Talk:Unit 1: Empirical evidence supporting the methods

-- Chelsea pease (talk) 19:29, 23 November 2013 (EST)

Great unit! I like the use of powerpoint, links to other pages with more support and the wording of the mini-lecture. You might consider adding pictures or video for interest. Also, where and how are students to get into groups? I used voice thread to foster discussion you could try that or any other collaboration site. Great project!

Jane's feedback -- Janewilde (talk) 14:15, 1 December 2013 (EST)

Hi Elizabeth, Your mini-course is shaping up well.

Here are some things I like so far:

You articulate the importance of science literacy
You show the link between literacy skills in science and achieving science literacy.
You use a variety of sources and reference them well on your portfolio page
You provide easy navigation between course pages.
You balance information giving with exploration and collaborative reflection.
Your concluding remarks highlight the key take aways from the unit. Nice!

Things to consider

Most students have provided a course start page that contains some of the components of the portfolio. Consider adding an course start page that lists your units and objectives and a brief explanation of why a teacher would want to take this course.
In unit one I am not sure you make it clear that science literacy and literacy skills used in science are related but not identical. In unit two you DO say explicitly "scientific literacy skills are deeply connected to English literacy skills" Consider explaining this more clearly in the first unit.
Consider adding images to each page that add interest and meaning to the topic being covered.
Note that on unit two when you click the link to workshop 4 conceptual change you do not go directly to the video. You may want to indicate that once there click VoD next to unit 4.

Keep up the good work.