Blog: How does SITE apply to you as a learner, your student, and/or your audience(s)? In all categories (students of all ages, their parents, my colleagues, and myself), the SITE model must be applied. It is important to consider first the learners' background, interests, goals, challenges, opportunities, and accessibilities in context when designing instruction. While we are all different in many ways, the most crucial aspect of learning must be that the information is relevant to each of us within the context or situation of learning. For example, if I am going to learn how to swim, it is of utmost important that I be taught in the water with a live instructor rather than from only watching a video about how to swim (breathe, proper strokes, keep eyes open, what to wear, etc.). By the same token, if I want my students/their parents to learn how to use a technical program such as Edmodo, it would probably be best if I show them how to access the website and/or app. In that case, the instructional information would probably be best delivered through a screencast recording I made, which could be watched repeatedly and at different times for their convenience to heighten sense-making of the required procedure and its relevant usage for the assignment. It is also important for socio-economic-cultural and practical purposes to know whether of not they have access to the Internet at home and/or have the opportunity/ability to go to the public library to use the computer before I assign any technical lessons outside of the classroom. Flipped-lessons could be problematic for students without technology access outside of the classroom. Keeping the SITE model in mind also forces me to consider the obstacles my learners/audience may have.
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AuthorJulie C D Meyer-Houston began her exciting journey during Spring 2016 as a grad student in Touro University - California's Innovative Learning program to earn her Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree, which focuses on Social Justice & Equity and the use of technology in education. Archives
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