April 29, 2014

Benefits Of An Interactive Classroom

By Heidi Carver


Classrooms could provide effective learning when interaction is there. It is nice if the one who can talk is not only the teacher. It is better if learners are allowed to talk and have interaction with others as they learn.

Schools have developed many learning strategies for this. They have thought about having an interactive classroom. It was a nice idea as it gave a lot of benefits in making students learn more on what has been taught to them.

This has been much effective than the traditional classroom. This would not limit a scope of the subject being taught. Students are being allowed to participate actively in class through a lot of techniques. The next statements are the advantages of having one in your 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.

It would be an advantage for the school in having reduced operation expenses. They could save money on utility bills as their students do not have to be in the classroom always. The school could then use these rooms to teach classes which they could not teach interactively. There are some schools which allow learners and teachers to meet online during a bad weather. The student does not need to go to school and, thus, save on transportation.

In this type of learning, the traditional board is set up online. These boards can include message threads which have been set up by the teacher. Learners can use this thread to post their questions and participate in a discussion. Students can work and answer other questions regardless of their location. They also have an option to use a chat room if ever they wanted to discuss something real time.

If their teacher does not have the expertise on the subjects, they could use this kind of learning to teach students. It could provide the students with the lessons for those subjects. If a concept model for subjects are not available, they can create it through software programs.

Another thing is that it motivates a student to improve his communication skills. He would be motivated to do this so he can be more active during discussions. It would make him have more confidence when talking to others. It would make it easy for him to express his ideas on the subjects.

To have this kind of learning, the learners would be able to develop critical thinking and their communication skills. It does not limit on what is available in their classroom. It gives them many sources for subjects when they like to learn about it more. It will be a great training for learners to prepare for a real world.




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