Talk:Roger Wistar's Portfolio Page

comments from Mary Beth

Hey Roger,

Your cover page is very clear and easy to read. Perhaps some pictures would add some engagement for the learners and break up the text. Also, make your learning objectives VERY visible on your opening page and for each lesson; students should know what they are going to be learning before they begin.

I like that your first unit began with a self assessment of current practice; mine does as well. I think that is kind of like tapping into their background knowledge, and reflection is always important.

I see you are still in the process of developing units, as am I. This project is quite an undertaking for sure. As you work this week, try to find some video clips to embed or some articles that your students can read. In other words, have a variety of activities.

If you would like me to look again later in the week, just let me know! I am looking forward to seeing your content. I think self-paced learning has great potential in the classroom, especially with differentiated instruction. (could you include that in a unit?!?)

Mary Beth

Instructor's comments on your instructional analysis -- Jz833665 11:17, 19 October 2009 (EDT)

You've conducted thoughtful analysis for this course topic! Nice kicking off.

Please write the course-level performance objectives as soon as possible to help you think further and guide your subsequent design.

Instructor comments on your ICM -- Jz833665 16:23, 6 November 2009 (EST)

Hi Roger, It's great to see the overall structure of this mini-course you're working on. The objectives and sequencing seem to work fine. A few comments here:

1) Reading your ICM, I cannot clearly understand the difference between "Chooses to use SP learning more" and "Adopts the SP teaching philosophy" Choosing to use means adopting, right? The same issue exists with your performance objectives.

2) I think a reason why many teachers are not adopting SP is the difficulty and its "conflict" with the standard classroom structure. I know addressing it is not easy, but you should at least include this issue, maybe point out strategies to integrate SP with other classroom activities.