LearningJournalonJames’LecturesNov
5,2014Today,wehaveJamesThomasgivingusclassforthefirsttime
ThoughweknewhiminthefirstdaywhenwehadOpeningCeremony,Jamesstillgaveusanverydeepimpressionofbeingscholar
Atthebeginningoftheclass,JamesusedaVennDiagramtostartadiscussionoftherelationshipamongthetriomembersandtheircommongroundsanddifferences
ThenJamesusedanothermethod“wordle”toshowhowwordsareassociatedwithoneanother
AndthenJamesgaveustwodifferentpicturesandaskedtwodifferentparticipantsfromtwodifferentgroupstofindoutthedifferencesinthetwodifferentpicturesbyusinganactivitycalled“TangoPairs”
LaterIgottoknowthatforthewholemorning,Jamesintroducedusdifferentactivitiesusedintheclassroomteachingandonlineteaching
Intheafternoon,Jamescontinuedtogiveusmoreskillsandtechniquesandtasktypesandsometoolscanbeusedtoor