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TheLearningModule5.2CreatingaLearningModule5.2.0:First,abriefrationalefortheLearningModule.Asapedagogicaldesign,theLearningModuleisnotatextbook.Itisnotasyllabus.Itisnotalessonplan.Anditisallofthesethings,oritdoesthejobofallofthesethings,butdoesallthesethingsdifferently.
• Atextbooksummarizestheworld,transmittingcontenttolearnersinthesinglevoiceofthetextbookwriter.TheLearningModulecuratestheworld—weblinkstotextualcontent,videosandotherembeddedmedia.Itismultimodal.Anditusesavarietyofsources,requiringstudentstothinkcritically,notjusttomemorizecontentthathasbeenpre-digestedanddeliveredtothemtoconsume.
• Asyllabusoutlinescontentandtopicstobecovered.ALearningModulepromptsdialogue—anupdateprompts
classdiscussion;aprojectsetsintrainapeerreviewedwork;asurveyelicitsastudentresponse.Itisamediumtofacilitateactiveandcollaborativelearning,ratherthanindividualizedcontentacquisition.
• Alessonplanistheteacher’sprivateactivityoutline.TheLearningModulecanbesharedwiththeclass,and
optionallypublishedtotheweb,withinaschoolorbeyond,forotherteacherstouse,sobuildingaschool-basedpedagogicalknowledgebank.Forprofessionalcollaborationandlearning,aLearningModulecanbejointlywrittenandalsopeerreviewedbeforepublication.
LearningModuleshaveatwocolumnformat:a‘forthemember’sidewheretheteacherspeaksdirectlytothestudent,anda‘fortheadmin’sidewheretheteacherspeakstheprofessionaldiscourseofeducation,articulatinglearningaims,curriculumstandardsandteachingtips.ALearningModuleoffersthreemodesofinteractionwithandbetweenstudents:
1. Updatesthatcanbepushedintothestudent’sactivitystream,includingawiderangeofmultimediaformats.Eachupdatepromptscommentsfromstudentsandclassdiscussion.
2. Projects,includinginstructionstostudentsandarubricforpeer,selfand/orteacherreview.
3. Surveys,includingknowledgesurveysthatanticipaterightandwronganswers,andinformationsurveysthatdo
nothaverightorwronganswers(suchasanopinionsurvey).BeforeyoustarttocreateyourLearningModule,werecommendyouviewsection5.1,UsingLearningModulesfromtheScholarBookstore—thiswillgiveyouanideaofhowtheywork.TheLearningModuleisaworktypewithinScholar’sCreatorarea,soyouifyouhavenotusedCreatorbefore,werecommendyoufamiliarizeyourselfwithSection3ofthesetutorials.Beforeyougetstarted,wealsosuggestyoucreateatitleandabstractatAboutthisWork=>Info=>Work.Mouseovertolocatetheeditpencil.
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5.2.1:TherearetwowaystostarttocreateaLearningModule:
• Youwillreceivearequestfromanadminviaemailandthein-Scholarnotificationstocreateapeer-reviewedLearningModule.TakethelinkintherequestandyouwillreachablankLearningModule.Ifthisisthecase,jumpforwardto5.2.2.
• YoucanstarttocreateyourownLearningModuleatWorks=>New,thenfindaPublisherwhowilleitherpublishitdirectlyorarrangeapeer-reviewedprojectforyou.GotoAboutthisWork=>Publish.
5.2.2:GotoAboutthisWork=>Structure.Whenyougotocreateanewelement,youwillfindthattherearefourkindsofelementinaLearningModule:
• FullWidthSection,createsaheadingfollowedbyasectionthatcrossesbothcolumns.• Two-sidedSection,createsaheadingforatwocolumnsection.• Left(Member)SideofaTwo-sidedSection,isforcontentthatateachercanposttostudents.• Right(Admin)SideofaTwo-sidedSection,containscurriculumobjectives,standardsoradvicetoother
teachers.
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• TheinformationintheyellowpanelcomesfromAboutthisWork=>Info=>Work.• ThisisfollowedbyaFullWidthSection.
ThisishowyourLearningModuleshouldlookwhenitisfinished:
• Theinformationonthetop,whitepanelcomesfromaFullWidthSection.• TheheadinginblueistheheadingcreatedfortheTwo-sidedSection.• The‘FortheStudent’contentisfromaLeft(Member)SideofaTwo-sidedSection.• The‘FortheTeacher’contentisfromaRight(Admin)SideofaTwo-sidedSection.
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5.2.3:TocreateaTwo-SidedSection,usethepenciltooltorenamethe“UntitledElement”.ThetitlecouldreflectthecontentofthisUpdatesuchas“Overview”oraheadingfromaspecificcurriculumframework.Fortheelementtype,selectTwo-SidedSection.CheckDisplayHeadinginView/Outputbox.ThenSave.ThiselementisusedasatitlefortheUpdate.
5.2.4:Inordertocreatethetwosides–oneforthestudent/participantandonefortheteacher/instructor:-AddaNewElement,completetheelementheadingsomethinglike“FortheStudent”or“FortheParticipant”andsaveitasLeft(Member)SideofaTwo-sidedSection.-Repeatthisprocess,butcalltheelementheadingsomethinglike“FortheTeacher”or“FortheInstructor”andsaveitasaRight(Admin)SideofaTwo-sidedSection.
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5.2.6:RepeatthisprocessforasmanyUpdatesasyouwouldliketoincludeintheLearningModule.Youcanaddmoresections,deleteanysections,reordersectionsmouseoverthesectionlistingandusethe“move”symbol.Youcanalsoedittitlesusingthepencilsymbolatanytime.Alwayswaitforthegreencheckorticksignbeforetakingthenextaction—thistellsyouthatyourchangehassaved,andthisthatitisfinetomoveontothenextaction.
5.2.5:Thennestmember/adminsectionsundertheTwo-sidedSectionbyselectingthe“move”symboltotheleftoftheeditpencil,andmovingthemslightlytotheright.
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5.2.7:EnteryourcontentisintheCreatoreditorforeachelement,theLeft(Member)SideofaTwo-sidedSectionandundertheRight(Admin)SideofaTwo-sidedSection.TocheckwhattheLearningModulelookslikewhenitwillbepublished,justclickontheexport/printiconatanytimeand“ViewinBrowser”.
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HereisanupdatepostedtoacommunityfromaLearningModule.Somerecommendations:
• Ifatallpossibleincludemediaforstudentstomakeyourupdateinteresting(suchasanimageoravideo).Onemeasureofpotentialengagementofanupdateshouldbe,“howinterestingwouldthisupdatefeelinsocialmedia?”
• Ifyourstudentsreworkinginanunrestrictedcommunity,youmightalsosuggestherethekindofupdatethatyouwouldlikethemtomake.(Restrictedcommunitiesonlyallowadminstomakeupdates.Unrestrictedcommunitiesallowanycommunitymembertomakeanupdate.)
• Endtheupdatewithapromptorrequestforstudentstocommentordiscuss.Also,suggestthattheytalkamongthemselvesbystartingtheircomment.