Talk:Unit One: Learning Styles

I'm a Visual! -- Tina Bianchi (talk) 20:36, 24 April 2013 (EDT)

The activities in Unit One of your course are well organized, succinct, and relevant! I anticipated I'd be labeled a visual learner, and I was right! All links were working properly, the article and video were perfect resources, and the survey not only lets us know how we learn best, but also helps us think about similar characteristics in our students to help better understand them!

Great job :)

Re: I'm a Visual! -- Claire Miller (talk) 14:20, 25 April 2013 (EDT)

Tina, thank you for the kind words! They mean a lot coming from you. I respect your work and see you as being very experienced. ~Claire

Michael Griggs Response -- Michael Griggs (talk) 19:34, 26 April 2013 (EDT)

Overall, I think you have a really interesting and relevant lesson here. Starting your mini-course for instructors by having them understand different learning styles is a great base for understanding how to implement the type of instruction your course is trying instill. I will break down my analysis below:

Learning Outcomes: I think you had solid learning outcomes laid out in your portfolio page; however, I think you should add them to your lesson page just as a reminder for students (and me!). It gets to be frustrating to go from page to page to figure out what your learning outcomes are.

Content-Goal Consistency: I think you are all good here. Your objectives clearly lay out the type of learning you want achieved throughout this first lesson.

Instructional Sequencing: This part checks out, as well. Good job.

Engagement and Interaction: You use a variety of activities (readings, videos, reflections), which help create an engaging and interactive lesson. Good job.

Technical Quality: All links work and the picture is extremely helpful and compliments the rest of your lesson very well. Good job.

Extended Resources: The video and articles you use are carefully chosen and are very helpful, creating a very useful lesson. Don’t forget to source your material at the bottom!

-- Matthew Talbot (talk) 14:06, 27 April 2013 (EDT)

Claire,

Wow, this is impressive! Great job! Overall this is a meaningful topic and designed in a way to promote learning and achieve your objectives. Here is some feedback:

Learning Outcomes: Nice use of performance-based language. This is appropriate for the unit and overall topic.

Content-goal Consistency: Your content is all so high quality. Your selection of sources is a perfect combination, informative and not overwhelming.

Instructional Sequencing: Excellent!

Engagement and Interaction: I think the survey is a great activity to promote reflection. Your discussion topics do the same and add a good opportunity for interaction.

Technical Quality: Everything is visually appealing.

Extended Resources: Very high quality

I wish I had more for suggestions, but it looks like you really have everything covered and have gone above and beyond. Fantastic job!

--Lyndsay Wright

Claire, I absolutely love your course! The design is wonderful! The materials are relevant and purposeful. I was engaged in the course from the beginning and remained engaged because I was able to take an active part in the learning. Way to go! :)