This week in my f2f Global Studies class I piloted activities in which students uncovered information about Haitian Revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture. I was also pleasantly surprised at how much work I was able to cross apply to this project and to Assessment in E-Learning. When I began the Assessment class I envisioned applying a lot of the class work to my AP European History class, because I already use Moodle occasionally for that class. But, since I am using my exploration of e-learning as a tool in developing curriculum that "uncovers" history, there is opportunity to apply concepts to all of my classes.
Developing a roster of assessment activities linked to Bloom's taxonomy did encourage me to deepen the activities, and for the taxonomy I created a final activity, composing a letter to our textbook publisher, that I did not do in class. While doing the activities in class allowed the activity to develop more quickly, I can see advantages to doing the lessons online. For instance, by having students construct their profiles of Toussaint through a wiki page, the facilitator will be able to track what each student contributed. In class I had too many students watching other students work; and, the next time that I do this I will need to create individual roles and/or have students complete self-reports on their contributions. Also, I think that the extended wait time of a forum discussion would bring more student voices into discussion of the primary sources. A significant advantage, since this is the heart of the activity.
A very productive week of curriculum development.
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