explorationonlinelearning

=Online Learning Experience=

Through this exploration, you will learn about two different types of online learning experiences. As you go through the websites and learn about these learning experiences, ask yourself, "Does it meet higher level learning criteria (NETS Standards, Blooms Digital Taxonomy)? Is it worth doing on the Internet or is it using the Internet just because it’s a "neat tool"? Remember, not everything you see on the Internet is effective learning!!!

Jonassen (2006) mentions that with certain online learning experiences, there is ".. .increased potential for deeper or more thoughtful classroom interaction, because individuals can reflect on and think over ideas - or even look up information - before responding " (p. 195). Specifically, he was talking about discussion boards; however, I'd like to argue that you could do that with many of the Web 2.0 tools that are now available to us for free on the Internet.

1. Explore online learning (Webquests and J.McKenzie’s Online Research Modules) through the following links:

 * Article/Website on Jamie McKenzie’s Online Research Module:[| http://www.questioning.org/module/module.html] (The links to the research module examples (on McKenzie's site) don’t work. Just go to his site to read/learn more about research modules. After learning what an effective research module is, view the examples in the links below.)
 * Elementary Research Models, Middle School Research Models, High School Research Models
 * CRSD Elementary Performance Tasks
 * Online Research Modules (notice, at the top of this site, there are links to different stages of Modules)

>> (click on Find Webquests then go to the matrix towards the bottom of the screen) >> WebQuests http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/gradelevel/gradelevel.html >> (click on a grade level) >>> There aren’t many NetQuest examples on the web. However, if you do a search in Google for netquest and students (those are the search terms you should use), you will find several of Dr. Pastore’s students’ netquests.
 * Website/Presentation on WebQuests: @http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0001.htm
 * http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
 * Bernie Dodge http://www.webquest.org/index.php
 * Kathy Schrock’s webquest Archives http://kathyschrock.net/webquests/index.htm
 * WebQuest Links http://www.teacherworld.com/webquests.html
 * NetQuest resources: Dr. Pastore, Bloomsburg Univ. expanded on the WebQuest by creating what he calls a NetQuest. I wanted to share this with you because I think it is a very important addition to the WebQuest. Here is his information:
 * The NetQuest http://netquest.teacherworld.com/

2. Collaborate

 * Go to the "Collaborate" page of our class wiki.
 * Click "Edit this page"
 * Without erasing your peers' work, add the following information to the page:
 * Your name
 * The title, URL (hyperlink), and explanation of an online learning experience that you found and can use in your line of work
 * To make your URL live, highlight the text that you want to be the hyperlink then click on the hyperlink button (world with a chain below it in the "editor" box at the top of your screen) and type in the URL. Your hyperlink will only work after you click save then view it outside of the editor.
 * Click "Save", make sure your hyperlink works.
 * Return to this wiki throughout the week to see what your peers post!

3. Discussion Board

 * Return to the Discussion Board in ANGEL to complete your Discussion Board post for this week.