Principle #1 - Lead with Concepts
Reading
- pp 8-17 from BBCP
- Concept Maps
- VELA Concepts
- The "Right" Way
- Learning Graphs
- A referenced research article of your choice
- I think it is important in this course to differentiate between the articles that are presented as ideas for consideration (a "Feature" article) and those that are built on formal, educational research (a "Research" article).
- [Note, each article in our text is marked with one of those two labels].
- BOTH are important. But it is worth noting that MOST articles labeled as based on "Research" have small bibliographies with links to additional reading provided.
- Please select one of the "References" or "Further Reading" provided in this week's articles.
- You can easily locate this article by following the short URL attached to the article.
- Many of the links go to a landing page at the ACM which contains the abstract. You will need to locate the PDF button to read the full article.
- Read this article of your choice
- While I don't expect you to go into a deep reading/analysis of this article I do want you to read it in enough details and to be able to write a brief summary and explain it to your peers.
- I think it is important in this course to differentiate between the articles that are presented as ideas for consideration (a "Feature" article) and those that are built on formal, educational research (a "Research" article).
Writing
- As you read the different readings from BBCP this week I would like you to take notes regarding what stands out to you in each of the sections. Then, to help you start to make sense of the week's readings as a whole I would like you to complete a summary based on "the 3-2-1 approach" :
- Discuss THREE new ideas that stood out to you as you completed the readings.
- Discuss TWO things that you already knew about but that were deepened or reinforced as you completed the readings.
- Discuss ONE question you would still want answered by your instructor (or your peers depending on the situation).
- In the same document as question 1, write a 1-2 paragraph summary of your chosen research article as part of your reflection for the week.
Submission
I will be grading this on purely a 1/0 basis. You get credit for submitting something "on time" and that shows that you put time and effort/thought into crafting a meaningful response.
I do not see there being any right or wrong answers in this activity. Similarly, length of your answer does not necessarily correlate with the quality of your answers. Instead, I will be looking to see if you have considered a broad set of ideas/concepts for this reflection and will be looking at the clarity with which you have crafted your response(s). This includes things like spelling, grammar, formatting, etc.
Please submit this via Blackboard by the end of the week.