Part I - Developing and Implementing
e-Learning Initiatives- Do you plan to
implement the e-learning initiative you developed? Be honest. If yes, what are
some specific challenges that you foresee in implementing the initiative? How
do you plan to overcome them? If you do not plan on implementing your
initiative, why not?
Yes, I am going to teach this e-learning
initiative this summer. I foresee having an unmanageable number of
questions. I also think that the questions may be off-base. I'm
worried that students will assume I will help their kids write their statements
of purpose, and ask me to read over their resumes. To cut this off at the
pass, I am planning to set up very clear expectations at the beginning of the
course.
I also worry that the students will be new
to online learning and assume this is a webinar-based course. I hope to
put together an 'introduction to online learning' video as an introduction.
What other thoughts and ideas do you
have for developing future adult e-learning initiatives in the context of your
teaching and learning environment and/or work setting?
I would like to continue using the
Understanding by Design learning-centered teaching. I would like to put
together a different course that may cover the topics I listed above. In this
class, I would give suggestions for applying to graduate school.
Part II-
Use of Templates for Assignments- This part of
your reflection is for me personally. Each time I offer a course, I take
notes throughout the experience about what works, what doesn't, and then I make
revisions accordingly. I would be curious to know specifically your
thoughts about the use of templates to complete main assignments. In our
Week 4 Assessments discussion, we talked about offering choices for different
formats of assessments, and the use of templates doesn't foster that.
Consider the main assignments in this
course, and the use of the templates. Were they helpful, relevant,
apppropriate? Would you have preferred more freedom and
flexibility? Feel free to be as candid as you want! I am open
to opinions and suggestions!
I thought that the templates were very
helpful. They laid out clearly what was expected of us. Thank you
for all of the work you put into these templates.
