Update on the rest of the course

Hopefully you remember the point of exit cards and the role of AfL in addressing student issues.  The course changes in response to student needs. You said you needed more time on the curriculum design. So I have revised the syllabus to make Dec 4^th the last night of class. You do not need to actually come to class but send your assignments to Sakai.

Revised Syllabus

9 Nov 6		Design Thinking Curriculum work time.		Blog
10 Nov 13	Genius Hour	Prepare presentation
11 Nov 20	21st Century Ed	21st Century Presentations
12 Nov 27		Curriculum work time		Self-assessment FINAL BLOG
Dec 4				Self-assessment FINAL CURRICULUM

Genius Hour

There are still about 30 who have not signed up. It is difficult then to know how many time slots we need for the night. So I have decided to move the FINAL BLOG unit Nov 27. (Of course you can always prepare it for Nov 27^th if you want to get it out of the way.) Time slots at the moment will be about 5 minutes of actual presentation time. You are to present what you explored…not the total of the exploration. Tell us why you were interested in the topic and briefly what you learned that you did not know before. The time slot can’t really be extended much longer so if you go too long expect to be “cut off” before you finish – the bell will ring.  I am confident that in 5 minutes you might be able to ignite the passion in others too. When the dust settles and if we have time we can use the extra time for curriculum design.

Self-assessment Task 

Now due Dec 4^th, 2014

You also said that you wanted more explanation on the self assessment. You need to create an assessment tool to assess your own performance in EDUC 4P19 this fall.It can be a checklist, rubric, portfolio, etc. First you need to decide on the criteria for success in this course. See the outcomes at the beginning of the Syllabus. This is an important decision because the tool you use can determine the depth of your assessment. If you look only at frivolous things, the assessment is frivolous. It should be about 5 to 6 pages and we don’t want just surface knowledge things, but any insights that you had in the course – deep knowledge hopefully (enduring understandings that you will carry with you).

In the course out line it suggests you consider:

Attendance-Engagement

Group contributions

Blog reflections/responses

Curriculum design

What I learned… See outcomes for this course

Content – KNOW

Skills – DO

Be

Rubrics for all activities

Criteria	Comments
Uses “I” rather than third person
Integrates personal experiences with other resources and course material.
Offers anecdotes or stories that are detailed enough to catch the reader’ attention.
Reflects upon connections to uncover new insights
Deals with significant issues or concerns
Demonstrates insights, and understands the appreciation of issue complexity. Considers various perspectives and viewpoints
Uses language conventions properly. Paper is well organized, coherent and is reader-friendly
Reference list if necessary

Hope this does it for your key questions up until this point. Don’t forget to send me your curriculum design for Part 1 by email. It is really important to get this part right or else the whole curriculum falters. This will be feedback (AfL).