Friday, June 5, 2009

First Day

Course Website
Course Blog
Teacher's Blog
Syllabus
Creating blogs on WordPress
Virtual experiences, classes, field trips in 2nd Life

Project Ideas:
Decades of Dance
Sun Unit

Mishra & Sharma, Ch. 1&2
DDD-E Model
Decide, Design, Develop, and Evaluate

Benefits of multimedia in the classroom:
engagement
new opportunities
modeling
viewpoints
"authentic" learning
cost effective, safe learning experiences

Costs of multimedia in the classroom:
Is virtual learning really authentic?
continual need to upgrade
money
hardware issues
development/production time & costs

Are the costs worth the benefits?
Is it going to be used?
Is it important enough to be worth the time and effort?
Is it going to last?
Will you be able to edit things in the future?

Selecting Learning Activities & Integrating All Course Components
  • Learning Goals/Objectives
  • Ways of Assessing this Kind of Learning
  • Actual Teaching & Learning Activities
  • Helpful Resources
Article Presentation
Friday, June 12
Fink, L. Dee - What is Significant Learning?
Laura's Flickr Pics

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