Reflections originally made 5 Dec 2014 from hand-written notes transcribed here...
In regards to Cycle 1:
Students are already collaborating a lot to gain further knowledge of the software. Some 'pushing' of newly learned concepts to test their knowledge and understanding of finer details of system workings and intricacies.
** Role of Facilitator - Instructor worked to prod students to aid their thinking in directions that they could apply their newly-learned skills (day 4-5 of 5 day class). Instructor (I) asked questions of students which required student experimentation (on their own as part of a two-person team) with the software.
Post class reflection:
Student interest in scope of daily training objectives seemed higher once they knew that their training needs and inquiries would steer what they learned for the day (and in large part, determined the depth of time and attention to specific learning objectives).
Takeaways:
Student learning experience seemed to be higher (students more energetic to take on new material/concepts/challenges,) versus former classes... Students expressed their feelings that they felt empowered to steer the direction of their time, system use, and time with instructor. Required course objectives were met.
Surveys administered
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