Escape from the convention. Creative use of Genial.ly to draw students' attention
Channel: Lola Costa Gálvez
Date: 2023-07-14

Presentation at the Teaching Good Practices 2023 Conference of the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (UPCO). 

The use of Genial.ly for the design of didactic materials allows the presentation of the contents in a visually attractive and interactive way, escaping from the mere display of information and enhancing digital competence in the DigCompEdu framework. This characteristic makes it easier to arouse the interest and curiosity of the students to involve them in the teaching action. If we also add to this a creative use of the resource, we have; as a result, didactic materials that contribute to the student's construction of knowledge. Specifically, they serve to increase interest in the subject, serve as a guiding thread, motivate through alternative activities, recall key points, fix complex concepts and acquire new knowledge, as well as issues outside the syllabus such as increased participation, metacognition (feeling that I learn more and better), "empowerment" (feeling present in the classroom) and student modeling. Based on this premise, a series of didactic materials generated through the creative use of Genial.ly templates are presented, which respond to the same pattern: to attract students' attention to escape from the conventional. Finally, we will show evidence of their usefulness for the ultimate goal of teaching: creating a meaningful and memorable learning experience for our students.

Full presentation: https://shorturl.at/dhitX

Chapters: 
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Objectives
01:46 Context
02:34 Experience 1: Quizz
02:54 Experience 2: Scape Room / Breakout
03:29 Experience 3: Online games
03:58 Experience 4: Infographics
05:39 Experience 5: Videos
07:28 Experience 6: Comics
07:49 Experience 7: Scales
08:43 Results