Saturday, April 11, 2015

My first TED lesson

This is not the first time for me to make a lesson with videos. However it is the first time creating a lesson on TED. I was surprised by it's convenience. It not only provides videos but also allows teachers to create following up questions to further instruct students with comprehension. Here is my TED lesson: Breaking the language barrier | Tim Doner.

The objectives of my lesson are that students will be able to :
  1. comprehend the main idea of this video;
  2. pay attention to the details;
  3. identify the three main methods Tim used to overcome obstacles;
  4. critique the arguments in the video in both oral and written form;
  5. summarize information.
Assessment:

Video Part:
  1. The first question following the video examines the students' comprehension. 
  2. The second question focuses on one detail aspect.
  3. The third question requires the students to identify the methods and briefly summarize them.
  4. The question in discussion aims at fostering the ability of critical thinking.
In Class Part:
  1. To further pay attention to the details, I want to have my students do more activities such as filling in blanks. 
  2. Put the students into small groups to further discuss the connection between language and culture.
  3. To assess the ability of critical thinking, have each group share their points of view.

A few things should be concerned are the authenticity of the video and the connection between the video and in class activity. This new way of teaching needs to be viewed under different cultural background. In the culture like Chinese where students prefer to learn new things by listening to the speeches from teachers instead of learning all by themselves, how to motivate students into self-learning is the first thing to do before introducing new methodologies.

1 comment:

  1. Perhaps as a follow-up you could also ask the students to work in groups to create a TEDtalk for their peers. Then they could evaluate each other's TEDtalks based on a rubric you devise.

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