Tuesday, January 10, 2017

PLO 3

Design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhance instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners.

Program Learning Outcome 3 is used to understand how instructional design is used to support the needs of all learners.  It is also critical to the academic success of students.  It is crucial that the teacher knows who diverse students are, how they impact the classroom, and how the learning process affects each of them.  Furthermore, when the classroom environment is created all students have the opportunity to be engaged in the learning process and requires the teachers to look at the technology in the classroom and determine what is beneficial.  


As an educator, it is critical to building relationships and understand students so that the class will run smoothly.  Although most students have the knowledge and understanding of most topics, it is important to support the struggling learners.  Understanding which students will need additional support is necessary if a teacher expects to be successful in the classroom.  Educator needs to keep the students focused and engaged to maintain the students on track. In the past, teacher-centered learning was important, but today the class is geared to the student-centered learning.  Teachers need to create a classroom environment that all students can have the opportunity to be a successful student.  
According to Willoughby, No two students enter a classroom with same abilities, experiences, and needs. Learning style, language proficiency, background knowledge, readiness to learn, and other factors can vary widely within a single class group. Regardless of their individual differences, however, students are expected to master the same concepts, principles, and skills (2005).  As an educator, we need to find the many learning styles are the learners and incorporate those skills into the learning environment.  There are seven different learning styles that the educator needs to examine to find which learning style is best suited for their students. 







This activity will cover Program Learning Outcome 3 “designing learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners.

Supporting the Needs of all Learners


References

A Handy Visual Featuring The 7 Learning Styles. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11, 2017, from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/09/a-handy-visual-featuring-7-learning.html

Willoughby, T., & Wood, E. (2008). Children's learning in a digital world. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub.

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