This image gives me a visual of connecting a teacher to students virtually.
Mind wandering and education: from the classroom to online learning
This article discusses the
importance of understanding the nature and occurrence of mind wandering in the
context of classroom and online lectures.
I chose this article because I believe students’ minds wonder in both in
the classroom and during collaboration online.
They consider possible
interventions for reducing the occurrence of mind wandering in educational
settings and close by discussing potentially helpful for future research. The focus for the classroom itself was inattention,
note taking, and retention with observational approaches. The studies discussed in this article shows that
mind wandering occurs frequently in the classroom and while studying. The incidence of mind wandering during video
recorded lectures during online learning was notably high—at least as high as
the rate of mind wandering during classroom lecture. I would have thought mind wondering would
have been greater during online learning than in the classroom because the
teacher is not right there with the students.
Engaging student attention is considered an essential feature of
education
I can see how both the online and classroom learning can be equally mind wandering. I think that we need to get away from the traditional note taking and lecture classroom. There has to be something engaging that keeps the student's attention. I like the online learning because you can access it from anywhere, but there is something to be said about the social interaction of a classroom.
ReplyDeleteI too can see how your mind can wander in both online and classroom learning. I do it myself. I think the best way to keep kids engaged is through finding something they are interested in. It doesn't necessarily have to be something on a computer.
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