Pose your questions for Cathy by Chartered College of Teaching https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions Click the pink + button to pose your questions for Cathy by the end of Tuesday 2 November. We'll be select 5 of these questions to send to Cathy. Click like to increase the chances of a question being selected. en-us 2014-01-08 18:27:34 UTC 2022-03-31 20:03:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Questions for Cathy https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1839850080 Can the use of technology support an environmentally-minded ethos in schools? Reduction of paper resources etc.

We live in a world where a significant proportion of the adult population is using technology to perform most work functions. How does educational research reconcile findings linked to poorer learning outcomes for pupils with the skills technological use may give them for their later working lives?]]> 2021-10-24 20:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1839850080 Following the video from Kirschner https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1858594999 1-I still have some questions regarding students with visual and audio impairments: those who need characters enlarged above 24 to be able to access content are surely benefiting from these new technologies. 

2-I also wonder in the context of language learning if technologies are not enhancing learning: when students can see a Mandarin character animated and being drawned again and again, surely it must be supporting all students especially those with weaker hand-writing? What about vocabulary learning apps?

3-And what about access to laptop in exams? Are they counter productive? Should we stop using them? Or when are they proven to make a difference? 

4-Are online learning plateformes like Google Classroom be proven and evaluated as an effective learning tool? Surely, they help students to review the content if the lessons and organise their learning and also provide support for impaired students.]]> 2021-11-01 12:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1858594999 Hybrid lessons https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862207387 It may be too early given that we are still mid-pandemic, but is there any research exploring the outcomes for remote (and therefore more technology dependent) students as compared to physically present students in hybrid learning environments?]]> 2021-11-02 16:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862207387 How do we implement the use of technology in class without causing too much distraction for the pupils? https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862251606 As someone that teaches in Primary in a Special Needs School, we use technology on a daily basis but find that pupils get distracted quite easily, especially when with their peers. Therefore, I wanted to know what strategies I could use in the class to ensure they are staying on task and getting the most of their learning.]]> 2021-11-02 16:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862251606 The use of technology for student feedback... https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862269435 The use of technology for student feedback was touched on in one of the sections of this course and is something that has been suggested to staff at my school through our teaching and learning briefings. Benefits that have been highlighted are mainly focused around efficiency but also the ability to have everything in one place and being able to have an ongoing dialogue between teacher and student. I have adopted this way of giving feedback and am enjoying doing so but I'm curious to know what the research suggests about the benefits/downfalls of technology for giving feedback to students. ]]> 2021-11-02 16:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862269435 1. Is there a medium term benefit to 'task switching'? I understand that in the short term (during the course of an hour lecture for example) paying attention to one thing only is beneficial for the learning of that one thing. However is it possible that those who are task switching (between emails, working on spreadsheets etc) at 10-20 minute intervals have a greater stamina as learners throughout the day? I believe teachers are highly productive in virtue of the necessity to 'task switch' throughout the course of the day (teach/ manage behaviour/ respond to email/ create a lesson/ complete a spreadsheet etc). Is it possible that longer term learning (learning throughout the day) benefits from 'task switching' as a means to provide positive procrastination? https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862289979
2. One thing we have to acknowledge about new media technology and learners is how it breeds an expectation around personal choice. I have found that pupils consume hours worth of online learning (youtube videos, massolit, seneca etc) when they might do only a small amount of written revision. Maybe this is because it is in many ways less of a cognitive burden and therefore a more pleasant (but ultimately less beneficial) experience. I have observed student learning behaviour which is inordinately positive simply because the learning is directed to take place online. I think students would be far more likely to watch a video of a teacher delivering a lesson than listen to their teacher delivering in front of them in real life! Online learning carries the positive association of autonomy which is one of the defining traits of new media and e learning. 
Am I right? Does the apparent success of e-learning show us the importance of student autonomy in their learning?]]> 2021-11-02 16:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862289979 Teachers too? https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862470374 The debate centres around tasks for pupils, however should we also consider the same issues in respect of teacher activities? Is there evidence that suggests planning is more/less effective when using technology/by hand?]]> 2021-11-02 18:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/charteredcollege/septcluestions/wish/1862470374