Interactivity

This week we've learned to prepare an interactive presentation with Power Point. This was new to most of us. We had all use Power Point up to some degree or another, but always as a directive approach of presenting.

And now it is clear that we can make interactive activities with this program, as well as other ones such as Hot Potatoes, JClic, etc.

Besides, we've discussed the problem of large classes. We normally don't have this kind of problem in Spain. The law says that they can't exceed 25 students in Primary and 30 in Secondary Education. Years ago I read a book about different school systems around the world for a job I had to do, and discovered that in Asia class size is not a major problem, since there are (or were) no behabioral problems. But in teacher training we normally address large groups of people in order to maximize the invested money.

So, student grouping and methodology (like an interactive approach) are essential. Project based learning and student centered education are the best way to ensure the engagement of students, be it in large classes or not.