Week 10 Reflection: Was there enough thought put into it?

The tenth class continues with the presentation of other groups which would be selected randomly, thus ensuring that all group members are well prepared as their SMART board presentation could be the one displayed in front next. From one presentation to the next, there seemed to be an air of dissatisfaction conjured by our lecturer Professor Raja Maznah due to the lack of some features she was expecting to be present in our activities. Some issues were raised in regards to the degree of efforts that put through our work; Is there a clear connection between the activity and the learning outcomes? Will pupils able to comprehend thoroughly the rubrics we provided them? Does each stage coherent with the ones before and after it? At the end of the lesson, will pupils be able to perform all the selected learning outcomes that we have presented? Though it was not an easy feeling to endure all the questions bombarded at us all in once, we have to persevere and take it as constructive comments meant for us to reflect back on our work, to seek its good and bad points, and discover new potentials that could greatly bolster our SMART board activity to her more preferable level and standards.

Creativity was another issue to ponder upon since the class regulates much over this one. Apparently, when it comes to the idea of creativity in relation to captivating young learners’ interest, some elements need to be added within our SMART board components which were the use of brightly coloured and arranged objects on each slide. Young learners are especially attracted to colourful materials displayed on board and if the background is fully utilized, it can make the ideas in a lesson more vivid and clear, thus ensuring a meaningful classroom learning experience. Though the idea sounds great, it might not regulate well on all the learning situations. For example, when there are some parts of the activity that we wish to focus, eye-catching background layout may become more distracting than it is helpful. Thus, a great deal of thoughts and reflection need to be considered before making necessary adjustments to our work.

On the whole, the comments made to other’s work are just another mixture of challenges and knowledge that we gained, all in the effort to ensuring that our masterpiece meets the right quality and able to train us to become better teachers, inside and out.