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Mrs. De Mesa's Science HiClass engaged students in learning about earthquake safety using HiTeach 5's interactive features. The session included activities like "Quake Insight," "Quake Clips," and "Quake Guard," making the lessons fun and engaging. Students enjoyed participating in the "Quiz Bee" and recording their safety tips in the "Safe Voice" activity. HiTeach 5 functions, like randomizer and buzz in, made the discussion dynamic and enjoyable. The lesson showcased how HiTeach 5 elevates educational quality, turning a simple lesson into an extraordinary experience.
Teacher Abu's lesson began with a Think Tank Challenge, encouraging students to brainstorm words related to "theme" to engage them in understanding deeper story messages. They then discussed guidelines for identifying themes and used real-world examples through a contest game. The HiTeach system showcased three different perspectives, introducing three short stories: The Forgiving Crocodile, The Crab and the Spider, and The Praying Mantis. Students analyzed themes and points of view using the interactive response system, receiving instant feedback and fostering lively discussions. With HiTeach's interactive tools, real-time feedback, and engaging discussions, the lesson transformed into an immersive and thought-provoking experience.
Professor Chen Wei-Lu (CTUST) believes modern teachers need "soul-calling" to engage distracted students. He uses HiTeach in Physiology with pre/post-tests for focus, "knock-out" bonus questions for engagement and feedback, and semester participation scores with rewards. To fight rote learning, he uses HiTeach's contest games mode for a mid-term elimination competition. He also runs the annual 【TOP5 Basic Medical Science Competition】 ("Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"-style) using HiTeach, where teams compete to boost basic medical science knowledge for exams. His methods aim for engaging, lasting learning.
Professor Chia-Ti Wu from the National Taipei University of Education, detailing her experience and insights on integrating the HiTeach smart teaching system into her teacher education courses. Professor Wu emphasizes the importance of familiarizing pre-service teachers with technology integration early on and highlights HiTeach's ease of use. She shares concrete examples of how HiTeach's interactive features like random selection, real-time feedback, collaborative mind mapping, diverse assessment tools, and annotation functions have significantly enhanced student engagement, promoted learning, facilitated peer collaboration, and improved the overall flow of her university classes.
Professor Yi-Mei Lin from the Department of Communication Studies at National Chung Cheng University effectively integrates the HiTeach smart teaching system into her "Exploring Social Issues Through Games" course. By leveraging HiTeach's collaboration tools, mind mapping features, and AI GPT capabilities, Professor Lin enhances student interaction, engagement, and learning outcomes, particularly in activities involving stereotype analysis, reflection, role-playing, and responding to unexpected scenarios. The case study highlights how HiTeach streamlines teaching processes, improves efficiency, and facilitates a deeper understanding of social issues through innovative pedagogical approaches supported by generative AI technology.
Teacher Huang Yu-shan from the junior high school division of Bailing High School in Taipei City has many years of experience using HiTeach, applying it in the Chinese language courses and reading promotion activities she teaches. She fully utilizes HiTeach's interaction, statistics, and object-based push functions, and also uses it for in-class quizzes to quickly grasp and analyze students' learning and provide explanations.
Teacher Chang integrates popular science, real-life applications, and international SDGs into her teaching to cultivate students' problem-solving and communication skills. Utilizing bilingual readers as a learning starting point, she employs HiTeach 5's interactive features and iPads for group discussions and individual expression. After online quizzes assess understanding, students create digital learning portfolios and conduct hands-on experiments. Furthermore, she encourages students to share their learning at national and international forums, transforming their abilities into community impact.
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Teacher Wang Yu, a veteran Social Studies teacher with two decades of HiTeach smart classroom experience, advocates for "seeing thinking" as crucial for effective teaching. Her "Thinking Golden Triangle" model emphasizes using technology to visualize student thought processes, enabling their expansion, transformation, and application. Wang Yu's approach, rooted in her own childhood love for questioning and deep thinking, focuses on inspiring all students through technology to internalize learning and enhance their thinking abilities. Her stimulating discussion teaching model, built on this theory, utilizes HiTeach's interactive features to collect, share, and analyze student responses, guiding them towards conceptual understanding and fostering active participation and critical thinking.
Teacher Hsu Da-Wei at Beixin Elementary School transformed his math classroom from dull to engaging using HiTeach. He innovated with diverse aids and the "Five 'Learn'" model, enhancing student interaction and understanding. A recognized leader, Hsu Da-Wei shares his successful smart teaching methods widely.
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Discover how Professor Su-Chiu Tseng at National Chiayi University integrates the HiTeach smart teaching system into teacher education, enhancing teaching interaction, real-time feedback, and classroom management for future educators' professional development.
