•How were the goals accomplished?
ØTeaching method: Using constructivist, inquiry and project-based learning principles that encourage collaboration and interaction
§Hands-on tasks and projects (weekly, short-term, and semester-long):
§Experimentation with applications, Internet tools, and links
§Constructing teaching tools that make use of what they learned (a class/school newsletter in Word, a PowerPoint slide show that is a lesson plan for a WebQuest, a FrontPage-based WebQuest lesson, web-based rubrics for assessment of student projects, )
§Sharing with the class what they learned about each task (threaded discussion)
§Group tasks that require the use of online collaboration tools for communication and file sharing, as well as peer reviewing
§Weekly summaries/reactions to
§Readings
§Hands-on links
§Class members’ questions and comments
§Class members’ short- and long-term projects (peer reviews)
The results of four years of online delivery
vis-a-vis my goals and expectations (cont’d)