Tuesday, 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.

There are schools that have developed a lot of strategies for learning. Schools thought of making an interactive classroom. That was a good idea as it offered many advantages in being sure that a student learns more about what was taught to him.

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 student can study a subject at his own pace. By working at his own pace, he could prepare for other tasks outside the course. This allows a student to just study quickly in a subject he already understands and slow down on the subject which he finds hard. Through this, other students will not be delayed by other learners who find some lesson hard. The teacher could just add a new subject when students are ready for it.

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 new learning style, traditional boards are being created online. Boards like these allow the creation of conversation threads which could be created by teachers. Pupils may use the thread in order to post a question and to have participation in the discussion. Learners could study and could answer the questions wherever they are. They have a choice to create chat rooms for real time discussions.

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 advantage of this is it will motivate a learner to improve her communication skills. She will be motivated to do it so that she can actively participate during the discussion. It will make her more confident when interacting with others. This will make it easier for her to express her ideas on some subjects.

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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