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Douglas Fitzpatrick on 06 Dec 09Hi, here's my peer review. Have a great holiday season. Content: A very well laid out unit. It is very obvious there was a large amount of work getting this done. It was worth the effort. The unit is very complete and ready to use. The three lessons start at introduction stage a progress to greater challenges. I think this is important to keep the learners engaged. The focus is strong on working with the Web 2.0 tools to acquire broad experience in the very diverse mixture used in the unit. Collaboration, and the learning it provides, is used in stealth mode through the peer reviews on almost all assignments. Goals and objective were clearly presented and the unit assignments are designed to reach those objectives. Technology: Wow! I counted seven different tools. The most interesting was Camtasia and Prezi. The use of the tools is smoothly integrated into the lessons with the more challenging at the later part of the unit. This was consistent with the units objective of starting "slow" and growing into "faster". I had a student tell me once he had learned a lot in the class, but didn't realize it until the end. This unit makes me think how much, and there is a lot of good stuff, the learners will get, but they won't know it till after. Instructional Strategies: The peer review used at several points in the unit ensures the learners share thoughts and suggestions. The learners for the most part, do their work and turn it in. I'm thinking that unseen will be the instructor's feed back to increase the learning experience. Assessment: Very complete for all assignments. The use of the complete rubrics lets the learners know what is expected. Reflection: This is a very complete unit. It is obvious a lot of work and thought went into the effort. The structure is logical and flows easily from one lesson to the next with more and more challenging assignments. Great Job!
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