Comments on: #Edchat 08-25 Does homework raise attainment? http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/ EDU2.0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:04 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-413 KirstenWinkler Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:04:47 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-413 Hi Robert,<br>thanks for your comment. I think you made a good point here: stay motivated. I believe tht language learning is a marathon not a sprint so you need motivation, also besides the motivation you get from your teacher, during the run.<br><br>I hope that we will see more tools for teachers in the future so we can use those platforms more efficiently. Hi Robert,
thanks for your comment. I think you made a good point here: stay motivated. I believe tht language learning is a marathon not a sprint so you need motivation, also besides the motivation you get from your teacher, during the run.

I hope that we will see more tools for teachers in the future so we can use those platforms more efficiently.

]]> By: Robert McCall http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Robert McCall Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:11:23 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-410 HI Kirsten,<br><br>I'm an online Business language teacher and I agree with your comments here Kirsten. Live Mocha is a great place to learn, and study....but it doesn't provide conversation classes, or work specific task based learning, so yes, I do the same thing...use other sites to help students learn, and stay motivated. HI Kirsten,

I'm an online Business language teacher and I agree with your comments here Kirsten. Live Mocha is a great place to learn, and study….but it doesn't provide conversation classes, or work specific task based learning, so yes, I do the same thing…use other sites to help students learn, and stay motivated.

]]> By: Information Today http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Information Today Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:42:18 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-1703 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">#Edchat 08-25 Does homework raise attainment? | Kirsten Winkler http://bit.ly/3sLg1</span></span> #Edchat 08-25 Does homework raise attainment? | Kirsten Winkler http://bit.ly/3sLg1

]]> By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-404 KirstenWinkler Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:57:51 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-404 Hi Jasemine, yes, that's what I do. I send them either to other websites or offer them self build content like flashcards at websited who offer services like this.<br><br>And yes, I think teacher time should be better used for interaction between the teacher and the students. And thanks for the blog, will check it out :) Hi Jasemine, yes, that's what I do. I send them either to other websites or offer them self build content like flashcards at websited who offer services like this.

And yes, I think teacher time should be better used for interaction between the teacher and the students. And thanks for the blog, will check it out :)

]]> By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-403 KirstenWinkler Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:52:23 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-403 I hope it will evolve to a partnership. This would mean that those partner provide me as a teacher with tracking tools or possibilities to play around with their content so I can implement this even better to my live teaching.<br><br>This is one of the projects I am working on at the moment ;). I hope it will evolve to a partnership. This would mean that those partner provide me as a teacher with tracking tools or possibilities to play around with their content so I can implement this even better to my live teaching.

This is one of the projects I am working on at the moment ;) .

]]> By: Jasmine http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Jasmine Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:34:41 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-400 Hi Kirsten, Interesting blog here. do you mean that you send your students to websites to learn vocab etc? You might be interested in this blog by a UK teacher who says that teacher time should be used for discussion etc <a href="http://www.t2l2think.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">www.t2l2think.blogspot.com</a><br><br>Jasmine Hi Kirsten, Interesting blog here. do you mean that you send your students to websites to learn vocab etc? You might be interested in this blog by a UK teacher who says that teacher time should be used for discussion etc http://www.t2l2think.blogspot.com

Jasmine

]]> By: ChinaMike http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-399 ChinaMike Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:10:27 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-399 Ya, I can see your thinking on this issue and how this could be perceived as outsourcing. And I am totally with you on teachers adopting outside tools. I tend to think of this as "strategic partnering" however. I guess whether it is outsourcing or partnering would depend on how the "other side" looked at the issue. Ya, I can see your thinking on this issue and how this could be perceived as outsourcing. And I am totally with you on teachers adopting outside tools. I tend to think of this as “strategic partnering” however. I guess whether it is outsourcing or partnering would depend on how the “other side” looked at the issue.

]]> By: KirstenWinkler http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-398 KirstenWinkler Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:54:07 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-398 From a business point of view it is outsourcing. I don't have to use my own time and capacities with tasks other companies can as good as or better than me. I can concentrate on what I do best: offer excellent conversation based classes, 100% individualised to the student's needs.<br><br>Right now there are not that many tasks that can be outsourced. But vocabulary is one of them. And I see a huge potential in the near future when those providers will work closely together with the teachers.<br><br>As I work with adults most of the time who have a busy schedule homeworks are also a great way to keep them close to the topic during lessons. Some can work more on them, some less but all of them appreciate homework. From a business point of view it is outsourcing. I don't have to use my own time and capacities with tasks other companies can as good as or better than me. I can concentrate on what I do best: offer excellent conversation based classes, 100% individualised to the student's needs.

Right now there are not that many tasks that can be outsourced. But vocabulary is one of them. And I see a huge potential in the near future when those providers will work closely together with the teachers.

As I work with adults most of the time who have a busy schedule homeworks are also a great way to keep them close to the topic during lessons. Some can work more on them, some less but all of them appreciate homework.

]]> By: chinamike http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-397 chinamike Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:41:56 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-397 I think your notion that homework should be seen as outsourcing is a bit of a misnomer. It is only outsourcing if you send the student to a place that makes money supplying the student with homework. If you give the student homework you are not outsourcing. If you send them to a free site you are not outsourcing. Students are merely following your directions.<br><br>But I digress. Indeed homework is fantastic because it increase time on task. And guess what, studies show that by increasing time on task that you increase learning. By asking students to spend more of their precious time doing homework you increase the chances that they will be even more successful at language learning. I think your notion that homework should be seen as outsourcing is a bit of a misnomer. It is only outsourcing if you send the student to a place that makes money supplying the student with homework. If you give the student homework you are not outsourcing. If you send them to a free site you are not outsourcing. Students are merely following your directions.

But I digress. Indeed homework is fantastic because it increase time on task. And guess what, studies show that by increasing time on task that you increase learning. By asking students to spend more of their precious time doing homework you increase the chances that they will be even more successful at language learning.

]]> By: Tom Whitby http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/edchat-08-25-does-homework-raise-attainment/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Tom Whitby Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:43 +0000 http://www.kirstenwinkler.com/?p=947#comment-1704 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @KirstenWinkler: My thoughts on today's #Edchat topic Does homework raise attainment? from a business point of view http://bit.ly/3NhRGF</span></span> RT @KirstenWinkler: My thoughts on today’s #Edchat topic Does homework raise attainment? from a business point of view http://bit.ly/3NhRGF

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