Talk:Lesson 1: Addressing Our Pre-Conceptions about PBL

Michael Griggs Response -- Michael Griggs (talk) 19:36, 26 April 2013 (EDT)

Overall, I think you have a very useful and important lesson for teachers. Project based learning, as we have learned, can be a very effective way to foster collaboration and critical thinking skills in our students. Your first lesson here does a nice job of getting teachers to think critically about the benefits of project-based learning. You allow for your intended students to reflect on their practice, which is a great way to ensure proper implementation in the future.

Learning Outcomes: Your intended learning outcomes can be easily achieved through the several activities in the lesson. Good job.

Content-Goal Consistency: Our outcomes are necessary and completely consistent with the activities that you have within your lesson.

Instructional Sequencing: I think your instructional sequencing is consistent and logical. Reading into paper into reflection is a great way to start off your mini-course. Not too heavy of a load and it adequately prepares students for the following units.

Engagement and Interaction: I think you have solid articles and activities, I just think you can “spice” it up with some photos or charts. Something that can make it more “eye-popping’ for students. But good job nonetheless.

Technical Quality: No dead link, so everything looks nice. Good job.

Extended Resources: Don’t forget to have a reference section on the bottom of the page. We want to know where you got your material.

-- Matthew Talbot (talk) 14:18, 27 April 2013 (EDT)

Tina,

Great start! I think this is a meaningful topic overall, and you have designed it in a way to achieve your objectives. Here is some feedback:

Learning Outcomes: Your objectives are excellent, nice use of performance-based language. These are appropriate for the unit and overall topic.

Content-goal Consistency: Nice choice and design of content to achieve the objectives.

Instructional Sequencing: Great job starting off by accessing pre-existing knowledge

Engagement and Interaction: I think your activity topics are great for reflection. I may consider adding a discussion or collaboration activity to promote interaction.

Technical Quality: Your text is good and your links all work. The only thing I would mention (and this could just be me) when I clicked on your 7 essentials article I had to log in but it just brought me to the search page. I then had to click back and click the link again, and then it brought me to the article. I don’t know if this happened for others or if it was just me. I may consider adding a picture or diagram as well for more visual appeal.

Extended Resources: Great job here as well.