@article{PhiriMeinelSuleman2016, author = {Phiri, Lighton and Meinel, Christoph and Suleman, Hussein}, title = {Streamlined orchestration: An orchestration workbench framework for effective teaching}, series = {Current opinion in plant biology}, volume = {95}, journal = {Current opinion in plant biology}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {0360-1315}, doi = {10.1016/j.compedu.2016.01.011}, pages = {231 -- 238}, year = {2016}, 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.}, language = {en} }