What is a learning activity? How do you design one?

Now that you've begun to collect a set of teaching strategies -- how do you determine which teaching strategies to use to teach a specific objective? How do you decide what will be taught when -- and why?

In a group of three, create a recipe for trail mix using the ingredients provided in class today. After agreeing upon a recipe, develop a plan for teaching someone how to make your version of trail mix. Assume that the person has never heard of trail mix and knows little about cooking. On chart paper - draw a diagram of your teaching plan. (What software would be ideal for this activity?! What software do we not have access to in this lab?!?)

As a whole group, we will discuss the parts that make up a teaching plan or what I prefer to call a "learning activity". What are the necessary components? In what order should they be? Are all components necessary in all situations?

For Tuesday:

1. Complete the teaching strategies blog posting assigned on Tuesday.
2. Read the chapter on the ASSURE model
3. Go to the following websites and read brief articles about weblogs:

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