This week students will be doing two new things. In addition to reading from our textbook and working on their research paper, students will be trying to program a computer to make a web page. This sounds like a VERY daunting task, but it is actually a lot easier than one might think- as long as one is procedural and has a clear vision of what they want the computer to do for them ;-) I'm sure some of them will get frustrated - and I usually have to step in and have them explain what the actual problem is and once they stop and have to think about things, they aren't as overwhelmed. It's the same as when they took EDEL515 and had to be able to clearly explain the problem they were having. Students please read the weekly expectations for the html task carefully.
The other new task this week is to actually start using their blog. (students if your name is not on the list to the right of this post, you need to create your blog and share it with me- asap) The first official blog post will be having students reflect/journal about what they understand about the major project for this course - the instructional web page. They have created an 'informational' web page and now will create an instructional one. Students - please visit the Assignment Dropbox for the assignment description and the weekly expectations to see exactly what I am looking for as your blog post.
Personally - I really like this assignment and I find that many students find it helpful. In week eight we look more at the concept that is behind this assignment, but I want students to get a sense of what their next few weeks will look like.
A final reminder for students -
- an upcoming due date: March 18- Research paper
- no BlackBoard access March 4 from 5-10 pm
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