Friday, May 2, 2014

Value Of Having Interactive Classroom

By Heidi Carver


Learning in a classroom will be more effective if everybody has interaction. It will be great if teachers are not the only ones who will do the talking. It would be great if their pupils can also talk and can interact with other students while learning.

Educational institutions have created various learning strategies. These institutions made a plan to create an interactive classroom. This plan was great as it gave so much comfort on ensuring that their pupils have learned what they are teaching.

This idea is much better than having a traditional classroom. It does not limit the scope of subjects being learned. Learners are allowed to actively participate in the class using various techniques. The following are the benefits of having it in a school.

A learner can learn about the subject at a rate he is capable of. Because he studies at his own rate, he can prepare for some extracurricular activities. Learners could just study faster at a topic which they understand and study slowly on a topic which they find difficult. By doing this, faster learners will not be delayed by other students who finds that topic challenging. Teachers will then add new topics if the student is ready.

Another benefit is it reduces operation expenses of the school. Schools can save money on their utility bills since learners do not need to be inside the room at all times. It allows the school to use those rooms for their classes which could not be taught interactively. There are also schools that allow their students and teachers to just meet online if the weather is not good. A student no longer need to travel and would save transportation costs.

In this kind of learning, a traditional board is done online. A board like this includes a message thread made by their teachers. A student can use the threads to post some questions and to participate in their discussion. A student can work and can answer questions wherever he may be. He also has an option to be able to use chat rooms for discussing things real time.

If the teacher is not proficient on some topics, they should utilize this learning style to teach their student. It can give pupils a lesson for a subject. If schools do not have some concept model for their subjects, it can provide software programs which are capable of making them.

This style can also encourage a pupil to make his communication skills improved. He can be encouraged to improve it to be able to have more interaction on a discussion. It helps to develop their confidence in interacting with other people. It will then be simple for him to express ideas on a subject.

Having this type of learning, learners would develop their critical thinking and communication skills. It would not limit them as to what is just available in the classroom. It provides a lot of sources for the subjects if they wanted to learn more about it. It would be a good training for them to be prepared for the real world.




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