If we may depart from our usual theoretical discussions for a moment, let’s have a look at the web-based curriculum profiled in our recent CLO report. This blogging curriculum, entitled Blogistics, is currently available as an interactive Flash presentation. Here are some questions to think about while navigating through it:
- What works well and what could be improved upon? How effective is this presentation likely to be overall?
- What do you think of format (interactive web-based slideshow) as a delivery vehicle for civic lessons? Might it work better for presenting some learning material than others?
Of course, feel free to comment on any other salient aspect of the presentation.
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August 8th, 2008 at 10:05am
Deen Freelon
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CLO has just released a new short report outlining an evaluative framework for civic curricula based on the learning categories developed in our previous report, Young Citizens and Civic Learning. Here is the abstract:
This report introduces the work of the Civic Learning Online Project in developing digital media learning tools. The need for identifying specific online learning goals and opportunities is discussed first. This is followed by the introduction of an online curriculum unit, Blogging in Public, which is evaluated in terms of the civic learning opportunities it offers.
After perusing this report, we would appreciate your input on the following questions, as well as any general feedback:
- Do you see any major categories of civic learning which our evaluative framework would exclude? If so, what?
- Do you think civic practitioners are likely to find our framework useful? What can we do to make it more useful for them?
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August 8th, 2008 at 10:01am
Deen Freelon
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