e-Teaching (SEDA Paper 119)

Mode of student engagement 
(type of TLA)

A. Examples of traditional TLAs

B. Examples of onsite technology
supporting TLAs

C. Examples of online technology
supporting TLAs

1 Simple presentation (transmission
/reception)

Students listen and write notes in a didactic lecture, or
read a textbook

Microphone,
chalk, simple
PowerPoint (2.1)

Shovelware
(4.1)

2 Multimedia presentation (transmission
/reception)

Students watch images, videos, demonstrations, debates, discussion panels

PowerPoint, OHP, digital  projector with DVD, VCR, interactive whiteboard (2.2, 2.3, 2.4),
handouts (2.5)

Image, video, and audio resource files; video and audio streaming; podcasts, multimedia simulations
(4.2)

3 Individual
student activity
(interact with content)

Students answer, question, reflect, use a paper Personal Development Portfolio, self assessments,
simulations, games, case studies

Gapped handouts (2.5), word processor
(3.1), simulations (3.1), writing self assessment documents

Using Web sites, Google, online tutorials and simulations.  Writing and self assessment in e-portfolios, blogs. (4.3, 4.4)

4 Student-student
interactivity
(interact with peers)

Students engage in discussion, problem-based learning, team projects,
fishbowls, role play,
peer assessment

Groupware (3.2),
Interactive Whiteboard (2.2),
Peer assessment of presentations. (3.5)

Online discussion or collaboration in discussion boards, wikis, role plays, e-mail, peer assessment, synchronous text chat (6)

5 Student-
teacher
interactivity
(interact with teacher)

Students engage in tutorials, supervision, mentoring, apprenticeship, internship, formative teacher assessment, and student evaluation of courses.

Personal response systems in interactive lectures (3.3), computer tutorials (3.1), onsite assessment aids for teachers (3.4)

See C4 above plus Frequently Asked Questions, online assessments, ballots (5)

 Or integrated as

Multimedia console (2.2)

Virtual learning environment (7)