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Talk:UNIT 1- IPAD FOR COMMUNICATION

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Some Comments on Unit 1 Matthew Mariani (talk) 21:09, 27 November 2013 (EST)

a) I really like what you have so far, Danielle. The information you present is straightforward, and interesting. And the interactive sections of each lesson make it engaging as well. I found your section on choosing which Ipad is the best for meeting the learner's needs to be especially helpful, and necessary.

b) I felt the movie you included was useful, but I had to watch it several times before I really grasped what was going on. You may consider including an additional movie or piece to supplement this video, or maybe go into a little bit more detail breaking the video down another way.

Evaluation of Unit 1 -- Nicole Tyminski (talk) 21:22, 22 November 2013 (EST)

Danielle,

a) The things I liked about your unit:

I really liked your topic and the first unit you have designed. I like the images you have included on your page and I found your list of what to look for when choosing a communication application very helpful. My design project is on Autism so I think that many of these applications would help students with autism that have limited verbal skills or are non-verbal. I didn't realize before seeing your project how much the iPad could help students with speech delays communicate! These applications seem extremely beneficial and useful in the classroom. I also liked the discussion questions you asked as part of your assessment. I think these questions are engaging and would lead to a thoughtful and meaningful discussion.

b) The things you might consider doing:

My only concern about your unit is that it may be a little short. Jane has requested that our units take approximately an hour to complete and I'm not sure if yours does. On top of having your "students" do a discussion on these applications, maybe you can have them write a reflection on one or two of them describing what they liked, didn't like, the pros, cons, if they would use these in their classroom, etc. That would definitely add to the time needed to complete this unit. I would also suggest adding directions for the discussion like required posts lengths, how many peers they have to respond to, etc., and making the link to your video larger (although it's in red, I almost missed it!) Just some thoughts :)

Other than that, I enjoyed your unit and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!

Nicole T.

Unit One Feedback

Things I liked about your lesson:
I too like the layout and images of your unit. I found the instructions clear and easy to follow. I think that the variety of the apps was also very helpful.

Things you might consider:

The video moved very fast and if you want your learners to get all the information you might want to suggest pausing and reading, otherwise to me it is just looking at pictures and listing to the music. I would also suggest the learners post their Assessment 1 work in the discussion area to make it more of a community feel.

Overall very well put together.

Chaunna

Nice Progress Danielle -- Janewilde (talk) 15:01, 24 November 2013 (EST)

Danielle, You are making nice progress.

Things I like

  • Your introductory page
  • Use of images
  • Use of videos, webpages and articles as resources
  • Your "doing" activities and discussions
  • That you selected apps for the participants to review
  • That you gave a clear list of features to look for
  • That you responded to feedback from your groupmates to improve your lesson.

Things you might consider

  • You might consider being less directive in your question in unit two: "From those two videos, and reviewing the chart can you give me some reasons how the Ipad is more visually attractive? What stands out to you that makes the Ipad a better communication device than the Gotalk20+? Please respond in the discussion tab". You might ask learners how they would compare the two. Do they agree with the comparison above. Which is more visually pleasing and why?
  • Your layout is somewhat confusing. It is not easy to tell which are the big topic headings and which are not. You might try playing with an hierarchical structure. Note that starting headings with == and === have different effects. Look at other courses of your classmates and try using any other structure that works.
  • Make sure you have easy navigation between your pages.

-- Emily Zeh (talk) 21:49, 26 November 2013 (EST)

Danielle,

Things I like:

  • resources
  • use of graphics
  • chosen unit topics that seems to flow nicely together

Things to consider:

  • I found the layout of your mini-course to be a bit confusing in some spots and it was difficult to tell what parts to click on and what parts were just headings. Maybe change sizes or colors to differentiate more!

Overall very nice work!

~Emily Zeh

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