HOW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TOOLS CAN SOLVE CHALLENGES IN TEACHING AN ONLINE FINANCE COURSE? Presented by: Laura Vatsala & Shubha P Asst.

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1 HOW EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TOOLS CAN SOLVE CHALLENGES IN TEACHING AN ONLINE FINANCE COURSE? Presented by: Laura Vatsala & Shubha P Asst. Professor

2 Outline Introduction Discussion Conclusion

3 Introduction Motivation of paper To outline the educational technology and resources that supports the successful teaching of a online finance course. Problem Statement Which educational technology and resources should be used to overcome the challenges of teaching a online finance course? Objectives To identify the challenges in teaching an online finance course To identify the right educational technology to create effective learning resources. Methodology Focus group, SWOT analysis, review of MOOC and e-learning platforms

4 Findings- Focus group Challenges in teaching Know the audience, Comprehension of concepts, Long timeline to design the course, Providing in-depth knowledge concisely Building a lively discussion and exchange notes with students Challenges in learning disorganised content, lecture style teaching and errors in content spelling mistakes broken links and incorrect resource mapping

5 Findings- Assessment of MOOC Resource type Essential features of learning resources Features Videos One way communication. Teaching concepts and worked problems by using tablets, paper and blackboard, excel, and simulation Clear elucidation of steps while solving numerical problems Quizzes Instant feedback to end of module quiz. Provides practice Hints and instant feedback to end of topic quiz. Interactive Quizzes embed in video Test student comprehension Webinars 2 way communication through chat, un muting microphone and screen sharing Assessing comprehension of concepts (through polling) Share documents Record option Whiteboard for solving problems step by step Interposing the discussion with videos and case studies Blogs 2 way communication peer to peer interaction and instructor to student communication. Supports authentic learning, Asynchronous feedback, guided discovery

6 Findings SWOT analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Video creation tools Supports the One way Adoption of May support rote acquisition of communication conversational learning or knowledge style of video learning by The professor with rather lecture style drilling a little computer video knowledge can Teaching create the video psychomotor skills easily. like operating Videos improve calculators and grades spreadsheet Web way Asynchronous Professor must be Incorrect rubrics technology/webinar communication responses hands on to for evaluation technology/quiz Supports the support Guided makers construction and discovery learning representation of and may require to the knowledge be trained on using the tools.

7 Discussion- Evaluation of Educational Technology Tools Video creation tools Bloom s taxonomy Web2.0 technology Webinar technology Learning models

8 Conclusion Effective educational technology are bloom s taxonomy, constructivist model, video creation tools and webinars Effective resources are videos, webinars, blogs and quizzes The current educational technology tools do not completely support the constructivist classroom

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