Final Project - Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenario

Brief Overview: This learning scenario is designed to introduce the learner to a Posterous Spaces as a blogging site. This Community of Practice blog will be dedicated to bringing awareness to Vision Therapy.

Target Audience: My target audience will be contributors to my Vision Therapy (VT) Posterous Community of Practice blog.

Materials:

Computer

Laptop

Internet Access

Log In for Posterous site

Objectives: 

At the end of this scenario, Contributors will be able to:

1. join my VT Community of Practice blog site.

2. create a presence on the site.

3. respond to prompts or discussions at least two times.

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Procedures:

1.    Ask contributors to join the Vision Therapy Posterous Community of Practice blog site through email.

2.    After confirmation of contributors, email the link to Posterous site.

3.    Contributors will gain access to the VT Posterous Community of Practice blog site.

4.    Contributors will join the community by logging in and creating an ID and password.

5.    Contributors will then respond to prompts or a discussion topic posted on the site.

6.    Contributors will post their response to prompt or discussion.

7.    Contributors will respond to at least two prompts or discussions.

Web 2.0 Tool:

Posterous Spaces is a personal online Web 2.0 tool for sharing. It provides a safe and easy way to privately and/or publicly share and/or collaborate any content the user desires.

Social Participation/Social Learning:

Collaboration will occur throughout the whole scenario as contributors post responses to prompts or discussions on the Vision Therapy Posterous Community of Practice blog. Contributors will have numerous opportunities to share and comment on the blog site.

Making Connections:

a)    Contributors will use their experiences with Vision Therapy to answer prompts or discussions on the blog site.

b)   This site will allow contributors to share relevant content and experiences with the online community.

c)   This blog will be a public blog allowing local and global audiences to comment on posts.

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Create/Produce:

The contributors will respond to at least two prompts or discussions on the VT Posterous Community of Practice blog site.

Assessment:

Learners will have joined the Posterous Spaces Community of Practice blog site, set up a presence within the site, and responded to at least two prompts/discussions or posted their own entry. I will also use a rubric.

Assessment Rubric:

Element	Yes	No
Joined Community of Practice blog site
Set up a presence within site
Responded to at least two prompts/discussions

  

Reflection:

Contributors will respond to prompts and/or discussions on the Vision Therapy Posterous Community of Practice blog site. Their posting will demonstrate their knowledge and experience with Vision Therapy. Contributors will also reflect on the effectiveness and ease of use of Posterous by filling out a Google Form Survey.

The administrator of the blog will monitor and respond to the posts and comments of contributors. The administrator will also reflect on the effectiveness of the blog according to how many contributors posted responses to prompts and/or discussions. The administrator will take into consideration the responses of contributors through the completed Google Form Survey. Changes will be implemented according to findings.

Google Form Survey

        

Posterous Spaces is a great tool for starting an online Community of Practice about any topic.

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