My reflection on Learning Launch

Challenge

I am a teacher in K11 Art Mall (South America) of courses on social sciences in the career of  Computer Technologist. Due to the pandemic of Covid-19, all of the courses are being taught online  since march and by the month of august, second semester of the year, the students are tired,  distracted, overwhelmed with the demands of the courses they attend and the assessments they  have to pass and so it’s very hard for me to get them properly involved in my classes. The group I  have now has 15 students, all male in the ages of 19 to 21 years old.

Selection

Considering the challenge I face, my hypothesis is that they not only need access to the topics but  also a space where they can express the challenges they face in their careers, feel motivated and  confident in order to better absorb and experience the different subjects (that are related to what  they are experiencing: motivation, leadership, team work, conflict solving, etc). So I decided to  redesign my lessons’ plan to incorporate that hypothesis. I already interviewed the students,  exchanged with other colleagues, generated lots of ideas thorough brainstorming and came up with  different variations of the plan. Now I’m ready to use the learning launch tool with my students.

Application

This technique will help me to test fast and recalibrate the option that I think it’s the most suitable  for the situation, although I’m keeping the others in case I need to grab them to be tested as well.  Next class I’ll be presenting my students with the new structure that considers increasing their  involvement using polls and games and a “group therapy session”, as well as simplifying the theory  of the course through videos and podcasts they can use to put together the topics and then  implement them in the Wiki they are developing for the course. This first class I’ll be observing and  registering their reactions to the different activities proposed in order to make the necessary  changes to meet their needs.

Insight

I believe this tool will help me, not only to test my hypothesis but also to try the different ideas that I  came up during the process, in order to quickly identify the most effective ones and implement them  in the plan for the rest of the semester. Also, due to the dynamic of my classes, I can use this  technique to try new ideas that can come up because of the quick feedback with the students.  Finally, I think that this activity for itself will provide the students with new experiences and involve  them in the process of the development of a plan that serves their learning outcomes.

Approach

Considering what I mentioned previously, this tool is appropriate to test my ideas and hypothesis, as  well as rethinking the solutions and activities prioritizing the ones that are most suitable for the  situation. The students will be the centre of this innovation and the fact that I have access to them  every week will allow me to get constant feedback and do as many iterations of this tool as needed  to come up with the best innovative answer for the situation.


My reflection on Learning Launch Challenge I am a teacher in K11 Art Mall ( South America ) of courses on social sciences in the career of Computer Technologist . Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 , all of the courses are being taught online since march and by the month of august , second semester of the year , the students are tired , distracted , overwhelmed with the demands of the courses they attend and the assessments they have to pass and so it ’s very hard for me to get them properly involved in my classes . The group I have now has 15 students , all male in the ages of 19 to 21 years old . Selection Considering the challenge I face , my hypothesis is that they not only need access to the topics but also a space where they can express the challenges they face in their careers , feel motivated and confident in order to better absorb and experience the different subjects ( that are related to what they are experiencing : motivation , leadership , team work , conflict solving , etc ) . So I decided to redesign my lessons ’ plan to incorporate that hypothesis . I already interviewed the students , exchanged with other colleagues , generated lots of ideas thorough brainstorming and came up with different variations of the plan . Now I ’m ready to use the learning launch tool with my students . Application This technique will help me to test fast and recalibrate the option that I think it ’s the most suitable for the situation , although I ’m keeping the others in case I need to grab them to be tested as well . Next class I ’ll be presenting my students with the new structure that considers increasing their involvement using polls and games and a “ group therapy session ” , as well as simplifying the theory of the course through videos and podcasts they can use to put together the topics and then implement them in the Wiki they are developing for the course . This first class I ’ll be observing and registering their reactions to the different activities proposed in order to make the necessary changes to meet their needs . Insight I believe this tool will help me , not only to test my hypothesis but also to try the different ideas that I came up during the process , in order to quickly identify the most effective ones and implement them in the plan for the rest of the semester . Also , due to the dynamic of my classes , I can use this technique to try new ideas that can come up because of the quick feedback with the students . Finally , I think that this activity for itself will provide the students with new experiences and involve them in the process of the development of a plan that serves their learning outcomes . Approach Considering what I mentioned previously , this tool is appropriate to test my ideas and hypothesis , as well as rethinking the solutions and activities prioritizing the ones that are most suitable for the situation . The students will be the centre of this innovation and the fact that I have access to them every week will allow me to get constant feedback and do as many iterations of this tool as needed to come up with the best innovative answer for the situation .