1. /23 Chapter 2 Absorb-type activities 1

2. /23 Reminder In your project you are asked to design a variety (Absorb, Do, and Connect) activities. This chapter show you examples of Absorb activities. 2

3. /23 Your Experience? 3

4. /23 Types of Absorb Activities 1.Presentations 2.Readings 3.Stories by a teacher 4.Field trips 4

5. /23 When to use absorb activity? Learners need an introduction To extent current knowledge and skills (new versions, new software) To prepare for Do and Connect activities Best for highly motivated learners 5

6. /23 Types of presentations Slide shows Physical demonstrations (repairing, kicking, performing) Software demonstration Informational films (instructional video) Dramas Discussion Presentations? 6

7. /23 Types of software demonstration Scenario demonstration (make a multiple choice question with Zebrazapps) User-interface tours (explain the icons and windows) Feature demonstration (what could be done with each button) 7

8. /23 Where to use informational video Cause and effect relationships Chronological sequence Chain of actions or discoveries 8

9. /23 Dramas Learners watch a fictional scene among people, to illustrate a situation (e.g., Troubleshooting a computer lab, good interview, classroom management,…etc.) A drama is the fictional counterpart of informational video It could be live, still images, voice, or video 9

10. /23 Discussion Presentation When a speech is too boring you may use discussion/debate presentation Helps elicit valuable information and opinions from experts 10

11. /23 Types of discussion presentations News interviews Talk-show interviews Debates Panel discussion Mock trials 11

12. /23 Readings Sometimes the best e-learning is a good book.. or a good e-book Reading may be a more active learning experience than some learning games especially as learner skims, peruses, reads, imagines, compares, re-reads, jots notes, makes bookmarks, and reflects. 12

13. /23 A Big Misconception https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= MOXQo7nURs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= MOXQo7nURs0 13

14. /23 When to use reading activities Learners need deeper knowledge You don’t have time to develop more interactive materials Well-written documents are readily available Learners are skillful readers Learners are motivated enough to read on their own 14

15. /23 Types of readings  Individual documents  Libraries of documents to select from (link to docs)  Predefined searches to find internet resources Don’t forget to include standard references such as “Bible, constitution, classic books…etc.” 15

16. /23 Internet Resources Link to Internet resources Provide specific search terms Sources of useful documents – scholar.google.com scholar.google.com – http://academic.research.microsoft.com http://academic.research.microsoft.com – http://books.google.com http://books.google.com – www.gutenberg.org www.gutenberg.org – books24x7.com books24x7.com 16

17. /23 Stories by a teacher Stories by a teacher is an Absorb activity but stories by students are Connect activity. 17

18. /23 Types of stories Hero stories Love stories Disaster stories Tragedies Discovery stories 18

19. /23 Field trips Students may tour an online presentation of a farm, an exhibit, a museum, a monument, or a historical town. 19

20. /23 When to use it? Use it when you don’t have time or budget to do a real field trip Show how concepts taught in the course are applied (or misapplied) in real world Provide access to concrete examples Reveal examples in context (food chain) Orient learners in a new environment Encourage discovery of patterns 20

21. /23 Types of field trips Guided tours Museums 21

22. /23 Virtual museums Other names: web-based museums, e-museums, virtual galleries, online museums, and online galleries. 22

23. /23 Best practices for field trips Require learning (not just fun) Include variety of media Tell what is important (why take chances?) Annotate exhibits thoroughly (15 details) Let learners inspect items in detail Help them to download what they want 23