Participatory learning

Students' learning experience

• Student respond to priming questions to consolidate their understanding of relevant concepts in their personal space

• Students explore mathematical concepts and think through their observations using sense-making questions provided

• Students discuss their knowledge in a public space while retaining anonymity with guided questions by teachers

Design tips for teachers

• Priming questions allow students to activate prior knowledge from different experiences

• Sense making questions enable students to connect and generalise their understanding of the concepts

• Guided questions help students to identify and evaluate their shared information

Collaborative learning technologies support teachers in creating and organising space that encourage students to share their knowledge. In these environments, students are able to discuss and investigate Mathematical ideas by assuming different roles (Ares, Stroup, & Schademan, 2009) that are performed in Mathematical practices.

- Yu Yoong Kheong, Educational Technology Division