This week I worked on a list of tech based, asynchronous activities for engagement. Margaret and I will be collaborating on fleshing the list items out and creating a resource. We’ll turn these into something like recipe cards that instructors can choose to plug into a course when they need an activity. I think there will be a lot of potential cross-referencing with regards to what kind of engagement they’re looking for and what sort of tools are available to achieve it. I like the problem solving aspect – what’s the goal in using an activity? Beyond just a ‘cool thing to do’ the activity should have a purpose connected in someway to outcomes.
I enjoyed working on the list. It took me back to working with some really great, creative instructors and colleagues over the years. I had to dig around the reaches of my brain and even call on a friend. Me: “you remember that thing, with the cards, that were pictures, and everyone picked one?” friend: “visual explorer?” I knew she’d know what I meant. 🙂 And Liesel knew the website I was talking about immediately when I described Pedagogy Unbound. I could not come up with that name. Turns out I also could have asked my husband…
Having lots of different educational perspectives makes creating activities interesting. With a little creativity, you can apply the same activity to philosophy or carpentry. Working with the motion picture content has helped bring more scenario ideas into play.
I also did a little work on the Craft Services course in the section on budgeting this week. I think these students will really benefit from the experience their instructors probably had to learn on the ground.
Until next week…