Talk:Unit One: Understanding Autism

-- Danielle Trovato (talk) 20:47, 21 November 2013 (EST)

I really enjoyed your Unit 1 on your topic about Autism. I work with special needs students which mainly are Autistic so it was interesting to see how others will describe and explain about it. Your lesson was done in detail which is obvious. It's clear that you spent a lot of time working on this unit. Your unit is clear in a way that allows the learners to understand what is being taught. I like how you had a KWL chart for the learners to print out, it's a great way for learners to see what they know, don't know and want to learn. The slideshow about Autism is right on, meaning that you explained it clearly as possible. One question, is there a reason you didn't want to write it out on the actual wiki page? In my opinion, attaching the power point gives more of a visual appearance which allows the learners to be more engaged since it looks more attractive. The quiz is great! It covers everything that you spoke about and allows learners to see if they are ready to move onto the next lesson. Your first unit did not drag on and I like how you got right to the point. I really can't say anything for you to improve on, great job! One thing, maybe you can add a visual picture of some sort to make the actual Unit 1 stand out. You want your viewers to want to read your unit. Add a picture, or different fonts or some sort of graphic to allow learners to be attracted to the page. -Danielle Trovato

Nice progress Nicole -- Janewilde (talk) 15:50, 24 November 2013 (EST)

Your course is coming together Nicole.

Things I like:

Nice intro page, with a clear structure and navigation
"Hello and welcome to this course on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I would first like you to ask yourself if you know what autism is. If you don't know, or feel that you would like to know more about autism, you have come to the right place!" This personal message at the start of your course home page makes your presence known. Learning from a real person always feels better than just reading something.
Nice images (and I think one of them was in response to Danielle's comment - so nice job responding positively to feedback)
You provide a variety of activities and resources including self created powerpoint.
in lessons one and two you use the discussion tab effectively to promote collaborative learning

Things to consider:

Use the personal touch you use in the intro within the lessons. Add a sentence before each activity step in unit one to provide a context - explain why or how the activity fits into your lesson.
Can some of your pdfs be added directly to the course pages, so that they can do it all online? Perhaps you want them to work on the downloaded KWL sheet and and the quiz. But the check your answers could be put on a page within the wiki.
You provide navigation forward and back to the start. Consider providing navigation to each lesson on each page.

Jane

-- Emily Zeh (talk) 21:56, 26 November 2013 (EST)

Nicole,

Things I liked:

Your introduction caught my attention immediately
Your resources were interesting and relevant to your topic
Many different options of sources for information

Things to consider:

Navigation was a little tricky in some spots, but overall very nice job!