Overview: We thought that Group B’s interactive learning resource draft did a Fantastic job! We loved how professional and easy to navigate the website was. We really liked how the content was organized into different subtopics, starting with personal health information, then into cybersecurity threats, how to protect your data, and finally the legal and…
Microaggressions: An Ally’s Guide to Fighting Gender Bias This activity has learners learning in numerous ways. First, students are guided through numerous slides and select buttons to learn background information and terminology. After, there is an interactive game where learners go through numerous in-office and out-of-office scenarios surrounding gender stereotypes. Once getting into the scenarios, there is lots of interaction, as learners must choose…
How will your interactive learning resource specifically ensure that the needs of all learners can be met? We designed our interactive learning resource with all learners in mind, following UDL and curriculum standards. Focusing on the UDL means for Representation, we have broken up our unit into numerous mini topics, applying the principle of building knowledge. By chunking the information, it…
What is Direct Instruction? Direct instruction is teacher led instruction. Direct instruction starts with reviewing the previous lesson, and then stating the learning outcomes and goals for the lesson. The teacher then will step by step present the new material, giving detailed instructions that the learner can understand. The learner will be then given lots of practice for what they have just learned, while the teacher checks for…
Socially Constructed Gender Roles and Stereotypes in the Workforce Amelia Both, Maya Stevens, Hannah Raye, and Sophia Thomas Overview: Gender roles and stereotypes in the workforce are socially constructed beliefs about the kinds of jobs, behaviours, and responsibilities that are considered appropriate for different genders. These ideas are shaped by society, culture, family, education, and…
Describe an example from your life of when you were taught using one or more of the methods described in the reading: behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism and connectivism. As I am in the Bachelor of Education program, this year we completed a course on Math instruction. The main project in this course consisted of our class divided into groups, and…