Talk:UNIT 2 - Simulations: Bringing the Natural World to the Classroom

Comments -- Jianwei Zhang 08:33, 5 December 2008 (EST)

Typo: Real world skills such as such as

An Example Simulation -- Jianwei Zhang 08:44, 5 December 2008 (EST)

This heading is a bit misleading as you provide more than one examples only one of which is a simulation. Does it make sense to change the heading to something like: "How Is Simulation Different from Diagram and Animation? "

Activity 2 -- Jianwei Zhang 08:48, 5 December 2008 (EST)

You may want to put the following guidance before the list so that learners will notice what they need to do before navigating out of your course.

- Follow the links above and determine whether each is an image, animation, or simulation. Share your answers with the other participants in the discussion area. - Discuss with the other participants which of the above examples would allow a student to: test a hypothesis; manipulate variables; analyze a variety of outcomes.

Re: Activity 2 -- Tcutonilli 10:22, 6 December 2008 (EST)

Good suggestion

Discussion area -- Jianwei Zhang 08:53, 5 December 2008 (EST)

Each time you say "to share in the discussion area" you may want to put a hyperlink there so learners know where that area is.

Organization/flow of unit 2 -- Jianwei Zhang 08:57, 5 December 2008 (EST)

The current flow looks like teaching first and then exercise (activities 1 and 2). You may think about if these two activities can be better integrated with the teaching texts. For example:

What is...

Text

Activity 1

What is good about simulation (Today paragraph...)

Deeper understanding of simulation be differentiating it from diagrams and animations

text

Activity 2

See if this new flow works better.