Coaching and scaffolding - element 8 of authentic learning

The element of coaching and scaffolding speaks to the idea that the educator not submitting to merely giving answers or delivering solutions to students posed questions, but rather guiding the students through posing questions to them. I school context it would mostly come down to inquiring whether the student has probed various resources for solutions or even discussed the issues with more knowledgeable peers (Herrington, 2011). The educators can use technology in inventive ways of having the learners ask questions such as social media platforms like twitter or like in my case posting questions to me, the educator, on a MS Teams channel or even messaging me directly.

It is also useful to post questions on a public platform so that other students can share their experience of solving similar problems.

Reference: Herrington, J. (2011, September 30). Authentic learning 8: SCAFFOLDING [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/b1ZXJExy9eE