Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6834915 | Computers & Education | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Effective classroom management is considered a key criterion to making classrooms effective learning environments. Supporting classroom orchestration-the teacher-centric real-time management of classroom activities-is central to achieving effective classroom management. However, the multi-faceted nature of classroom orchestration, its complexity, and general classroom constraints such as time, present challenges for the effective management of the modern-day classroom environment. Though effective, most existing approaches for overcoming orchestration challenges, such as Google Classroom, are arguably ad hoc. We argue that streamlined technology-driven orchestration can be attained through the use of an orchestration workbench, potentially making educators more effective within formal learning environments. Early supporting evidence, from a study involving the use of a prototype orchestration tool, demonstrates the feasibility of organised orchestration and its potential to improve students' learning experience.
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Authors
Lighton Phiri, Christoph Meinel, Hussein Suleman,