CompuServe Messages

[Continued] Part 2 of 5…. You can also use the system in the same way to present the group with a problem: someone did an unusual mistake and you noticed through monitoring the class in individual mode. You can discuss it with that student, then take over the monitor and keyboard and mouse control, and show the situation to the group etc… You can also use the control station to isolate certain subgroups based on various criteria: for example after you demonstrate a new technique to the class on your station, you could then ask: If anyone would like to see this demonstration again, please press your "answer" button. You can then "broadcast" to this group only and repeat the demonstration, leaving the other students to work on their own for a while…. 2. Individual teaching: This is one of the nicest things I've seen added to the system. One of my concerns is the students who are so shy they'd rather walk away without understanding the topic rather than have to raise their hand and ask a question, or the student who simply "got lost" while trying out the exercise and wouldn't want to admit it in the class. The M160T option gives the instructor a method of talking privately and assisting each student individually at any time. The students simply press the "I have a question" or "I'm lost" button, and their requests are put in a queue at the control unit. You can quickly scan their monitors and then connect to each one individually and discuss the situation with them on a one to one basis. For example: Suppose a student started working on an involved exercise but did something wrong and didn't know how to get out of it. That student could press the "I'm lost" button, and you could switch over to that student and ask through your headset: "How can I help you, John?" You can then either guide the student through the exercise or simply control that station with your keyboard and mouse, demonstrate, "undo", then ask the student to try it etc… [More]