MICRO TEACHING REFLECTION

o What did I like and dislike about online teaching?

What I liked most about online teaching was the fact that it was extremely convenient, as I could teach without having to travel, saving valuable travel time without a drop in the quality of the lesson. The digital interaction allowed for more accessories in terms of the addition of visuals, videos, music, and even games, something which is more difficult to do during a standard lesson between the four walls of a typical classroom.

 

What I disliked was the technical difficulties of the Kahoot Quiz game which unfortunately glitched at the worst possible time. Having checked, and double-checked the quiz, testing it among relatives and peers prior to the microteaching lesson, like all modern technologies, especially considering the availability or unavailability of access to wireless internet due to load shedding, the risk of a possible malfunction is always possible.

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o What new skills did I learn through this experience?

The new skills I learned were to be more technologically savvy, using the tools of screen share, videos, music, and Microsoft PowerPoint slideshows all helping contribute to a more exciting lesson which had as high of a ceiling as I could ever imagine. I so wish that I could have had access to such lessons during my own schooling career, because it would have gripped me so much more, creating and stirring interest, and that desire to want to learn!

 

o What would I do differently?

Based upon my own review, as well as that of my peers, I would either not use the Kahoot quiz, or use a different App or Website to help create a different game with a better chance of success without glitches. I would also add role-playing on the part of the learners to help integrate them more into the lesson, as suggested by peers. I would also make more use of maps in terms of visuals, especially when teaching Social Sciences, to enable learners to have a better understanding of the content using a variety of visuals.

 

o Did I choose appropriate tools to teach my online lesson?

Yes and No. At first, I thought that the tools I adopted were perfect for the lesson, but looking at the peer reviews, I learned that the map used needed to be clearer and easier to interpret and understand and that I would have been better off using another proven App instead of the Kahoot quiz game such as Quizlet.com.

 

o How has this experience developed you for teaching in a school?

More and more schools and teachers around the country are using microteaching and online lessons to teach, so it is imperative that I master the art of digital teaching to keep up to date with the latest tools to help educators teach. While every experience may have had setbacks, this is only part of the learning process, and so it is okay to make mistakes, but only if I learn from them by eradicating those errors in future lessons, which is key to developing myself as an educator.