Sarah+W's+Heuristics

SG - Hmmm, reminds me of an old lecturer whose bon mot was 'Life is Time Consuming'

Comment: Hi Sarah, I look forward to seeing some more information it is a little hard to comment- the third one about quality learning is a good one and poses many questions. It prob could be related directly to authentic learning tasks (4th one) in my opinion as quality authentic tasks put together with thought for instructional design could (should) lead to quality learning. I think you might find it easier to develop a good explanation by combining these, perhaps it could look something like this..... Quality learning does not come from a community, quality develops from the tasks the community undertake.

Regards, Justin

i have decided to keep working on my heuristics as they are not action statements these are some new ones i have come up with. Any thoughts or comments would be much appreciated.

Online learning must include authentic tasks to maximize learning potential and engagement Authentic learning tasks are time consuming to develop but are rewarding for students An effective community of learners can only be established when tasks set provoke discussion and communication between learners. Online learning is not a fast finisher activity it must be incorporated into meaningful teaching tasks! Online learning and ICT must be incorporated into meaningful whole class teaching tasks!

Comments:

Shirley 13/8: They sound good - here are some suggestions on Heuristics 1, 2, 4 and 5 (3 reads well):

1.When designing online learning environments include authentic tasks to maximise engagement and increase the potential for higher-order learning (or something like that)

2.Authentic learning tasks are time consuming to set up but can reap rewards for students in understanding complex issues......

4.Not sure the point you're trying to make in this heuristic: Online learning is not a fast finisher activity it must be incorporated into meaningful teaching tasks!

5.Again - try and make your point clearer for this heuristics: Online learning and ICT must be incorporated into meaningful whole class teaching tasks! Thank you Shirley for the feedback I have decided to focus on heuristics 2 and 3 and have begun to rework and reorganise my other two heuristics I am having a great deal of trouble rewording and reworking one of my heuristics and would love some feedback from any one who could help me define my issue. I am focusing on The article by Tan and McWilliams and I have comeup with many heuristics but none properly cover what I am trying to say. I want to talk about the importance of incorporating ICT into the classroom in meaningful whole class activities rather than using it as a fast finishers or one of piece of equipment. So far I have come up with ; ** ICT must be embedded into the classroom curriculum, give students challenging and meaningful tasks in order to excel **