Module 1: Instructor’s Note #2

It was great to talk to a few of our classmates. Below are a few questions been asked that may be applied to your situation.

Due: 6/4, Thursday (First Posting Period)

• Module 1 discussions: Respond to the KEY discussion question.
• Share your self-introduction on Seesaw.

Announcement:

You can expect I post 2-3 announcements each week to the BBLearn discussion board, Remind, & course announcement areas. You only need to visit either one of these platforms. I label them as "Instructor's Notes."

• First day of the week: To kick things off and reflect what we did in the previous week.
• Mid-week (Wednesday)
• Later in the week (Friday-Sunday)

BBLearn Collaborate Ultra

We will continue to host optional real-time meetings on Ultra to support your learning throughout the class.

Framework

For the Framework, it is related to our Module readings. More specifically the framework is from Ally's and Dron's readings. 

While conducting the readings, we should understand each sub-framework and ask ourselves which one may help us to address the challenges that we identified in the Module 1 discussions and Assignment 1. You can use multiple sub-framework to address each challenge. When we move to Module 2, we can use the aligned sub-frameworks to guide us to evaluate and select delivery technologies.

In Module 3, we will use frameworks to select our "instructional strategies."

Sub-frameworks:

Ally's: Learner Preparation, Learner Activity, Learner Interaction, & Learner Transfer

Dron's:

• 5 Common features: Five common features: Multiple Perspectives and Engagement that, Includes Dialogue, Learning in Authentic Contexts, Inquiry and Problem-Solving, Learning is, Open Ended and Ill-Structured, Cooperative and Collaborative Learning

• Cognitive presence, teaching presence & social presences

Three Challenges: Don't have teaching experiences yet

We can approach this task a few alternatives.

Optional A

Come up with three theoretical challenges.

Optional B

If you know any teachers who recently taught remotely, what challenges do they face around this time? You can interview them.

If you know any teacher who taught remotely, it would be the best. Your final unit design can surround his/her unit. After completing your design, you can share your unit with him/her. Therefore, you have real-world design experiences.

Optional C

You can conduct a search to see what challenges teachers faced in spring 2020.  You can identify three that you think are relevant to your interests.

If you know any teacher who taught remotely, it would be best. Your final unit design can surround his/her unit. After completing your design, you can share your unit with him/her. Therefore, you have more real-world design experiences.

Do I need to come up different challenges for Assignment 1?

No. Use the ones that you identified in the M1 discussions. This is the purpose of our instructional design.  It is more streamline to our learning. You are not required nor limited to the one posted in the M1 discussions. You can update or change them to reflect your needs and design as you develop your unit.

Are all badges optional? 

Yes. You do not need to complete them in each lesson. It is an enriching activity that you can complete any of them during the class. We have heavy course work in M1. Feel free to earn the badges wherever you prefer.