Pre-Reading Questions
Students can benefit from accompanying questions to guide their reading.
Why Create this Learning Experience
In this activity, students take responsibility with the creation of their own notes and questions. This active content building technique deepens students’ understanding.
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 or Non-Graded
Recommended Learning Tool: Discussion Forum or Assignment
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:
- It is recommended to start with a smaller topic for undergraduate-level courses so students can practice the technique. Graduate-level courses can employ advance topics.
- To encourage participation, ask follow-up questions. Address students’ questions early to reduce confusion with the task.
- This learning experience relies on a prior 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.