Session 1: Let’s begin class by discussing e-Learning systems and cover the class content for this quarter. We will start out by researching existing systems that are popular and used widely today. This includes Moodle and eFront, but the list far exceeds these well known examples.
Assignment 2: “Google-Fu” Interactive Design Research Skills
Due: Before Session 2 of the Assigned Week (6 points)
Description:
Each student will be assigned one of fourteen weeks (2-9) from the class content. The student is required to research the content for their week using Google and find three current and relevant web-based articles about the subject(s) contained within their assigned week that are not already included in the class content. The link to each article and a 1-3 sentence description must be entered as a comment on the class website before session 2 of the assigned week.
Requirements:
1. Enter one comment with three links and descriptions for the assigned week
2. Make sure the links are current, relevant, and not previously included
3. Enter your comment 24 hours before session 2 of the assigned week for approval
Points Breakdown:
1 point is awarded for each relevant link
1 point is awarded for an accurate description of the article
Session 2: Today we will have a discussion on Blooms Taxonomy.
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives within education proposed in 1956 by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom who also edited the first volume of the standard text, Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals[1] (1956). Although named after Bloom, the publication followed a series of conferences from 1949 to 1953, which were designed to improve communication between educators on the design of curricula and examinations.
This language of classifications has worked its way into educational documents, curriculum, syllabi, tests, and evaluation since its inception. Bloom’s is an effective guideline for writing educational materials for both online and traditional classes. Please archive the following materials provided by Dana and reference them for upcoming projects and research:
Six Levels of Questioning
Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy: The Building Blocks of Knowledge
Aligning Teaching for Constructing Learning