Organizing & Analyzing Information from the Web
Learning Objective 4
Students will demonstrate their ability to organize and analyze information on the Web by creating a descriptive list of at least five Web 2.0 tools with 90% accuracy according to the rubric. (Bloom level: analysis)
Resources
Activities & Assessment
Discussion of Assessments & Learning Objective
Wikis - Uses Benefits & Challenges
Students in the course will incorporate Internet sites, Web 2.0 tools and other technologies into their online courses to meet their own learning needs and the needs of their future students and expanding their experience with technologies beyond the LMS. A wiki is one among many possible choices of online tools students and instructors may use.
Wikis are used by a group, or sometimes an individual, to curate information on a topic and create a knowledge base for future use. Students compile and share their discoveries with the class in the class wiki and users generally add to the compilation as they like or are required.
Though wikis are used to create a knowledge base, they are flexible enough to include descriptions or further discussion, as well as links and references. Wikis are shared and maintained by a group of people, so listings can become large and useful and the group can develop a sense of ownership and a presence on the Web. Wikis can give a sense of ownership, but to a group of people who are working together.
Maintaining a shared dynamic can be challenging. As with class blogs, one or two people can take over a wiki allowing others to recede unless guidelines are clear or rubrics are developed. Writing quality and consistency of tone can be difficult to maintain with multiple writers.
Learning Objective 4
Students will demonstrate their ability to organize and analyze information on the Web by creating a descriptive list of at least five Web 2.0 tools with 90% accuracy according to the rubric. (Bloom level: analysis)
Resources
- Review examples of Web 2.0 tools online
- Readings on diversity and universal design
- Watch YouTube video, Web 2.0 Tools to Promote a Personalized Learning Experience in the Online Classroom
Activities & Assessment
- Use your course wiki to create a new category to list Web 2.0 tools you have found, and include reviews of diversity and universal design principles
- Analyze Web 2.0 tools to determine whether new Web tools meet the needs of diverse learners
Discussion of Assessments & Learning Objective
Wikis - Uses Benefits & Challenges
Students in the course will incorporate Internet sites, Web 2.0 tools and other technologies into their online courses to meet their own learning needs and the needs of their future students and expanding their experience with technologies beyond the LMS. A wiki is one among many possible choices of online tools students and instructors may use.
Wikis are used by a group, or sometimes an individual, to curate information on a topic and create a knowledge base for future use. Students compile and share their discoveries with the class in the class wiki and users generally add to the compilation as they like or are required.
Though wikis are used to create a knowledge base, they are flexible enough to include descriptions or further discussion, as well as links and references. Wikis are shared and maintained by a group of people, so listings can become large and useful and the group can develop a sense of ownership and a presence on the Web. Wikis can give a sense of ownership, but to a group of people who are working together.
Maintaining a shared dynamic can be challenging. As with class blogs, one or two people can take over a wiki allowing others to recede unless guidelines are clear or rubrics are developed. Writing quality and consistency of tone can be difficult to maintain with multiple writers.