Saturday, March 16, 2019
BOLT-101 Module 3
I tried out the Quizlet tech tool. I tried making some flashcards about Potential and Kinetic Energy concepts. Overall, I found the process fairly intuitive and quick, but I didn't see much value in the activity. Making flashcards for students might work well for rote memorization, but this class is more about learning how to apply concepts and solve problems. For example, my first test was open book and open notes, so memorization wasn't important. Furthermore, I couldn't find out how to write formulas in the simple text box that you are given, which pretty much killed it for me. In a Physics class, that's what the flashcards would be all about, if you did want to make them. I went down the rabbit hole a bit after the initial flashcard development, though. I eventually ended up at google classroom, which I had never seen before. I use google tools a lot in my daily work, research, and personal routines, so I was excited about this site and its potential. I liked its simplicity, and I quickly set up a quiz with a few basic questions. However, I soon found that it was too simple to do some of the things I would have liked it to do, such as embed simulations or lecture slides. I wonder if anyone else in this BOLT-101 class has any experience with Google Classroom?
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I agree, the inability to put formulas into a lot of the online tools kill them for me. There are a few workarounds for some of the tools (plickers, for instance, requires you to install a tampermonkey tool in google chrome), but a lot of the tools are better in theory than they are in practice for things that require mathematical formulas.
ReplyDeleteHi Jason,
ReplyDeleteGlad this worked out for you, and I like your point about not being too focused on rote memorization. But I wonder if it would be helpful at all for students to at least be able to learn some of the new definitions of words, even if ultimately that's not how you are going to assess them? I struggle with the same problem, of not just focusing on rote memorization of terms, but at the same time, I want to be sure that they understand the terms so they can properly apply them in real situations. Just a thought. . . Thanks for sharing!