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TE2 Model
Develop Specific Learner Activities


 
Decide and develop specific learner activities. It is important to develop specific activities that make learning meaningful. Make use of your learners' existing knowledge. Anchor activities in realistic settings and provide multiple ways to learn content (Wilson, Teslow, & Osman-Jouchoux, 1995).

Activity examples may include World Wide Web searching and development of class assignments and instructional materials.  With beginning workshop participants, you may want to develop group activities. This would allow learners to form different groups to work on a workshop activity for a specific software application. Sample answers to questions are provided in italics.


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I. Suggested Activity Format
 
1. Allow learners 5-10 minutes to complete assigned activities.

2. Emphasize the importance of allowing each group member equal time to share his or her ideas with others.
 


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II. Sample Activity
 
Topic: Using the Internet as a research tool
 
  • Develop class materials/assignment
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      Demonstrate research process web site.

      Hands-on activity:  choose topic and work through research process.

      Demonstrate Internet search engines and Boolean logical operators.

      Hands-on activity: searching for specific items.  Make this like a game or a competition.

      Hands-on activity to go through evaluation criteria on pre-selected web sites.

      Question and answer session.
       

  • Select related topics
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      Relate assignments to literary criticism assignments.
       
  • Discuss research in area
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      Share an evaluating a web site assignment and discuss other possibilities.
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