Mike Kunkel
MTTC 2004
Design Instructional and Learning Strategies

Aspect 1: The Syntax
Learning Goal
Instructional Strategies
Instructor Actions
Learner Activities
Successfully search the internet for information pertaining to their genealogical backgrounds
  1. Demonstration
  2. Observation
  3. Negotiating
  4. Providing Feedback
  5. Problem Solving
  1. Demonstrate - using digital projector, show students proper search engines and key words to use for search
  2. Observation - observe students typing and their results
  3. Negotiating - help students decide which of their results would be most pertinent
  4. Providing Feedback - let the students know that they are receiving proper results for their search (or if they need to redefine their search parameters)
  5. Problem Solving - check if their spelling is correct, help them choose between different sites

Students will:

  • watch the demonstration
  • ask questions when they don't understand
  • perform the required tasks (search the internet and collect data)
  • ask for assistance when needed
Copy information and pictures from websites that pertain to their genealogical backgrounds
  1. Demonstration
  2. Observation
  3. Providing Feedback
  4. Problem Solving
  1. Demonstration - using digital projector, show students the proper way to highlight chosen text (and/or pictures) and to copy it.
  2. Observation - watch as they select text and/or pictures
  3. Providing Feedback - let them know that they are doing it correctly
  4. Problem Solving - help them if their mouse is not responding correctly, website has html that keeps them from highlighting certain text or pictures

Students will:

  • watch the demonstration
  • ask questions when they don't understand
  • perform the required tasks (copy info and pictures)
  • ask for assistance when needed

 

Create a folder and collect the information and pictures copied from the internet
  1. Demonstration
  2. Observation
  3. Providing Feedback
  4. Problem Solving
  1. Demonstration - Using digital projector, show students the proper location and procedure for creating a folder to collect their information and their pictures (information to be pasted in Word and saved as ongoing document - pictures saved in "Images" folder within the other folder created)
  2. Observation - watch students and talk them through the steps again as needed
  3. Providing Feedback - let them know when they are doing this task correctly, assist them when they need extra help
  4. Problem Solving - Help them with the naming of their folders and/or spelling when necessary. Also help them with the proper placement of their folder

Students will:

  • watch the demonstration
  • ask questions when they don't understand
  • perform the required tasks (create folder for collected data and images)
  • ask for assistance when needed

 

Create a PowerPoint presentation to present their findings from their research
  1. Demonstration
  2. Observation
  3. Providing Feedback
  4. Problem Solving
  1. Demonstration - Using digital projector, show students how to open PowerPoint and begin a new presentation. Also show them how to create new slides when needed.
  2. Observation - watch students as they open PowerPoint and help them as they create new slides
  3. Providing Feedback - let them know that they are using PowerPoint correctly. Help them when they have questions.
  4. Problem Solving - help them when they are having trouble opening the program or if they are having problems creating new slides

Students will:

  • watch the demonstration
  • ask questions when they don't understand
  • perform the required tasks (create a PowerPoint presentation, create new slides as needed)
  • ask for assistance when needed

 

Incorporate pictures from their folders into their PowerPoint Presentations
  1. Demonstration
  2. Observation
  3. Providing Feedback
  4. Problem Solving
  1. Demonstration - Using digital projector, show students how to select text from their Word document and insert it into a PowerPoint slide. Also demonstrate how to insert a picture from their saved images folder (or from another location if needed)
  2. Observation - watch as students perform these tasks. Help them or demonstrate again if necessary.
  3. Providing Feedback - let the students know when they are performing these tasks correctly. Help them as needed.
  4. Problem Solving - help them when they are having trouble inserting text or pictures.

Students will:

  • watch the demonstration
  • ask questions when they don't understand
  • perform the required tasks (insert data and/or pictures into PowerPoint slides)
  • ask for assistance when needed

 

Aspect 2: The Social System
Describe the interpersonal structure of the instructional experience. It describes the degree of cooperation required among learners and the nature of that cooperation.

The students will be shown the steps by the teacher. They will interact with the teacher during and after the demonstration. The students will interact with each other as peer mentors as they offer suggestions to each other for websites they have discovered pertaining to their searches, words they used in their searches, and choices they made between their websites.
Aspect 3: The Role of the Instructor
Describe your general instructional role. For example, will you present material, guide learners as they research their own issues, etc?
The teacher will demonstrate each task, offer examples to perform the task, guide the learners towards successful completion of the task, and mediate discussions between the students as they are performing each task.
Aspect 4: The Support System
Describe the types and amount of instructional, technical, and other resource support required for the instruction (e.g., instructional materials, communication capabilities, technologies).

The instructional materials that will be given to each student will be an assignment sheet that includes:

  • outline of assignment
  • examples of search engines
  • some PowerPoint slides for examples

    The technology that will be used will be:
  • Dell computer lab - 18 computers (Pentium III/128 MB ram/10 G storage)
  • Digital projector
  • Cable internet - networked to all computers