Combining the best of technology with the best of people, in and outside of the classroom
I saw a great use of Padlet by an academic in the sciences last week which seems to have really gone down well with their students.
They decided to summarise a key biochemical process on a Padlet wall using a mixture of media on the wall to illustrate different points. Several students commented how they found it more interesting to explore the Padlet to discover the key points about the process.
It strikes me this is an appraoch that is simple and could be used for any subject area.
Padlet is just such a fabulous tool that can support classroom teaching in a variety of ways. It is one of our favourites. Think if a virtual wall on which anyone can easily post notes – not long diatribes – but notes, view on things, questions, ideas. Visible to all in the class, a lecturer can use padlet to collect questions, suggestions prior to a classrooms session.
I have often used padlet for several days before a session to get ideas for what to focus the session around – especially at the start. In addition padlet is often used to collect feedback after a class or even during a class. One powerful and valuable classroom scenario where padlet can come in to its own is in group work. As the work a group can record its thoughts on a padlet wall for the group and then this can be displayed at plenary for all to see.
It’s free with limits but even the free version is very usable for many scenarios.
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