rethinking homework (lausanne)
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Rethinking Homeworkin light of technology
Why and How Homework?
Why give it?
How do we design it?
How do we make it something they want to do?
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Typical Beliefs about Homework
Serves to extend learning beyond classroom
Intellectual ability is intrinsically more valuable than nonintellectual
Homework teaches responsibility (or obedience?)
Lots of homework is consistent with rigorous program
Good teachers give HW and good students do it
What the Research Says?
Amount of time spent on homework is positively correlated to achievement
Homework appears to be more effective for older students (15+)
As more variables are controlled for, + correlation is diminished
There appears to be an optimum amount of HW at each grade level
Tenets of LearningQuality teaching matters
Skills require practice
Time on task matters (we might need to redefine the tasks )
Quality of task is as important as time
Learning is individual
Children differ in readiness and developmental level
Children differ in learning styles
Children differ in motivation, persistence, and organizational skills (executive function)
Frustration is detrimental to motivation and desire to learn
Homework that is not completed does not help learning
What about Grading?
Once the number is attached the learning stops
Grade should reflect learning not behavior
We must ask:
Why don’t they do their homework?
What is the effect on future learning?
How do I meet the needs of individual learners?
THERE AREN’T EASY ANSWERS!
Value Added HW
Needs to be done to be successful
Doesn’t cause frustration
Enhances the classroom experience
Meets each student where they are
Has a student Hook
No Option to Take a Zero – Must Be Done
Homework HelpersTechnology Enhanced Homework
Consider HW as Formative AssessmentFeedback over Grading
Use to determine lesson plan as much as to assess
students
Google Forms
Moodle Forums
Electronically Provided Feedback
QuiaWebAssign
MoodleSchoology
WolframAlpha
Drill and Practice
Differentiating HW
Homework tasks that are too
difficult are a major demotivator
(Tomlinson 2003, Vatterott 2003)
DiigoGraphic
Organizers-MyWebspiration
Note:Boring is bad too-
Tiered Learning Objects
LAMSUdutu
Raptivity
Online Discussions
Ning Alternatives EdmodoMoodle
Schoology
Diigo Groups
Peer Review
Mahara
Shared Copy Grading
Expertiza
Review Basics
A move to metacognition
Self Assessment
• Portfolios
•Online Journals/Learning Blogs
•Google Forms – Daily Update
• Key Idea
•What you struggled with
•Question you still have or skill you need to work on
A Radical ChangeMove the Lecture and Tutorial to HW
Podcasting (2)
Screencasting
Tegrity Lite
iTunes U
Open Source Courses
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