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The key part of the word activity is act, in the sense of doing rather than passively reading or idly clicking. Our experience (and probably a humongous pile of PhD dissertations) suggests that students learn most effectively when they are actively engaged in their efforts.
A good web activity does not even necessarily have to be done on the web! The web may provide the instructions, expectations, starting points, or links elsewhere. Some of the best integrations come from simple ideas, not multimedia extravaganzas.
Before we try to help you create your own activities, we suggest that you review and analyze ones that have already been created and used. You can use any of the suggested web activities listed below or ones that you found from the "finding" portion of this workshop. Print this page and use the format below to record information about the activities from these sites.
E X A M P L E A C T I V I T I E S
(these sites will open in a new web browser window)
A C T I V I T Y R E V I E W
Complete this form for each web activity reviewed
title: URL: http:// student
levelThis activity is suited for students of level... learning
outcomesThe stated learning outcomes for this activity are... learning
measuresThe measures for knowing that students achieved these outcomes are... description Briefly described, in this activity... strengths &
weaknessesThe strengths of this site are...
The weaknesses are...degree of
interactivityThe kind and extent of activity/interaction for the student is... motivation The amount of motivation for learning this activity might provide is..
After reviewing a few web activities, you can appreciate how they might integrate other web sites, resources, scenarios, or interactive tools into a clearly defined learning activity. Next, we look at a few "off-the web-shelf" tools that can assist you in the integration of your own activity ideas.
