Month: August 2023

Hi Pod7, I’m glad to have the opportunity to share my peer review on your topic “How to Effectively Use Social Media in the Classroom” in this blog.

First of all, integrating social media into the classroom is very relevant to our current life. I think the most significant advantage you have in choosing inquiry-based learning as your teaching strategy is that it encourages critical thinking, personalization, practicality and life-long learning. The rationale for this choice is well explained, in particular how it enables learners to explore and evaluate the use of social media in education according to their goals and interests.

I think that in your subtopics, you have effectively addressed the needs and characteristics of your target audience (educators) and utilized many different resources and interactions to help students understand and master the class.

With the subtitle “Navigating Social Media Safely in Educational Settings”. I agree with the subtitle of Talking to You about the Potential Risks Associated with Social Media Use. In addition to online quizzes and reading resources, guest speakers can also be invited to share and discuss with online safety and security experts. Learners can better identify and deal with online fraud through the real cases shared by experts, which is also interactive.

In your thread on “Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Social Media in Education”, the advice I would like to give about the assessment program is that the idea of engaging in discussion and critical thinking by commenting on peer posts is cool and relevant to your Learning strategy-inquiry-based learning. How to make this topic interesting can allow learners to engage in critical discussions by blogging separately about different perspectives on social media (sharing strengths and weaknesses, etc.)

Overall, your topic design is very logical and interesting. Hope my suggestion can help you :）

What experiences have you had with interactivity in learning environments? How did the interaction (or lack of interaction) affect your learning? Your enjoyment?

Hello everyone, this week’s blog I want to discuss and compare the similarities and differences between my past study environment in China and the study environment at uvic based on the above questions.

First of all, I want to discuss the same place, whether in China or Canada, the interaction in the learning environment is very important, such as the interaction between teachers and students in the classroom. The importance of interaction in a learning environment is recognized both in China and at Victoria University. Interaction and discussion in the classroom can enhance students’ analysis and understanding of problems from different angles, and also allow teachers to better understand students’ mastery of the content.

Differences: I think Canada and China have different sizes of interaction. First of all, China is mainly teaching in large classes. One teacher may have to deal with larger class sizes that may make it difficult to interact with teachers one-on-one. Smaller class sizes at VU may facilitate more frequent interaction with teachers and fellow students. On the other hand, I think the Chinese education model is more inclined to teachers talking more than students interacting in class, which may cause students to be afraid to speak. Canadian education encourages students to actively debate and participate in discussions.

In general, no matter what kind of interaction method it is for me, it can help me better participate in the classroom. At the same time, teachers should also use different interaction methods to help students with different personalities and cultural and educational backgrounds integrate into the interaction.