When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe
and model both research-based and clinically tested best practices, and
demonstrate how these best practices can be applied in the real (i.e. physical)
and virtual (i.e. online) classroom for both teaching and teacher training. The
combination of face to face instruction in a physical setting and online
learning is called blended learning. In this section of the blog we will describe
how the internet can serve as a supplemental resource for instruction and the
mentoring of pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will
begin our discussion on how the web-based multi-media presentation tool,
platform and blog, Learni.st, can be used for
Judaic instruction and the mentoring/teaching of pre-service and in-service
Jewish educators.
Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has an interactive white board (i.e. SMART
Board, Promethean, etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a Slate or Blade), a
computer presenter or computer with internet access attached to an LCD
projector in the classroom. It would be ideal if students or mentees had access
to their own laptop computers or Ipads. Given parental and school
approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used
to enhance instruction as well.
Note: Although Learni.st can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning
classroom, it can be also be used for training pre-service and in-service
Jewish educators for professional or staff development. It is our hope that
Jewish educators around the globe will form an online community of
practice, a CoP, a group of people who share an interest, a craft,
and/or a profession, to enhance the delivery of instruction and training of Jewish
educators. For example, here is
a CoP you might want to join.
Note: Learni.st can be used in a face to face and virtual classroom.
What is Learni.st?
Learni.st
is a web-based multi-media presentation tool or platform for sharing documents,
videos, audio files and other objects and links.
Where is Learni.st located on the internet?
Where can I find tutorials demonstrating how to use Learni.st?
Click on the links below to find tutorials on using Learni.st:
- http://learni.st/welcome?tb=c17b074c0fdc3b0c93699cc2fc7340f3
- http://learni.st/users/shavers/boards/986-learnist-help
On the
next post we will discuss how the web-based multi-media presentation tool,
platform and blog, Learni.st, can be used to promote instruction in the
blended learning classroom.
