Collection of Resources
Students embark on a journey to discover new resources and materials.
Why Create this Learning Experience
Go beyond the traditional reading assignment. Ask students to collect and vet a specific set of resources. While a lower cognitive domain exercise it does promote student-choice in the classroom.
To foster an interactive and engaging activity be sure to clearly articulate the expectations and establish parameters within the prompt. See the additional considerations on how to appropriately use this activity.
Prompt
Assessment Type: Graded
Recommended Learning Tool: Discussion Forum or File Collection
Learning Domain: A robust online course will incorporate a variety of learning domains to support students’ achievement of the course outcomes. This activity is best suited for a Low to Mid cognitive function.
If you are actively collaborating with a designer, please direct them to this resource if you are interested in utilizing this learning experience. It can be applied or adapted to your online course.
Additional Considerations
Consider the following recommendations to execute this activity effectively:
- This activity could be modified to contribute to a class wiki, toolkit, e-portfolio, database, or repository.
- It may be beneficial to hold a debrief after this activity.
- Clearly articulate activity instructions and expectations, such as purpose, context, collaboration methods, submission format, deadlines, netiquette, model submission examples.
- Consider a rubric to provide students with directions and how their submission(s) will be evaluated.