Online Project Based Teaching Learning
- 1. KRISHNA KUMARI UPADHAYAYA, PHD. 2ND SEMESTER KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, NEPAL How can we best engage our students in 2021/22 (Online PBL in ELT)
- 3. My Background: I started teaching children after my high school. In the beginning, I taught quite a lot of subjects for primary kids. I am purely an English language teacher these days up to tertiary level and a trainer. My major achievements include my new teaching methods and few books that I have published. I am interested in innovative school curriculum.
- 7. Covid 19 and It’s Impact on Education The internet had been used for Googling, Tick Tocking, Facebooking, Twitting, and Insta posting until 2019. Nepal government declared online classes countrywide in March, 2020 Now, Fcaebookers, Tick Tockers had to get into learning. Schools embraced online mode with whatever and however.
- 8. What Happened Next? Did the students enjoy the learning process? In the beginning, they loved seeing each other on the video. Later, they started keeping their video off and mic muted. The exam results revealed, the students’ achievement level was highly waned.
- 9. My Story: - I organized a case study with the students of class IX and X (64 students) - The report exposed: - The students didn’t like the lectured method. - They were demotivated by the negative humiliating comments of their teachers. - They didn’t like their English teacher.
- 10. Online Project Based Learning - Student-centric, autonomous, collaborative approach. - The learning process through virtual platform. - Use of devices: tablet, laptop, mobile, desktop computer etc. - Time bound activities - Learners acquire knowledge through experience and engagement (Mezirow, 1991)
- 11. Stages in PBL Method (Students) - Topic Selection - Investigation - Data Collection - Synthesis - Presentation
- 12. Teacher’s Role in PBL - Design plan - Align to standards - Build the culture - Manage activities - Scaffold students’ learning - Engage and coach
- 13. Students’ Response on the Project
- 14. Research Method: Narrative Inquiry - The participants told their story. - The series of actions in chronological order. - I collected the stories from individuals and groups. - Stories emerged from individual experience. - Data collection through interview and observation.
- 15. Students’ Response What I liked about this method is story development during video making. My experience about this project is that I was not afraid of delivering speech in front of the class. My favorite part of the project is we didn’t have the teacher with us all the time, still, we were helping each other and trying our best to have our project done as perfectly as we could. I think, I loved the freedom we had during the time of project work. The best part of the project is our teacher’s motivational praise which helped boost our self-confidence. We later realized that, we had been engaged to a creative task which enhanced our critical thinking. I think online learning should be activity based like this, otherwise our friends turn off their video and play mobile games.
- 16. Modes of Communication Online Messenger WhatsApp Zoom MS Teams
- 17. What’s New? We have various learning platforms which are project based What happened in August?? Students were allocated tasks for reading. They were given requirements of reading. They were given time line for the presentation. The presentation requirement was a video format. Requirement for the video making: Students’ dress up, gesture, speed of reading, neutrality. Reading models : 1. Senior: story reading, news reading, biography reading (English Teacher) 2. Junior: Stories, My favorite toy, My family, My favorite cartoon etc. (English Teacher)
- 18. PBL for WHO? For at risk students and all.
- 19. The Projects in Hand: Reading Writing Speaking Poem Recitation Handwriting Talent Shows We make these happen through positive reinforcement
- 20. Also: Making a Monthly Scrapbook Writing Fictional Letters to Their Ideal Person Organizing Virtual Interviews Making Abstract Videos Diary Writing # For speaking and writing We are hopeful that things will get better every day.
- 21. Findings The students developed motivation toward learning. They developed self-esteem . Their fear to speaking was overcome. Teacher’s attitude toward teaching was changed. Both the teacher and the students went through creative and innovative stages. The classroom was democratic which helped in equal participation of all students. etc. etc. Students went through their own ideas, opinions, self-presentation and experiences which led them to self-realization. The teacher no more was a disgusting creature for the students.
- 22. Where Am I at This Point? Involving students in Online PBL. Thinking about new tools for classroom activities rather than instructions from Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet etc. I am working on the project of exploring other online platforms for students. o Microsoft forms o Google Docs o PowerPoint Presentation development by students o Game applications o YouTube, Padlet, Online Stopwatch, NoHands App etc.
- 23. Thank You