Post 442: Using my Bitmoji to Give Graphical Comprehension Cues in My PPT to Enhance my Lecture

 Post 442: Using my Bitmoji to Give Graphical Comprehension Cues in My PPT to Enhance my Lecture

When I simply discuss or review previous topics, I use this Bitmoji. In the beginning of my PPT lecture on Different Kinds of Writing for Nurses, I review my Ethos, Pathos and Logos PPT and I review my Different Kinds of Essay PPT from which my current PPT Different Kinds of Essays for Nurses is based on. Thus, this graphical cue signals to students that I am reviewing previous material and that I am scaffolding their previous knowledge to activate their memory of previous material I had covered.

Then, I use this Bitmoji to introduce new material. Each time I introduce a new type of writing used by nurses, I use this Bitmoji so that students can visualize and better remember the lecture and better visualize this material in their head. By giving graphic cues each time of when I am introducing new concepts, this helps students take notes for later use for exam and studying purposes. Each slide which introduces a new concept has this Bitmoji of myself on it.

When I have my Discussion Slide where we discuss each new concept, I use this cute Bitmoji to cue the students to talk and discuss the concept. I like to break up my lecture into chunks where students every 10 minutes speak and interact with the material to break up the monotony of a long lecture, and to help students better retain material.  I put this Bitmoji on each discussion slide.

As you can all see, I am addicted to Bitmojis because it makes my online classes more interactive and more three dimensional. I also feel my Bitmoji increases my teaching presence in my lectures, and in my online classroom furthering the bonding of myself and my students in order to turn my online classroom into a true learning community.