical terms and formulas

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Choose a picture, portrait or a piece of art,which you think is closely related to your

personality, post it online, let your e-mates listen to it and try to guess why the

song is particularly dear to you.

Activities:Embedding text with visual diagrams.

Games that involve interesting shapes andcolours.

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Choose a picture, portrait or a piece of art,which you think is closely related to your

personality, post it online, let your e-mates listen to it and try to guess why the

song is particularly dear to you.

Activities:Embedding text with visual diagrams.

Games that involve interesting shapes andcolours.

Place your screenshot here

Choose a song and/or amelody, which you think is

closely related to yourpersonality, post it online, letyour e-mates listen to it andtry to guess why the song is

particularly dear to you.

Place your screenshot here

Choose a song and/or amelody, which you think is

closely related to yourpersonality, post it online, letyour e-mates listen to it andtry to guess why the song is

particularly dear to you.

Elaborate your most preferred way ofstudying new words (e.g. colourful double-sided stickers and the like), take a pictureof them and post it online. In case it is a

colourful sticker, post only one side of thepaper and let your e-mates guess themeaning of the word based on your

explanation provided.

Place your screenshot here

Elaborate your most preferred way ofstudying new words (e.g. colourful double-sided stickers and the like), take a pictureof them and post it online. In case it is a

colourful sticker, post only one side of thepaper and let your e-mates guess themeaning of the word based on your

explanation provided.

Place your screenshot here

Describe the ideal way of communicatingwith your e-mates online and explain the

reason why you think that particularmethod/way is the best one.

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Describe the ideal way of communicatingwith your e-mates online and explain the

reason why you think that particularmethod/way is the best one.

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Depict or post a picture of somethingtaken from the nature or the world ingeneral (e.g. a flower, a leaf, a fly etc.)

which best characterizes you. Let othersguess what the link is.

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Depict or post a picture of somethingtaken from the nature or the world ingeneral (e.g. a flower, a leaf, a fly etc.)

which best characterizes you. Let othersguess what the link is.

Place your screenshot here

Recommendations for Successful OnlineTeaching

Conduct a pre-course survey to gatherpreliminary information about the preferredlearning styles of the audience,

Introduce the concept of MI theory by means ofonline materials,

Help them discover their own strongest andweakest intelligences,

Make sure the tasks incorporate all learning styles,

Ensure the students have enough choice as far asassignments are concerned, yet be attentive not toinclude abundant choice.

Be aware of your own intelligence profile as ateacher and resist the temptation of including thetasks which appeal to you,

Conduct a pre-course survey to gatherpreliminary information about the preferredlearning styles of the audience,

Introduce the concept of MI theory by means ofonline materials,

Help them discover their own strongest andweakest intelligences,

Encourage both formal and informal, qualitativeand quantitative feedback on the part of thelearners as far as assignments are concerned.

Make sure the tasks incorporate all learning styles,

Ensure the students have enough choice as far asassignments are concerned, yet be attentive not toinclude abundant choice.

Be aware of your own intelligence profile as ateacher and resist the temptation of including thetasks which appeal to you,

Motivation in Online Learning/Teaching

Cognitive design focuses on process —determine learner goals and develop solutionsto help learners understand information,

Affective design captures the learner’s attention— make learners comfortable and encouragethem to perform.

Physical design addresses document appearance— select media and construct information,

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