Craig A. Cunningham, Ph.D.

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Learning Activities

Please go to the Ning and respond to the Forum question about learning activities, using this page as your guide.

(these are summarized from CW chapter 5)

Principles

• Plan authentic activities
• Promote self-directed learners
• Go beyond one subject area
• Use multiple approaches
• Go beyond retelling
• Keep in simple
• Borrow activity ideas from others
• Touch imagination
• Build to promote intentionality
• Engage the learner
• Build on controversy
• Use characteristics of the web
• Build activities around current events or issues
• Use non-Web materials, events, and locations
• Facilitate spontaneity and discovery

Approaches

• Differentiation
• Individualization
• Cooperative learning
• Problem-based learning (PBL)
• Project-based learning
• Scaffolding

Planning elements

• Scope
• Articulation
• Continuity
• Alignment
• Balance
• Sequence