Session 3: Response to Prompts

	Learner-Content	Learner-Instructor	Learner-Learner
Video Presentation	X
Lecture	X
Chat		X	X
Discussion		X	X
Blog		X	X
Skype		X	X
Website	X
Email		X	X

A. Download the interactionsmatrix.doc file. Note that this is a table listing the three types of interactions at the top, with some sample activities on the left. Place an X in the cells to indicate which activities correspond to which interactions. Add some additional activities of your own and mark the cells appropriate to the types of interactions each represents.

B. Discuss of the types of interactions that are most often used in the content area for which you expect to design instruction. Be sure to explain the content area, the types of students and types of objectives with which you will be working.

The most common forms of interaction in my content area are learner-content interactions and learner-instructor interactions.  I expect to design instruction in the Mathematics content area.  The types of students that I will be designing for are low-income students that are typically not very motivated or engaged in learning.  The objectives for the instruction will be to teach the students new mathematical processes and theorems and have them apply their newly acquired skills in multi-step problems as well as real-world problems.

C. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the Horton text discuss three categories of activities: Absorb, Do, and Connect. After reading these chapters you are to locate one or more online classes and identify one Absorb, one Do and one Connect activity. Present your findings using this format:

URL: https://www.citiprogram.org/index.cfm?pageID=91

Course Content: This course covers the general principles of ethical care and use of animals in research, training, and testing.

Intended Students/Probable Student Characteristics: Probable students are ones who wish to work more productively with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.  Future veterinarians would also be prospective students since the course deals with septic surgery, post-procedure care, post-approval monitoring, and wildlife research.  They might not have a whole lot of experience with technological tools.

Instructor Characteristics: Very knowledgeable on the content and in the use of technology.

Identify the Type of Activity: Absorb - Do – Connect

Absorb activity – Watching a slideshow

Do activity – Drill and practice

Connect activity – Guided research

Identify and Discuss the Interactions in the Activity: 

In the absorb activity, students are able to absorb a lot of information by going through a slideshow presented online.  In the do activity, students are tested on what they have learned through a series of repetitive tasks. In the connect activity, students are able to research the topic and connect the information to their actual life.  These are examples of learner-content interaction. 

Horton, W. (2011). e-Learning by Design, 2nd edition. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. doi:10.1002/9781118256039