Spring Updates

It has been quite a while since I updated this design journal. With the onslaught of spring and the excitement of finishing this project I have neglected to update the viewers of my progress.

I am very close to being done. As of today I should have all my learner testing of the individual units complete. The design and testing have taken a great deal of time, but the fruits of my labor are finally ready to harvest. Once all the content is online I have lined up a few students to take the entire class from start to finish. They will be the true test of the material as they are from differing science backgrounds and will not have me at their side to guide them in any way. I anticipate some kinks, but that is what final testing is for. Once they have completed their review I will call the project complete and publish it completely.

This project has been quite eye opening. I have really had to focus on the learner more than I thought that I would have to. This may not seem like news to anyone else, but it was a wake up call to me about my actual classroom instruction. I have really stepped back and had to look carefully at the things that I do in class that ensure learning. I strongly feel this program has made me a better distance teacher, and a better classroom teacher.


Tom