May 7, 2009
The last three days have gone by very quickly. I have been having my LSN students use my Government HSA Review wiki to prepare for their HSA exam on May 19th. So far, the students have responded very well to the different resources on the wiki. They particularly get a kick out hearing me explain the PowerPoint slides—some of them giggle when they hear me talk because I tried to use a variety of voices to keep the explanations from becoming mundane. This learning experience is a great example of individualized learning since each student can go at their own pace. Even some of my ‘toughest’ students are responding well to the different activities.
With anything new, I have come across some minor errors, though I am fixing them as I go. There have only been minor technical problems, though our mobile laptops can be very slow when they turn on—keeping the students focused during this period has been challenging, but we have been doing practice multiple-choice questions during this wait time.
I am looking forward to see how the students respond to the HSA after spending the next few weeks using this wiki.
