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To say otherwise, well...a wise man once said, "ok, that's the straw that broke the camel's back".
Pshaw! I'm really looking forward to this project!
It is:
"Digital Pedagogy Project - Teach (30%): Students, including college students, are very good consumers of Internet content. Whether this be for learning or for pure entertainment, the web has been ubiquitous in its influence on our culture. For this project, you will become a producer of web content to teach something. This could be school related, or it could be around a passion not directly related to education. The expectation is that you will utilize a variety of sources, mainly of your creation or curation, to create a learning experience for others. The project will be multi-media and accessible on the Internet. The resources could be made into a website, blog, or other tool that is conducive for learning."
I'll be honest and say that I am not sure yet. If I've understood anything about this class is that you can go as far as you want but don't do too little. The parameters are loose so as to allow us to go for something we feel comfortable with but, hopefully, still challenge ourselves. Our instructor is looking for us to choose directions so the rules of engagement are different for everyone. That does two things. One, it makes everyone nervous about the lack of holding ourselves to an expected standard, there is no standard presentation, response, or project, or even rules of engagement, that we can look towards. Two, it gives most, if not all, of us a jolt of excitement about the fact that we choose what we learn and present within our graduate education class. ?
The problem I guess I have is I am not sure how big or small it is supposed to be. Given that, here are a couple of thoughts.
1. Creating a tutorial or pathway for students in low income areas that can demonstrate how they can use new innovations on the web to generate money, supplies, and support.
2. Create lessons to teach younger students some good ways to approach the internet.
3. Give lessons that will show students how to publish, and possibly print, their written work in different formats for a larger audience (including self publishing).
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.