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Synthesis Assignment: Charting Where the Authors Intersect

Discussion – Synthesis Assignment: Charting Where the Authors Intersect
Discussion
Synthesis Assignment: Charting Where the Authors Intersect
QM General Standard 4: Instructional Materials
QM Standard 4.5
QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
QM Standard 5.2
QM General Standard 6: Course Technology
QM Standard 6.3
California State University, San Bernardino
Kathryn Hansler, an Instructor at CSU San Bernardino, developed an assignment for a First Year Composition course that takes place after several lessons on synthesis and close readings of 2 texts. This assignment is used to help prepare students for an essay where they develop their own theory on the issue of news media objectivity.

Curated Annotated Bibliographic Collection

Assignment – Curated Annotated Bibliographic Collection
Assignment
Curated Annotated Bibliographic Collection
QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
QM Standard 5.2
QM General Standard 6: Course Technology
QM Standard 6.1, QM Standard 6.3
California State University, Long Beach
Erin Holloway, an Instructor at CSU Long Beach, has students submit an assignment using Sway to develop a presentation for low literacy audiences based on a collection of valid and reliable sources. Students are asked to submit items, write a summary of their submissions and complete a research paper based on the curated collection. Each Sway will be presented in class for critique and evaluation.

Active Learning with TEDEd

Video – Active Learning with TEDEd
Video
Active Learning with TEDEd
QM General Standard 4: Instructional Materials
QM Standard 4.5
QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
QM Standard 5.2
QM General Standard 6: Course Technology
QM Standard 6.3
San Jose State University
Patricia Backer, an Instructor at San Jose State University, uses TEDEd to increase active learning and peer-to-peer engagement, students answer questions and participate in a discussion in a video lesson. The TEDEd lesson replaces what was previously a passive learning experience where students answered standard questions for a weekly written assignment without actively engaging with the content or with their peers.

Partner Discussions on VoiceThread

Discussion – Partner Discussions on VoiceThread
Discussion
Partner Discussions on VoiceThread
QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
QM Standard 5.2
QM General Standard 6: Course Technology
QM Standard 6.3
California State University, Fullerton
Raelynne Hale, an Instructor at CSU Fullerton, uses VoiceThread to allow students to engage in audio/video discussions with partners in an asynchronous environment without having to create separate discussion boards or threads for each pair. The example includes instructions, prompts, and how to set up the discussion in VoiceThread. This activity can be easily adapted and used for any course that has students partner and discuss a theme, topic, article, or other course material.

Collaborative Lab Experiment

Assignment – Collaborative Lab Experiment
Assignment
Collaborative Lab Experiment
QM General Standard 5: Learning Activities and Learner Interaction
QM Standard 5.2, QM Standard 5.4
QM General Standard 6: Course Technology
QM Standard 6.2
California Maritime Academy
Professor Cynthia Trevisan, from California Maritime Academy, designed this activity for online lab students to team up with two peers to collaborate in the performance of an experiment and a lab report write up. It requires the use of simple equipment from a student lab kit, a worksheet created by the instructor, and instructor-created templates in Google Docs, Jamboard and Google Sheets.