Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

Regular blog posts & final reflection
Value: 50%

Specific requirements:

Interact2 blog posts to demonstrate your thinking over the session. Produce a series of blog posts that tracks the development of your thinking with regard to the analysis of online learning resources and approaches as it is being applied to your domain. A minimum of 10 blog posts consisting of 200-300 words. Use of references is required for each blog. Submission is by posting your blog on a regular basis. Each blog post is date and time stamped.

Final Reflection: a 2500 word report that identifies and analyses the potential technologies relevant to your vocation/area of interest (7-10 technologies) with a focus on the design, facilitation, and instruction in a delivery context.
Rationale
This assessment is designed to investigate a range of online learning technologies and their relationship to adult learning theory and to your practice.

Subject Learning Outcomes

be able to describe a range of educational technologies and position them within a learning theory framework;
be able to display a critical perspective on the potential value of educational technologies;
be able to articulate the broad issues associated with the use of computer technologies in teaching and learning, particularly in terms of inclusivity; and
be able to respond to the needs of different types of learners in different flexible delivery contexts.

A complex structure and highly appealing visual features that can be consistently and accurately navigated.

Blog contains sustained references to relevant literature.
A complex structure and visual features that can be consistently and accurately navigated.

Blog contains references to relevant literature.
A simple structure and visual features that can be consistently and accurately navigated.

Blog contains references to relevant literature.
A simple structure and visual features that can be accurately navigated.

Blog contains references to relevant literature.
Poorly constructed blog, difficult to navigate and blog not clearly identified by title.

Blog contains little or no references to relevant literature.

Blog updates are done in a rush at the end of subject or fail to demonstrate learning over time

Describes a range of educational technologies and positioned them within an adult learning theory.
Blog and final reflection analyse a range of technologies using a variety of sophisticated critical adult learning theories and practices from the literature.
Blog and final reflection analyse a range of technologies using more sophisticated adult learning theories and practices form the literature.
Blog and final reflection analyse a range of technolgies and a number of simple critical adult learning practices from the literature.
Blog and final reflection describes rather than analyse both technologies and adult learning theories.. There is limited use of the literature.
Limited discussion of technologies in relation to adult leaning theory and no use of literature