Analysis:
"College Success" it is a course that centers on self-discipline, self-appreciation, study habits, life as a student in the real world, and lots of self reflection and idea sharing. So what I am considering is a two-phase approach to the study habit area as well as the sharing. Having the students set up a bookmarking account and sharing it will help them with both online and library research (since I will also have them use the bookmarking tool to create their own personal article or book reference using proper citation ( citation will be a new lesson module as well) The idea, is to give them a personal bookmark foundation which they can use throughout their college career.
The second aspect would be to have then set up a social networking site. For this, we will be using s social networking tool that is academically oriented called Graduate Junction. This will move our discussions out of blackboard and into this tool. The logic here is that within Blackboard, the students lose access to the discussions when the class ends. By using a networking site, we can not only retain the discussions, but that site can exist beyond the class as a peer networking site through college, and perhaps beyond.
The coursework is already developed and has been evaluated, so what will be implemented and evaluated here is the deliver and facilitation modes. A redesign of the learning modules will direct the instruction with the web 2.0 applications involved. Basically, the segment will appear as follows:
For the assignments regarding research:
. ASSIGNMENTS: Week 4: Online Topics research**: Select one of the subjects from lesson #5 from page 37-38 of your textbook, On Course. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE SUCCESS TASK HANDOUT to gather at least 4 web links (links to web pages) that discuss that subject. Post each of these links on your ZooLoo account and leave a comment or link on at least two other student’s page from the class.
And for the social networking:
ASSIGNMENTS: Week 4: Journal Entry 5**: Complete Journal Entry #5 from page 37-38 of your textbook, On Course. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE SUCCESS JOURNAL HANDOUT AND THE DIRECTIONS FOR JOURNAL ENTRY 5 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK VERY CAREFULLY!! DIVE DEEP!!! FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR JOURNAL ENTRY in your Graduate Junction Profile.To submit your journal entry, use the Week 4: Journal Entry 5 assignmentlink on the left in the Table of Contents.
evaluating the use
Since this was a developed and evaluated segment of the course. My analysis would center on the usefulness of the web 2.0 tools as they are used to create interaction, learning and engagement among students. So a good part of the end-of-course feedback form will consist of questions regarding these learning activities. This should give me ideas for improvement and revision with the use of the tools, as well as the instructions. Through the social networking site, I will also send out a feedback for after a few years to see how many of the students continue to use the tools.
Results will be shared among the faculty and will hopefully help them shape their use of web 2.0 tools in the best manner possible for learning. Of course, it's use -and usefulness- will vary from course to course depending on subject matter. But for any online course, the bookmarking could be useful for research or for just gathering a list of sites relating to the subject matter.