Online Project Based Learning

Kelly Qualls

EDLT 536

Dr. Kozloski

November 30, 2008

The Project

Re-Building our community

One student at a time

The Learning Model

Students will be taught using Project Based Learning. Students will discover, evaluate and collaborate while completing their assignment.

The Learning Environment

Students participating in this particular course are ninth grade distance learners.

Students will learn about their communities via online and physical exploration.

Information will be gathered and reassembled over a period of six months.

Learning Goals

Students will gain information that will provide them with a better understanding of where they live, work and play.

Students will learn about other areas of the country from their peers.

Students will have the foundation to begin building a virtual community in their next grade level.

Learning Technologies Students will utilize the following technological

tools to gather information, communicate and collaborate:

Email Internet

Discussion Boards Live classrooms

Digital photo book (picaboo.com) Digital cameras

Camcorders PowerPoint (via Google Docs)

Audacity

The Pedagogical Process

Each student will explore his or her own community.

Each Student will discuss and share their findings via an online discussion board.

Students will be able to share photos/videos of events, historic landmarks on an online digital photo book.

Students will be segregated into groups of three.

Each group will collaborate about their discoveries and use their findings to build their on community

Each group will present their community online via PowerPoint.

Driving Question #1

What do you know about your Community?

Individuals will provide the following information about their own community

Community Exploration: Describe your Community

Number of People Average Salary History % of ethnicity

What activities take place in your community and how often Town hall meetings Carnivals Sports events Holiday Celebrations

Driving Question # 2 Describe what was learned about your community:

Individuals will include both the pro’s and con’s of your community

Each student will list at least 5 things that makes them appreciate the community in which they live.

Each student will list at least 5 changes they would make to their community.

Re-Building the Community

Each student will review their team members community profile and answers to questions 1 and 2.

Based on the combined information, teams will build their own community.

Teams will present their community online during a live classroom session.