utilizing web-conferencing apps for synchronous e-learning

After you participated or assist in synchronous classes using a web-conferencing app, described what you observed and experienced by answering the items below.

1. Which web-conferencing app did the teacher use for synchronous classes? Describe its features and how you or the teacher used these features.

2. How was the content taught or delivered? How were the learning activities facilitated? What strategies did the teacher or you used to keep the students engaged? How did the students respond to the teacher? To the activities?

During the class discussion, I observed that my resource teacher delivered the content of the lessons very well. She facilitated the activities were all organized and she always keep her students actively participating by giving them a chance to talk, share ideas, do a task, and do group activities. And of course, students are very respectful to their teacher and they always follow the rules and any activities to do.

3. What was your experience in participating and assisting in synchronous classes? What were your thoughts and feelings while you participated and assisted?

My resource teacher give me a chance to teach her students and I learned something new for me on how to handle synchronous classes and yet it was so hard but I did it. I feel so grateful and thankful at that time and really boosted my confidence and improved my skills.

Analyze

1. What do you think are the best features of a web-conferencing app that you or the teacher used? How did these features help the teachers and the students?

The best features of a web-conferencing app:

• Zoom - Face messenger room

• Google Meet - Microsoft Team

All of these apps play a vital role to helps students to study and for the teachers to teach in asynchronous classes for meaningful learning.

2. Referring to the Community of Inquiry Infographic, how well did the teacher/or you use the web-conferencing app to establish: (Describe in detail.)

Teaching Presence?

My resource teacher gives very clear instructions in every activity that she wants her students to do. She immediately helps her students difficulties with every topic. Provides feedback on every student's questions, opinions, and shares thoughts and ideas. She always navigates to keep her students on task.

Social Presence?

She formulated a sense of belongings in the class.

Always maintaining a good social interaction in online-based communication.

She always let her students participate in the class and feel comfortable with it.

Getting to know each other even in different courses.

Cognitive Presence?

She always let her student share their thoughts and ideas in the class.

Provide some clarifications of the topics.

Giving a chance for her students to question for immediate action.

She let her students share their ways, solutions and apply their knowledge to solve the problem.

3. What problem or challenges did the teacher/ you or the students encounter during the synchronous classes? How did it affect the teacher/learners? What part/s of synchronous classes do you think can still be improved? How can this/these be improved?

Poor signals or low internet connection affects the learners to learn and develop their knowledge and skills. And I think in the synchronous class there are teaching approaches still she needs to change something new and effective.

Reflect

1. How ready are you in teaching an online synchronous class?

I’m almost ready to handle it.

2. Using a web-conferencing app, how else would you better establish:

Teaching Presence?

I will make sure to have very clear communication in terms of the course topics, course goals, and time frames for the learning activities which is very important. Providing also clear instructions on how to participate in the course learning activities. Guiding my students' understanding of the course topics to make them good thinkers. Keeping my students' engaged in every learning activity and doing their tasks on time. To let them explore something new knowledge and skills for their better understanding gained.

Social Presence?

I will make them feel a sense of belonging in the class.

Give them some impressions and appreciation of the way they share and express their thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

Giving them a chance to interact with other course discussions.

Acknowledging their points of view in the class.

To feel comfortable in an online conversation.

To feel them that the online discussions help them to develop their sense of collaboration.

Cognitive Presence?

Increasing students' interest in the course issues.

Let their curiosity out in the class and feel motivated to explore the content-based question.

Let the students explore various sources of information for the problem posed in the course.

Brainstorming and finding relevant pieces of information help students resolve content-related questions.

Give students appreciation in different perspectives of online discussions.

Have a reflection on the course content and discussions to help students understand fundamental concepts in the class.

To test them and apply their knowledge created in the course.

3. What do you still need to learn in order to conduct an online synchronous class using a web-conferencing app effectively?

I still need to learn some authentic and very effective teaching approaches to conduct an online synchronous class.

Write Action Research Prompts

This part allows you to synthesize or put together what you noticed, analyzed, and reflected on to come up with a possible topic for an action research.

OBSERVE

1. What problematic situation/ challenges/ area of improvement did you see while you participated and assisted using a web-conferencing app for synchronous learning?

Students have poor interest/motivation and engagement to learn the course.

List at least three sources that you have read about this problem/ challenge.

On what theory/principles can this problem be anchored?

Principles of an Educational Theory of Interest

Reflect

1. What do I hope to address the problem/challenge/area of improvement in web-conferencing app use? What change do you want to achieve?

Using technology that is compliant with security regulations and always up to date on encryption. Ensure security personnel should be consulted when implementing and upgrading video conferencing technology. When you start the pain might seem worse, after a while most of the problems tend to go away.

PLAN

1. If you will conduct an action research, what will be the title (Base this on your answers in nos. 1-3):

Students' Lack of Interest: How to Motivate Them?

ACT

2. What strategies/solutions/means can you employ to improve the situation/solve the problem?

Effective problem solving is all about using the right process and following a plan tailored to the issue at hand. Recognizing your team or organization has an issue isn’t enough to come up with effective problem-solving strategies. To truly understand a problem and develop appropriate solutions, you will want to follow a solid process, follow the necessary problem-solving steps, and bring all of your problem-solving skills to the table.