Peer teaching is the way to go!

Our second online encounter wanted to cartoon me because my screen was not showing me what I expected to see!lol. Anyhow, I figured it out and joined the class successfully.  Even though  I missed telling our guest professor about myself, I did not miss hearing her telling us about the advantages and pros of online teaching and virtual learning.  When she mentioned virtual online learning I thought of second life in Karen's class. Lily mentioned that online has come in handy in the sense that it has provided access to education especially for people who live in extreme remote and rural areas.  She mentioned that because of online learning, people who cannot physically make it to class or school, have the opportunity to learn and not miss out on anything. Lily's comment coincided with what the Professor I'm observing said. They both agree that online class allows people who have jobs or people who are very busy with other things than just school to an opportunity of ...

This week we have learned about twitter and how we as teachers can use it as a teaching aid in our classrooms.  We also created twiiter accounts. Furthermore, I learned about how rapidly technology changes.  It was fun sitting in a cirle discussing about our opinions regarding technology and how we understood the article that was posted in D2L about teachnolgy as a transformer or replica of the traditional method of teaching.  What interested me most was the fact that many of us are technophobic which is something to look at from a different angle.

Many students learn much better when helped by their peers.  Sometimes students do not understand what is taught instantly, therefore, teachers use those that understood better to explain and help those that didn't understand the material taught.  However, there are some students who may not really benefit from peer teaching, but majority of students will always understand if helped by their peers. What do you think?