Talk:Action Mapping

Developmental Tryout-From Jeff -- Jscalzo (talk) 10:55, 4 December 2016 (EST)

1) I liked/What works well,

The purpose on your portfolio page was very informative As a teacher, it established that this was a course in which I’d benefit from taking. Pictures were easily viewable and each of the links I utilized were functional. I thought the analogy you made on your Unit One page was a great way to inform your participants on what action mapping is. I would love to see more of this imagery and verbal comparisons on the final product. From what I could see the goals went along with the content. I think you do a great job on breaking down content too. I also think the sequencing makes sense within your course. That is critical to making sure participants are understanding the breakdown of the courseload.

2) Have you considered this?

Perhaps the objectives on your portfolio page could have more concrete language to define what this course aims to do. For example instead of saying it will “Help you apply effective Action Mapping strategies.” perhaps you could explain what that means a little more with what context I will be learning action mapping in with more concrete language. For example it could say “Participants will apply effective mapping strategies to a content of their choosing”. It also may be important to define in the beginning what effective action mapping will look like. Design plans are a part of our grade so that is something to consider when working on this during the week. Giving us a preview of what’s to come in your course will be a great way to help your audience identify if they should take your course...I need to do this to for my course! Was there a learner analysis on your page? Making sure you hit all the sub sections will definitely help you.

For your first lesson it may be beneficial to structure it a bit more by looking at the rubric in our course page for the components and making sure your structuring it with the organization defined there. I also took a look at the projects from last year to see what was successful. Also it may be beneficial to keep all your lessons for a unit on one page but I don’t think that’s entirely necessary.

One last thing might be to include more forms of media such as a reflection sheet made in google docs and some videos or powerpoint slides to showcase what the end product of your tasks to look like. More links to helpful activities would also benefit your end product. Learners definitely want that engagement to make connections and scaffold on what they already know to apply it to your course. Thanks for making the course. I can't wait to see what the final product looks like Victoria! -Jeff Scalzo