Hi, classmates and readers!
This week in ED 308, the we covered the first "D" in ADDIE - Design. It includes designing assessments, choosing an appropriate course format, and developing an instructional strategy. I thought it was interesting in the video that it was "out of the norm" to create assessments before developing content because all of my Ed Tech courses and Math Ed courses have supported this method. So I find ADDIE to coincide perfectly with how I have been taught to create a course thus far.
In the Course Outline Assignment I added the assessments and objectives. I used weekly quizzes as my self-test, allowing multiple attempts and instant feedback. These are also in the format that the tests will be in. The tests are every 3 weeks, which is the length of each unit. For my group assessment, I have Group Summaries. This will require groups to collaborate and present the content of each 3-week Unit in a Wiki - which will allow me to see the contribution of each student. I also incorporated weekly discussion boards for students to discuss the material, misconceptions, and confusions. It also gives other students the opportunity to respond to one another and address the misconceptions and confusions. Lastly, my feedback surveys are for each Unit, which allows the students to provide me with feedback for the unit.
I think that when people think about group projects, the last subject and course format they would think about is Mathematics and Online. That's why I think it is awesome that I can create a course that allows for collaboration and reflection on mathematics (maybe I only find it fascinating because I am a math nerd). But my group summaries and discussion boards are really exciting to me, because I did not think something like this would be possible with out a face-to-face meeting.
I feel like I could add a bigger project into my assignment. I want it to encompass the material and require multiple forms of media- maybe a video project? However, I have an entry level College course, so my students are not that familiar with these technologies. Suggestions are appreciated.
Kassi
I think it is a clever idea to get students to work together on math subjects. We don't always see that normally, and I fine it hard trying to figure it out alone. During my precalculus, we only went it groups to complete the finals since there was only six of us in the classroom (and all were girls). However, I think three weeks seem pretty short to be prepared for the test. I think at least three weeks of learning the math problems, having at least one pre-test to be prepared, and a group review might help students become even more prepared for what is going to be on the test. Some people, like myself, might have a difficult time understanding math with or without groups. I hope this might give some ideas.
ReplyDeleteI think that you are off to a good start. I think that your students will enjoy working together on projects. I believe it will help your students a lot who are not good with math to be in a group.
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