DUE: DECEMBER 3, 2009            

Assignment #3 is the third in this series of assignments.  In Assignment #1, you developed specific learning objectives or learning outcomes for college students.  In Assignment #2, you designed different kinds of evaluation strategies for selected learning outcomes or objectives.

For Assignment #3 you are to plan the details of how you would help students meet a stated learning objective, having already determined a possible evaluation strategy for that objective. 

Pay attention to the words in italics in that last sentence.  I expect both a detailed description of the instructional strategy you choose as well an explanation of your reasons for selecting the strategy for the designated learning objective.  For example, if you were to choose a lecture, you would essentially need to plan the lecture [or an example lecture if you were talking about more than one] with indications of why you used certain topic sequences, examples, questions, etc. 

I am asking you to write down much more than most of us actually do when we plan an instructional strategy.  I want to understand your thinking.  I also want to be sure you understand your thinking, since I'm going to ask you to explain your thinking to your classmates.

On December 3, you will share with your classmates what you have planned.  We'll act as a sounding board for you, posing questions and making suggestions.  If we tried to do this in the whole class, you'd each have about 3 minutes.  So ... I'll divide you into two groups, which will mean that each of you will have 6 minutes.  That's still not long ... and you'll have to be prepared to share quickly and efficiently.

If you decide you'd like to make any changes based on the questions and suggestions, let me know and you may submit a revision no later than December 8.

Feel free to use a student learning outcome and/or evaluation strategy that you submitted for the first two assignments.  Or you may start with a fresh idea.  Your choice.  The objective may be session specific or one students will work toward throughout an entire semester.

Include the following:

   (1)  A brief statement of the student learning outcome.
   (2)  A brief statement of how you would evaluate whether students have met the learning objective.
   (3)  A detailed description of the instructional strategy you would use to help students meet that learning
          objective, to include:
                 * what you would do to prepare for the instruction,
                 * what you, the teacher, would do during the instruction, and
                 * what you expect the students to do during [and maybe
                          preceding or following] the instruction.
   (4) Your reason(s) for selecting this particular instructional strategy.  Consider how the strategy will help students
         meet the learning objective as well as how it relates to the evaluation strategy.  You may have personal
         reasons for selecting a strategy; don't hesitate to include those.