There are numerous ways to create a motivating learning environment for your language classes. One of them is by assigning project for the student to discover and learn new lesson autonomously. This week we have an opportunity to learn about how this approach, the Project-Based Learning (PjBL, to avoid confusion to the other approach, PBL (Problem-Based Learning).
Project Based Learning gives a huge opportunity for the students to develop their sense of learning autonomy. The teachers only perform roles as director or moderator that give full access to the students learn by themselves in completing the project. Gaer has given a list of essential elements that the project needs to be geared to the population, students must comprehensively understood of the value of the project they are doing, and flexibility of time is a must.
There has been quite a discussion about these elements and how they can be integrated into classroom. For teachers who are given full access to modify lesson plan of their classes, creating PjBL can be of a great teaching-learning experience. However, for teachers teaching at school that provide pre-set lesson plan can improvise with PjBL with assignment-like project that requires less time consumption.
Adding to the discussion and reading assignment on PjBL, we are also introduced to creating rubric with rubistar. However, I managed to make customized rubric for the lesson plan for Cross Cultural Understanding lesson plan that I presented in the previous week, not with rubistar. I would love to use the rubric feature of zunal webquest. Perhaps, later, I would like to import to my webquest page.
Regards,
Rahmat
Hi Rahmat,
ReplyDeleteIn zunal, the rubric page offers only limited categories, as far as I remember, it has only 4 categories, and I am not sure if you can add more categories. So, if you decided to make your rubric there, keep it in mind :)
Shahnoza
Hi Rahmat,
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you that there are ways in enhancing our teaching techniques and methods for our students by using technologies that we have discussed in this online course.
Haven't you used zunal for creating your rubrics? In my opinion, as Shahnoza said, if you create a very detailed rubrics (i.e. for your CCU class) then it must be compressed into some main points of the assessment that can cover our judgment in in what our students have achieved. Or, in zunal, you can not only use the rubrics but instead it is in the form of essay in the evaluation part.
Well, that is just a suggestion from me. Thanks for useful ideas that you write in the nicenet.
Best regards,
Yudi