The Working Men's College (WMC)
Learning through doing
| This case study illustrates how learners can
benefit from the use of an interactive whiteboard and voting system
as part of classroom- based learning. A summary of key points is given
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What is the intended outcome?
Learners apply knowledge and newly acquired skills through active
participation.
What is established practice?
- Practitioners demonstrate skills in context and set associated
tasks
- Practitioners adapt tasks to the existing competences of learners
- Practitioners build up learners’ skills in sequences of
smaller steps on which later knowledge and skills depend
- Learners develop skills of their own through repetitive and
progressive tasks
What advantages can e-learning bring?
- Learners can be effectively motivated towards skills acquisition
that requires repetition when they are participating kinaesthetically,
for example, through using an interactive whiteboard and voting
system
- Use of images and audio files can support the development of
conceptual learning
- All learners can participate in group tasks through the use
of wireless technologies (for example, a wireless keyboard and
mouse), or electronic voting devices
- Increasing learners’ active participation through interactive
learning sequences may have an impact on their ability to learn
and may improve retention and achievement
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