Sunday, August 11, 2013

EDU 655: Collaborative Storytelling E-Learning Assignment

Collaborative Storytelling: E-Learning Activity in an Online Environment
Students participating in this assignment are at the beginning of their Associate of Arts education at a university. This activity is meant to introduce them to an online environment in a Creative Writing course. Students are encouraged to view a pre-recorded screencast by the instructor and participate in the assignment in a self-directed manner.  

The instructor's role in the assignment will be to monitor Storytelling entries, modify them while communicating with the student, and post entries in the order in which received. The instructor will review and respond to questions and comments throughout the life of the assignment, as well as encourage and open communication in the wiki forum.


First, read the Needs Assessment to fully understand the purpose and objectives of this activity.


Next, follow the link to the screencast explaining the assignment to students.

Screencast

Finally, if necessary, follow the link on the right-hand side of this screen to view the wiki assignment created through WikiSpaces.  


Once the assignment has been viewed, it is important to go back to the previous mentioned learning objectives to note if and how the assignment accomplished them.